IT for Management | SIMSREE | PG

09.16.06 – IT for Management

Hardware – tangible, can be felt & seen

Software – intangible, can’t be seen & felt
Firmware – combination of software & hardware

INPUT OUTPUT PERIPHERY

Keyboard Monitor Fan
Mouse Printer Motherboard
Microphone Headphone SMPS
Webcam Speakers RAM
Joystick Chip
Scanner Heat Sink
Power card
Data Cable
Voltage Regulator
Circuit Board
Modem
USB Card
UPS
LAN card
DVD/CD Rom
Floppy Drive
Sound Card
Tape Drive
Processor
Hard Disk
EPROMP
Spike guard
Power Chord

SMPS – Switch Mode Power Supply – alternates the power supply in certain time
intervals
UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply – it is back power in case of power cuts
Heat Sink – piece of metal, dissipates heat from circuits/chip
Motherboard – board on which the various circuits and peripherals are attached

BIOS
 Basic Input & Output
 it detects all that is connected to the computer
 loads all things to the memory

OS –
 Operating System
 Loads processes into the memory
 Interface between man and the machine
 Also decides what the system can do & not do
 Eg: Windows & Linux

Booting: the process of loading all the software on the memory

 IT for Management | SIMSREE | PG

* Class Presentations:

1. Task – to share knowledge and learn the subject thoroughly, to survive for
next 20/30 years
2. Footprint – for each area start from the basics and end at the future which is
visible
3. Process – Agenda slide to individual members of the team with clear
demarcation
4. Presentation – on PowerPoint which should communicate to audience and
clear all their doubts