UNIT 1:
SYSTEM RESOURCES: Interrupt, DMA Channel, I/O Port Addresses and resolving and resolving the conflict of resources. I/O buses- ISA, EISA, Local bus, VESA Local bus, PCI bus, PCI Express, Accelerated graphics port bus.

UNIT 2:
IDE & SCSI Interfaces: IDE origin, IDE Interface ATA standards ATA1 to ATA7. ATA feature, ATA RAID and SCSI RAID, SCSI Cable and pin Connector pin outs SCSI V/s IDE Advantages and limitation.

UNIT 3:
Video Hardware : Video display technologies, DVI Digital signals for CRT Monitor, LCD Panels, Video adapter types, Integrated Video/ Motherboard chipset, Video RAM, Video driver and multiple Monitor, Graphic accelerators. Advanced 3D Technologies, TV Tuner and Video Capture upgrades troubleshooting Video Cards and Drivers.

UNIT 4:
I/O Interfaces: I/O Interfaces from USB and IEEE1394, I/O Interface from serial and Parallel to IEEE1394 and USB 961, Parallel to SCSI converter. Testing of serial and parallel port, USB Mouse/ Keyboard Interfaces.

UNIT 5:
Input/ Output Driver software aspects: Role of device driver DOS and UNIX/ LINUX device drivers. Design & Integration of Peripheral devices to a computer system as a Case Study Future Trends: Detailed Analysis of recent Progress in the Peripheral and Bus systems. Some aspects of cost Performance analysis while designing the system