Table of Contents

1. Microprocessor fundamentals. 2. An introduction to MS_DOS commands. 3. The power supply. 4. Computer memory. 5. The motherboard. 6. The Intel processor. 7. The expansion bus. 8. The booting-up process. 9. Interrupts. 10. Input/output adaptors. 11. Serial and parallel ports. 12. Direct memorey access. 13. Disks and disk drives. 14. Monitors and video adaptors. 15. The keyboard and the mouse. 16. CD-ROM and DVD drives. 17. The sound card. 18. Motherboard configuration and installation. 19. Interfacing with the telephone system. 20. Logical fault finding. 21. Introduction to local area networks. 22. Printers and scanners. Appendices: MS-DOS commands. Measurement and test instruments. Binary and hexadecimal. Chip markings. Logic devices. Revision questions and answers. Glossary.