Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Tuesday-Wednesday, December 15-16, 2009

Objective(s):
This week you will learn to:
1. Some more computer guts: Video Card, Hard Drive, etc.
2. Understand the beginnings of the two most important computer companies of our times: APPLE and MICROSOFT

Agenda:
1. Warm Up
2. Intro to Software/Hardware
3. Part 1 of Pirates of Silicon Valley
4. Discussion

Warm Up:
1. Which computer do you prefer a PC or a MAC? If you don't know what they are, Google them.
I choose the PC
2. Insert a picture of a PC.

3. Insert a picture of a MAC.

4. What company makes MAC computers?

5. What companies make PC Computers?
Intel And AMD
6. Who is Steve Jobs? (1 sentence answer)
He was the one who made PC.
7. Who is Bill Gates? (1 sentence answer)
He was one of the maker of microsoft.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Tuesday-Wednesday, December 8-9, 2009



PROCESSING POWER (day 1)!

Objective(s):
This week you will learn to:
1. Understand how a computer digitizes information.
2. Understand how a computer processes information.
3. Understand how a computer uses RAM in processing information.
3. Understand how a computer's speed is measured.

Agenda:
1. Warm Up
2. Announcements
3. Processors Lecture
4. Processors Comparison Activity.

Warm Up:
1. How does a computer work? What are the 3 steps?It works by input,output,and the processor
2. Name two input devices besides a mouse and a keyboard. (Hint: Check the powerpoint that was due on Monday)A trackball and a what romo pad.
3. Name two output devices besides a screen (monitor) or speakers. (Hint: Check the powerpoint that was due on Monday)apple incertama and a smatboard.
4. When a computer is PROCESSING, what is it doing? it is calculating.

Processors Comparison Activity:
Create a 7 x 4 Table on MS WORD
Title the headings: COMPUTER NAME, PICTURE, PROCESSOR, RAM
Find 6 Computers from any of the following websites:

For each computer (and on each row), Copy and paste the Computer Name, a Picture, The Processor and RAM.

- SAVE AS "PROCESSINGPOWER"