Hardware

The following videos show you how a computer works (we saw them during class time on January 14, 2010).
 * Task 1 – Researching about Hardware – One Week, January 18 – 22, 2010 **

Learn how a computer works much like the human brain, with similar sensory roles, using insight from a computer and technology specialist in this free video on computers.
 * media type="youtube" key="EvIZWKh0KbY" height="204" width="336" || Video created by Glenn Pieper

Glenn Pieper is a senior systems engineer and on the staff of PrismNet Internet Service Provider. ||
 * media type="youtube" key="Vw335BYguhA" height="204" width="336" || This video from Common Crafts shows a basic explanation of computer hardware and its various parts. ||
 * media type="youtube" key="Vw335BYguhA" height="204" width="336" || This video from Common Crafts shows a basic explanation of computer hardware and its various parts. ||

Use the internet to search about the hardware component assigned during class time ( see table below ).

From your research you have to:  § Create a new word document and save it in your space in the isuhub: § Write down a definition of the component § Write a short description on how it works § Download some nice pictures and save them in your space in the isuhub § Copy all websites used for your research in your word document (include also the websites used for pictures)

Important: You have to write using your own words! Don’t copy & paste!

Useful Links you can use for your research: Of course, if you know or find another useful website… use it!
 * [|Computer Hardware Basics]
 * [|Computer Definitions]
 * [|Computer Dictionary online]
 * [|Webopedia]
 * [|How stuff works][| (Click on “Computers”. There, click on “Computer Hardware” and/or “Computer Peripherals”)]


 * ** Component ** || ** Student ** ||
 * ** Processing ** ||  ||
 * · Processor (CPU- Central Processing unit) || Joel ||
 * · Memory || Murtaza ||
 * ** Input Devices ** ||  ||
 * · Mouse || Sian ||
 * · Keyboard || Jordan ||
 * · Scanner || Shabana ||
 * · Bar code reader || Ewald ||
 * · Digital and Video Camera || Negar ||
 * · Microphone || Archie ||
 * ** Output Devices ** ||  ||
 * · Monitor or Screen || Kinda ||
 * · Printer || Bertoye ||
 * · Plotter || Radha ||
 * · Headphones || Lizzie ||
 * · Speakers || John Paul ||
 * ** Storage ** ||  ||
 * · Hard Disk (external and internal) || Arthur ||
 * · Floppy Disk, Magnetic tape || Tensae ||
 * · CDs || Ruben ||
 * · DVDs || Melvin ||
 * · Flash Drive || Mildred ||