Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SEC102201291150COMPUTER HARDWAREElective122
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
• Learning the hardware parts and configuring these parts of the computer. Learning the relation between the parts of thwe computer. Installing the operating system.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr.Gör. İdris Sancaktar
Learning Outcomes
1Discribe the inner and outer hardware.
2Configure a computer.
3Install the operating system.
4Solve the hardware problems.
5Define and use different operating systems.
6Configure BIOS.
7define the parts of the computer which can be used together.
8Describe the principles of different hardware.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
• PC, Motherboards, CPU, CPU and motherboard. • Bridges; details of CPU; • Cache memory; data and orders; CPU samples; RAM; RAM technologies and details, • Chipsets; Input/Output (I/O) system; slots like ISA and PCI; • Busses; adaptors, • Harddisks; floppy, CDROM, etc. drives; ATA, SATA. • Strategies of combining and configuring a computer and the ways of solving hardware problems. • Meanings of Overclock and benchmark. • Multimedia systems, systems software and terminology, new technologies.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1history of computers11
2Details of CPU11
3CPU and Motherboard11
4Discription of motherboards and chipsets11
5Cache memory, RAM and types of RAM11
6ISA, PCI and AGP slots11
7Input/Output systems11
8Examination
9Harddisks, CD Drivers and Video cards11
10Installing the parts of the computer11
11Combining a computer11
12Installing the operating system11
13Solving the hardware problems11
14BIOS and Error Messages11
15Installing a different operating system11
16Final Examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Individual Study for Homework Problems10220
Individual Study for Mid term Examination144
Individual Study for Final Examination166
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)60
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