Integrated Technologies
Jim Morrow, Instructor
Listed are some of the key vocabulary words associated with the “insides” of the computer. Using the Internet, locate as many definitions as you can.
Draw a diagram of the “insides” labeling the major components.
Several useful websites are:
Http://members.aol.com/wbox/wbox.htm or
http://www.kids-online.net/learn/c_n_l.html or
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/8390/C2.htm or
http://www.dis.unimelb.edu.au/staff/tanya/hwtute/index2.htm or
http://www.intel.com/education/journey/index.htm (for the Intel site use the menus on the left about the processor etc.)
http://www.cyberwalker.net/basics/insidethecomputer.html
Please submit to the class any other useful websites for hardware explanations you may find.
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Bus CD/ CD-ROM Drive CPU Disk Drive Gigabyte Hard disk, Hard Drive Megahertz Clock Speed Megahertz RAM Storage memory |
Super drive Touch screen Motherboard pilot MIDI Megabyte Mouse Chip Micro-chip DVD Tower Mini-Tower |
Memory ROM Card ( video) Printer Scanner Monitor RGB Vram Zip drive Keyboard Modem Network card |
Expansion port Bar Scanner Floptical Facsimile USB Laptop Notebook Palm Pilot Serial Port |
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Use the back to list any other vocabulary words related to the computer you may discover.