Computer System Organization
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Chapter 1
Lab 1: Motherboard Components: Using a picture of a modern desktop motherboard of your choice identify or label as many components as possible.
Lab 2: Memory Modules: Find and label pictures of as many classes of modules as you can. Note significant facts about each.
Chapter 2
Lab 2: Optical Disc Capacities
Prepare a list to include as many varieties as possible of recordable or rewritable CDs, DVDs, and BDs, both single-layer and double-layer. What is the maximum capacity of each disc and compare it to its stated capacity?
Lab 4: Drive Installation and Preparation
Prepare a drive for use, including partitioning and formatting. Either partition the entire drive as one volume or then perform the primary/extended partitioning
Confirm the partition(s) are available in My Computer (or similar) and that you can write information to each one. (Provide a screenshot showing the partitions in each case).
Chapter 3
Lab 1: Computer Interfaces: Using a picture of I/O interfaces in a computer of your choice identify or label as many components as possible.
Lab 2: Video Interfaces: Using pictures of video interfaces to identify or label as many different types as possible.
Chapter 5
Lab 2: Workstation Specifics: List two features that should be enhanced for each of the following: graphic and CAD/CAM workstations, audio/video editing workstations, virtualization workstations, gaming PCs, home theater PCs, and home server PCs.
Chapter 6
Lab 1: Network Topologies: List advantages and disadvantages of the four primary network topologies (bus, star, ring, and mesh).
Lab 2: OSI Model: List the OSI model layers in order from the bottom up. Describe what each one is used for.
Chapter 7
Lab: IP Addressing: Connect to the Internet. After your connection is complete, fill out the table below using WINIPCFG or IPCONFIG (depending upon the operating system you have installed).
IP address (What class is it?).
Subnet mask (Is it the default subnet mask?)
Default gateway_____.
DNS server_________.
DHCP server_________.
Do you have an IPv6 address? If so, what is it? _______________
Chapter 8
Lab 2: Wireless Networking: Locate the wireless access points and wireless routers on your network. Do they allow sufficient coverage for everyone who needs access? Do they use the same SSID or different SSIDs? Do they broadcast their SSIDs? Is a password required to get on the wireless network?
Chapter 9
Lab 4: Laptop Video: Determine if your laptop uses shared video memory. If so, how much is being reserved for the video card? Where do you configure it?
Lab 5: Laptop Hardware: Identify the following internal laptop components and determine what you can upgrade them to (if anything).
• Hard drive
• Memory
• Processor
• Expansion slots
• Wireless network card
• Video card
• CMOS battery
Chapter 12
Lab 1: Beep Code: Identify the BIOS version of your motherboard. Look up the beep codes this motherboard uses on the manufacturer’s website.
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Chapter 1
Lab 1: Motherboard Components: The motherboard is the circuit board of a computer that connects different parts that come together (Tomljanović et al., 2013).
| A- Regular built in slot
D- Hardware circuit G- onboard ports J- 4 pin PWM header M-DIMM slot 2 P- DIP Switch S-CMOS switch V- USB header Z- USB header
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B- Auxiliary connector -8 pin
E- PCI X1 slot H- Auxiliary connector- 4 Pin K- DIMM Slot 2 N- DIMM Slot 2 Q- Phase LED W- Power connector X- power connector
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C- PCIeX4 slot
F- PCIE X16 SLOT I-Socket for Professor L- DIMM slot 2 O-DIMM Slot 3 R- Power Button U-CMOS battery X- Headers- Six SATA Y- Jumper |
Lab 2: Memory Modules:
Static RAM – Static RAM holds the data bits when power is on. Relies on Bistable latching circuitry (Wong and Salahuddin, 2015).
Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) – DRAM stores each bit of data within a separate capacitor (Kim and Popovici, 2018).
Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM) – PROM has a series of fuses and is only modified once by the programmer.
Electrical EPROM- Adjustable read only that can be deleted and preset a number of times (Choi, 2014).
Flash Memory- Flash memory can be programmed and erased with a block of data (Cappelletti et al., 2013).
Chapter 2
Lab 2: Optical Disc Capacities
| Optical Disc Capacities | Capacity |
| CD-ROM | 700-800 MB |
| DVD-ROM | 4.7 GB |
| CD-RW | 700-860 MB |
| Single Layer DVD-R | 4.7 GB |
| Double Sided DVD-R AND DVD+R | 8.75 GB |
| Dual layer DVD+R | 8.5 GB |
| DVD-RAM | 1.46 GB |
| BD ROM | 128 GB |
| BD-R | 50 GB |
Lab 4: Drive Installation and Preparation
Chapter 3
Lab 1: Computer Interfaces: The interface is a shared boundary that allows exchange of information between the computer system (Braham, et al., 2021).
