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Course Title : COMPUTER HARDWARE & NETWORKINGCourse Code : KGTE – STEP 03Duration : 1 YearTotal Hrs. : 250 HrsTotal Marks : 200TIME SCHEDULEModule Topic Hrs.I Study of Computer System 30II Motherboard, Expansion Boards, StorageMedia50III Peripheral Devices 40IV Operating Systems & System Assembly,Troubleshooting70V Networking, Internet 60Total 250Theory : 100 hoursPractical : 150 hoursCOURSE CONTENTSModule IStudy of Computer SystemHardware & Software – digital and analogue systemsSoftware – instruction, program, software, system software, application software – machinelanguage, high level language, editor, translator, operating system- proprietary, open sourceand free softwareHardware – components – input, output, memory, primary, secondary, Arithmetic Logic Unit,Control Unit, Central Processing Unit, MicroprocessorDifferent microprocessors- Primary Memory- RAM, ROM, Secondary Memory Unit –Magnetic , Optical - Random Access Memory Vs Sequential Access Memory- Read OnlyMemory Vs Read/Write Memory- ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, EAPROM- Unit ofMemory – Bit, Byte, KB, MB, GB, TBInput Devices - Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Track Ball, Graphic Tablet, Light Pen, Scanner,Camera, Microphone, Bar Code Reader, OMROutput Devices-Monitor, Printer, Plotter, SpeakerFunctional Block Diagram of a computer- Devices and Interfaces/controllersSwitch Mode Power Supply – AT , ATX – Power connectors to Motherboard, Hard Disk, CDDrive etc.Practical:Demonstration of computer components (broad view)Study of SMPS- AT & ATX, pin outsTesting SMPS output VoltagesModule IIMotherboard, Expansion Boards, Storage MediaMotherboard, Daughter boards - Different Types of motherboards- Back Plane, non-integrated,integrated- Form factor23