... these chips form commands, information or programs that the needs to operate. This means the data is "hard-wired" into the ROM chip. You can store the chip forever and the data will always be there. Besides, the data is very secure. The BIOS is stored on ROM because the user ... Programmable ROM (EPROM). This is just like PROM, except that you can erase the ROM by shining a special ultra-violet light into a sensor atop the ROM chip for a certain amount of time. Doing this wipes the data out, allowing it to be rewritten. 3. Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM). Also called flash...

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... Unit. It is known as the main source of the computer. It is one of the most important elements in the computer. The CPU is a small and square 5cmx5cm green chip, which is located somewhere on the motherboard and pinned down into the CPU socket. The CPU executes the instruction and datas that is given by the software and it's results ... being embedded onto a piece of hardware itself, simple definition it's a 'software for the hardware'. Firmware can not be taken out, it is permanently installed physically into the hardware on a chip. Firmware is a converter that allows all componen...

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... function. Anything added to your computer is connected via the motherboard. Some of these components include; the CPU, RAM, cache sockets, system chipsets, expansion bus slots, disk interface, CMOS chip, BIOS chip, jumpers, switches, etc Costs of motherboards are dependent on the type of board that you prefer. ATX motherboards range in price from $49.99-$99.99. AT model motherboards range ... ...

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... everyone. They are the Baby AT and the ATX. The Baby AT was first introduced by IBM as a full AT that was rather large in size. Over the years, as chip sets and parts have reduced in physical size, companies have shortened the board to reduce the costs. The other form factor is the ATX and was introduced to reduce cable ... to use, an additional consideration is which processor you want. Since the physical location of the processor is on the MB, which processor you choose will demand what kind of chip socket on the motherboard you will need. Socket 7, Slot 1 and Socket 370 are the three...

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... everyone. They are the Baby AT and the ATX. The Baby AT was first introduced by IBM as a full AT that was rather large in size. Over the years, as chip sets and parts have reduced in physical size, companies have shortened the board to reduce the costs. The other form factor is the ATX and was introduced to reduce cable ... to use, an additional consideration is which processor you want. Since the physical location of the processor is on the MB, which processor you choose will demand what kind of chip socket on the motherboard you will need. Socket 7, Slot 1 and Socket 370 are the three...

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... : Monitor, and case. The case has a lot of chips inside, and it is the brain. Monitor is only used to transfer the datas on a screen. Modern computers has three important chip (or cards) in their cases: Graphics card (It is used for the connection between monitor and the case), CPU (Central Proccessing Unit - It is the main calculation unit. It processes ... datas.) and HDDs (Hard Disk Drive - Used for storing files. It is capacity can be changed.) Also it has a sound card (It is used to give sound), motherboard (The main chip which all other chips are put on it), mouse, keyboard etc. Bu...

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... Self Test (POST) When the power is turned on the computer the ROM BIOS begins the boot process by giving commands. Stored in Read Only Memory (ROM), on the BIOS chip, is a small set of software instructions that allow the computer to begin the process of self testing and configuration. These instructions include a series of diagnostics or power-on tests including ... Test: tests the memory chips. A running sum of the amount of memory tested will display up to the total amount of memory installed. An error message here indicates a faulty memory chip that will require replacement. 2. Syst...

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... for video cards. EDO RAM: Extended Data Output RAM is used both for main memory and in video cards as a replacement for VRAM. The data is still available, as the chip is getting ready for the next access. Moving the data this way reduces the access delay as a data transfer can take place in 1 clock cycle where as it normally would ... ...

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... sit on the surface where the keyboard and monitor are located. The first consideration is the CPU. Today, the Intel Corporation is still the leading manufacturer of microprocessors. However; other chip manufacturers, such as Cyrix and AMD, are rapidly climbing the industry ladder to compete with Intel in the CPU marketplace. Although these other microprocessors are probably just as good as ... ...

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