Perform Mensuration and Calculations (CSS NCII)
Perform Mensuration and Calculations (CSS NCII)
Mensuration
and
Calculation
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this Lesson, you are
expected to
do the following :
LO 1. select components to
be measured; and
LO 2. carry out
mensuration and
calculation.
LEARNING OUTCOME No. 1
Select components to be
measured
MEMORY
Although memory is technically any form
of electronic storage, it is used most
often to identify fast, temporary forms
of storage.
Read-only memory (ROM) chips are located in the
motherboard. ROM chips contain instructions that
can be directly accessed by the CPU. Basic
instructions for booting the computer and
loading the operating system are stored in ROM.
ROM chips retain their contents even when the
computer is powered down. The contents cannot be
erased or changed by normal means.
Random access memory (RAM)
is the temporary storage
for data and programs that
are being accessed by the
CPU. RAM is volatile
memory, which means that
the contents are erased
when the computer is
powered off. The more RAM
in a computer, the more
capacity the computer has
to hold and process large
programs and files, as well
as enhance system
nex
performance. t
Dual Inline Package (DIP)
is an electronic component
package with a rectangular housing
and two parallel rows of electrical
connecting pins. The package may
be through-hole mounted to
a printed circuit board (PCB) or
inserted in a socket.
DIPs are commonly used
for integrated circuits (ICs).
Other devices in DIP packages
include resistor networks, DIP
switches, LED segmented and bar
graph displays, and
electromechanical relays.
DIP connector plugs for ribbon
Single Inline Memory
Module (SIMM)
A SIMM, or single in-line
memory module, is a type of
memory module
containing random-access
memory used in computers from
the early 1980s to the late
1990s.
Dual Inline Memory
Module (DIMM)
These modules are mounted on
a printed circuit board and
designed for use in personal
computers, workstations and se
rver.
Rambus Inline Memory
Module (RIMM)
These modules are mounted on
a printed circuit board and
designed for use in personal
computers, workstations and se
rver.
Small Outline Dual
Inline Memory Module
(SODIMM)
A SO-DIMM, SODIMM, or small outline
dual in-line memory module, is a type
of computer memory built
using integrated circuits. SO-DIMMs
are a smaller alternative to a DIMM,
being roughly half the size of regular
DIMMs.
SO-DIMMs are often used in systems
that have limited space, which include
laptops, notebooks, small-
footprint personal computers such as
those based on Mini-ITX motherboards,
high-end upgradable office printers,
and networking hardware such
Here are some types of
memory modules:
Dual Inline Package (DIP)
16 8 4 2 1
equivalents
16 8 0 0 1
results
16+8+1 = 25
How much have you learned?
Direction: Convert the Whole
numbers shown below to binary.
Perform checking to verify.
1. 19
2. 28
3. 37
Calculating DATA STORAGE:
When referring to storage space, we use
the terms bytes (B), kilobytes (KB), megabytes
(MB), gigabytes (GB), and terabytes (TB).
1 KB = 1,024
B
1 MB =
1,048,576 B
1GB =
1,073,741,824 B
1TB = 1,099,511,
627,776 B
Definition of
Terms
Mensuration the calculation of
geometric quantities such as
length, area, and volume from
dimensions and angles that are
already known.
Bit - a fundamental unit of
information having just two
possible values, as either of the
binary digits 0 or 1.
Byte - a unit of digital
information in computing and
telecommunications that most
commonly consists of eight bits.
Booting – starting (a computer) by
loading an operating system from a
disk.
Firewire - Apple Computer's
version of a standard, IEEE 1394,
High Performance Serial Bus, for
connecting devices to your
personal computer.
Hot-swappable - the connection
and disconnection of peripherals
or other components without
interrupting system operation.