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    Identification of Hardware Components and Peripherals

    Personal Computer Perform a number of very valuable functions


     Provides the aesthetics of the system
     Provides the PC with its Structure
     Provides protection and cooling for the electronics and other devices
    mounted inside

    Computer case comes in different Sizes, shapes, colors and faces.


    The variation in size and shape are driven by the case’s form factor. The form
    factor of the case is its shape, the way its components fit together and most of
    all its size.
     Chassis- the skeletal framework that provides the structure, rigidity and
    strengths of the case.
     Cover – plays an important role in the cooling, protection and structure of
    the PC.
     Power supply- a very important component, not only to the case assembly,
    but to the PC and its other components.
     Front Panel- in addition to providing the PC with its looks and color, the
    front panel also provides information on the PC’s status, allows the user to
    physically secure the PC and on some case types, it is the starting point for
    removing the case cover.
     Power switch
     Reset switch
     Status LED
     Power LED (Light Emitting Diode) Typically green in color and illuminated
    when the PC’s power is on.
     Hard Drive LED when the drive is seeking, reading or writing data, this red,
    orange or amber LED
    is lit and flashes.
     Turbo LED- if present, this yellow LED indicates that the PC is in turbo mode.
     Switches- most new systems now have their two main switches, the power
    switch and the reset switch, on the front panel.
     Power button- In older PC’s the power switch was a part of the power supply
    and located on the right rear corner of the PC.
     Reset button- perform a hardware reset when pressed. This provides the
    user with a means of restarting the PC should it halt and not respond to
    normal shutdown or restart command.
     Drive bays- disk drives with removable media have been mounted in the
    system case so that they can be accessed from the front panel. Typically,
    the drive bays are used for 3.5 inch disk drives, optical drives and
    removable hard drives
     External drive bays- these drive bays are actually internal to the case and
    chassis, but they can be accessed externally.
     Internal drive bays these drive bays are completely inside the system case
    and are not accessible from outside the chassis.
    System case styles
    1. Desktop Case- the flat, boxy one is the desktop case PC.
    2. Tower Case- the tall, thin case
    3. Mid tower- is a slightly shorter version of the full tower
    4. Mini- tower exist somewhere between the mid-tower and the mini-tower.
    - Smaller than a mid- tower and larger than a mini- tower.
    5. Mini- tower- this is the most popular case today. It provides slightly more
    expansion capacity than desktop cases.

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