The objective of this chapter is to provide the reader with an understanding of the following:

1.2 Identify basic procedures for adding removing field replaceable modules for both desktop and portable systems.

• Storage Devices; Processor/CPU; Memory; Input Devices
  
  
• Hard Drive; Keyboard; Video Board; Mouse

1.3 Identify available IRQs, DMAs, and I/O addresses and procedures for device installation and configuration.

• Hexadecimal/addresses

1.6 Identify proper procedures for installing and configuring SCSI devices.

• Expansion slots; EISA, ISA, PCI
  
  
• Jumper block settings (binary equivalents)

3.2 Identify issues, procedures and devices for protection within the computing environment, including people, hardware and the surrounding workplace.

• Proper methods of storage of components for future use

4.1 Distinguish between popular CPU chips in terms of their basic characteristics.

• Popular CPU chips (Intel, AMD, Cyrix)
  
  
• Characteristics; Physical size; Voltage
  
  
• Speeds; Sockets

4.2 Identify the categories of RAM (random access memory) terminology, their locations, and physical characteristics.

• Terminology: DRAM (dynamic random access memory)

4.3 Identify the most popular types of motherboards, the components and architecture (bus structures and power supplies)

• Bus architecture: ISA; PCI; AGP; VESA local bus (VL-bus)