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My Lab Report

In the Demolition Lab myself and Daniel Shinnick took apart a Dell DCNE computer and examined several parts of the interior of the computer.

1. The Processor
2. The Random Access Memory
3. The CD/DVD player
4. The Power Supply
5. The Cables
6. The Hard Disk
7. The Motherboard
8. The Crystal
9. And the Battery

• Before

• After

Links

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The Processor

• We found the processor under the cooling fan.
• It is a Pentium with serial number 830 SL885
• The Processor acts as the brain of the computer carrying out the instructions of the programs.

The Random Access Memory

• The Random Access Memory or RAM stores binary information.
• Our particular RAM can hold 2GB of information and was made by hynix.

The CD/DVD Player

• Reads the information of CDs and DVDs and gives it to the computer
• We found it near the power supply.

The Power Supply

• Can output 280 Watts of power
• It is located near the plug on the computer.

The Cables

• The cables carry electricity and information across the computer.

The Hard Disk

• Our computer was different from the others so the Hard Disk we took was from another computer.
• The particular hard disk that we examined could store 40GB of memory.

The Motherboard

• The motherboard is at the bottom of the computer.
• The lines on the motherboard send binary data throughout the computer.

The Crystal

• We found the crystal on the surface of the motherboard.
• The crystal through intense vibrating sends out oscillations at a particular frequency sending out a precise electric signal.

The Battery

• The Battery stores information, such as the time and date, when the computer does not have access to power.