Introduction to Computer Systems

BTEC First Diploma for IT Practitioners

Introduction to Computer Systems

Assignment No:2

By Pete Hill

1.) Draw a simple block diagram of the major components of a PC system


Items written in BLUE are External
Items written in BLACK are on the Motherboard
MOUSE
KEYBOARD
MONITOR
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
CPU

PCI SLOTS
AGP SLOT/VIDEO CHIP
Items written in RED are Inside the Base Unit. It should be noted that these three items can also be External.
CHIPSET

HDD DRIVE

CD-ROM DRIVE

CLOCK
RAM
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