Faculty of Information Technology & Multimedia
Faculty of Information Technology & Multimedia
FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & MULTIMEDIACOMMUNICATIONSEMESTER 3 / 2011CBCA2103COMPUTER ARCHITECTURECBCA2103 Computer Architecture2Table of Content1. Introduction 32. Objective 33. Content3.1 The CPU 43.2 Storage subsystem 53.3 Motherboard and peripherals 53.4 System Memory 63.5 Sound Subsystem 63.6 Video subsystem 73.7 Operating system 84. Problem Identification and Suggestion 105. Advantage and Disadvantage 106. Summarization and Conclusion 117. Appendices 12CBCA2103 Computer Architecture31. IntroductionGreat advancement in the field of science and technology has resulted into the inventionof numerous devices, which have made our life easy and comfortable. Among thedevices, which are widely used in the present time, is computer. Indeed computer hasbecome basis need of modern people. There is a symbol of modernity. Computers areuseful in business, in education and home. Computer has made it easier for people tocommunicate in addition to saving time and money. Nowadays, computer has beentransform to the next level where become a medium for entertainment purpose such asplaying video clips, hearing music, playing games and more. The technology of computerhas increased rapidly over the ICT market over the world, and almost every day we canbe exposing with new technology of this computer world. Selecting a suitable system ofcomputer is very important based on the purpose of the usage. Some people like high endsystem to perform certain activities, such as playing games, do some image enhancementand multimedia work. Maybe average budget systems which can perform moderate tasksuch as do office work. It depend on the user itself on how their want the system to be.2. ObjectiveFor this assignment I am choosing to build a gaming computer system which isabsolutely high-end product. Today’s PC games and computer intense applications need acomputing platform that delivers maximum multi-threaded CPU support and eye-poppinggraphics support. First we have to know what the output demand from the system is. No
wonder we need a better result on high quality resolution, graphic acceleration, 3D (thirddimensional) output with outstanding graphic and sound quality, and also the durability(temperature, power, life-time).To obtain all this requirement have figure up the greatestmachine ever had which is Area 51 ALX Desktop. This is the most powerful AlienwareDesktop ever built by the company named DELL. Even though this PC (PersonalComputer) has been built by this company, but the internal components are from variouswell-known manufacturer such as Intel, NVDIA, Kingston and many more.CBCA2103 Computer Architecture43. Content3.1 The CPUA CPU (Central Processing Unit) controls the functions of most electronic products. TheCPU accepts the input data, processes the information and sends it to the component thatis in charge of executing the action.CPU size refers to the units power to perform tasksand the amount of memory space it contains. 16-bit and 32-bit have become the standardCPU size and can be found in personal computers, laptops, cell phones and otherelectronic devices that can perform a variety of tasks. 64-bit CPUs are becomingincreasingly popular in high-end personal computers and laptops.Area 51 ALX Desktop comes with Intel® Core™ i7-980X Processor Extreme EditionCPU. This CPU (Central Processing Unit) is powered by Intel Corporation. i7 is theupgrade of Core 2 Duo processor. With the clock speed equals to 3.33GHz, it canperform any activities within a short time. Clock speed like a stopwatch, clock speedmeasures how fast a processor performs an activity – which activity depends upon how