103b aj 2012

Computer Demolition Lab Report

• We took apart a Dell DCNE

• Before

• After

Processor

• Located under a fan
  • the fan is used to keep the processor from overheating

• Pentium 830 SL885
• Carries basic instructions for programs

Random Access Memory (RAM)

• stores data in binary form
• 2GB
• Made by Hynix

CD/DVD Player

• plays CDs and DVDs
• is located near the power switch, on the front

Power Supply

• Can output 280W of power
• located near the plug

Cables

• carry power and data throughout the computer

Hard Disk

• Holds 40GB of memory

our first computer did not have one, but the second one that we opened did

• Neal is quite the artsy photographer

Motherboard

• at the base (the bottom) of the computer
• the lines on the board act as cables and send binary data

Crystal

• on the surface of the motherboard
• creates intense oscillation
• an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal of piezoelectric material to create an electrical signal with a very precise frequency. (in Wikipedia. Retrieved Feb. 21 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_oscillator).

Battery

• stores information when the computer's power is off
• Examples:

1. date
2. time

Links

Class [1] Wiki List [2]