Lab 2: Video Interfaces: is any portion of an integrated circuit which functions to transmit, receive and compress analog and digital data.
Chapter 5
Lab 2: Workstation Specifics:
| Graphic and CAD/CAM | · CPU
· Video |
| Audio/video editing | · Specialized Audio
· Video |
| Virtualization | · CPU
· Increasing RAM |
| Home theater PCs | · Specialized audio
· Special chassis |
| Home server PCs | · Print sharing services
· Media streaming capabilities |
| Gaming PCs | · CPU
· Video |
Chapter 6
Lab 1: Network Topologies: Network typology is a manner in which nodes and links of a network are arranged to link to each other (Jyothi et al., 2016)
| Network Topologies | Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Bus Typology | -Easy set-up, handling and implementation
-Can be used for small networks -Cheap |
-Limited cable length
-A lot of nodes can decrease efficiency -Only suitable for networks with low traffic |
| Ring Typology | -Does not require a central server for data management
-High speed data transmission -Better in handling loads of data -Easy configuration |
-Failure of a single node can lead to entire network failure.
-Changes and movement of nodes affects the performance of the network (Bisht and Singh, 2015). -High dependency on the wire connecting the network nodes. |
| Mesh Typology | -Allows transmission of data to different nodes at the same time (Jiang, 2015).
– Easily handles heavy traffic. -Failure of a single nodes does not affect the entire network. |
-Redundancy due to many network connections.
-Requires a lot of cabling. -The complexity of the network makes it difficult to administer. |
| Star Typology | -Simplicity of operations
-Allows isolation of each device in the network -Removal or addition of a node does not affect the whole network. -Allows easy identification of defaults due to its centralized nature. |
-Failure at the central hub results to failure of the whole network
-High set up cost. |
Lab 2: OSI Model: The OSI model divides the network communication into seven models (Kumar, Dalal and Dixit, 2014).
Layer 1: The physical layer- It used to optically or electrically transmit the free data bits from the physical layers (Fraihat, 2021).
Layer 2: The Data Link Layer- It’s used to set up links across a physical network.
Layer 3: The Network Layer- Handles packet forwarding which entails routing of data (Saxena, 2014).
Layer 4: The Transport Layer- In control of data transfer within network connections.
Layer 5: The session Layer- In control for creation of connection or session that allows two devices, services and computers to connect with each other (Howser, 2020).
Layer 6: The presentation layer- Responsible or the performance of syntax processing.
Layer 7: The Application Layer- Sends network protocols or services that conform to end user data (Alani, 2014).
Chapter 7
Lab: IP Addressing:
IP address- Microsoft Windows [Version 8.1.7600]
DHCP server- 192.168.1.254
Subnet mask- 255.255.255.0
DNS server- 192.168.1.254
Default gateway-192.168.1.254.
IPv6 address- fe80: ed20:844b:f57f:ee19%16
Chapter 8
Lab 2: Wireless Networking
The network at home allows sufficient coverage for everyone who needs to access it. The SSID is concealed to ensure that users have to know the name and password of the network (Song et al., 2015). There is a separate network for the guests which is viewable to anyone with a wireless device that is reachable distance of the network but there is a password to prevent anybody from connecting to the network.
Chapter 9
Lab 4: Laptop Video:
I don’t have a shared video memory. The shared video memory can be formed in the laptop BIOS.
Lab 5: Laptop Hardware:
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Hard drive: Nvidia Quadro FX 550
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100U CPU @ 2.30GHz, 2301 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
• Expansion slots: Eight input USB 2.0
• Wireless network card: 5721C1 NetXtreme Gigabit EthernetPCI-E
• Video card: Intel® HD Graphics 520
• CMOS battery: SMBIOS 2.3.4Chapter 12
| 1 short beep | CD/DVD failed to detect |
| 2 short beeps | Compact disc failed to detect |
| 3 short beeps | Failed to start flashing |
| 4 short beeps | Failed flashing |
| 5 short beeps | Recovery of BIOS is successful |
| 2 short beeps, 2 long beeps | Recovery of BIOS is successful |
References
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Bisht, N., & Singh, S. (2015). Analytical study of different network topologies. International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), 2(01), 88-90.
Braham, A., Buendía, F., Khemaja, M., & Gargouri, F. (2021). User interface design patterns and ontology models for adaptive mobile applications. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 1-17.
Cappelletti, P., Golla, C., Olivo, P., & Zanoni, E. (Eds.). (2013). Flash memories. Springer Science & Business Media.
Choi, Y. K. (2014). U.S. Patent No. 8,779,497. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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