Title: Instructor's Perspective - Module 7
Course: CGS 1560 Microcomputer Operating Systems > Section: Module 7 - Input/Output Devices

Module 7: Input/Output Devices

The I/O devices are the components that make computers useful to human beings. The importance of selecting the appropriate I/O devices cannot be underestimated. The two biggest challenges involving I/O devices are when to upgrade or where to enter the market. In either case, if you purchase technology that is too new, you run the risk that you will have problems or the tech dies off fairly quickly. An example of that is when Blu-ray made the HD-DVD as extinct as the dinosaur. Make sure to do your research before you purchase any new technology.

With each new generation of components comes a lot of changes. More recent technology has allowed for transferring the chip set functions to the CPU chip. For example, Intel has moved some Northbridge functions to the CPU and others to the Southbridge. With the disappearance of the Northbridge chip they have changed the name of the Southbridge to Platform Controller Hub (PCH). Along with the new developments comes new terminology.

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- Mod7_InstructorPerspective.pdf