Introduction to Computer Hardware
This module should take 3 lessons. The first two lesson
should be used for lecturing, online learning, and clarifying questions. The following
lesson should will be lab activities (described below), video-on-demand and mini in-class quiz.
And a summary of all will end this module.
22 PCs are used for simple computer reconnection labs.
For a class of 44, we suggest you break the students into 22 pairs, each consists of 2 students. Two students work on 1 PC. By this way, all the students have the chance to access to the physical hardware as the same time, since we only have 22 computers.
Introduction to computer hardware (I)
Introduction to computer hardware (II)
Dictionary lookup activities: CPU, RAM, ROM, harddisk, floppy disk, zip disk, CR-ROM, CR-RW, bar code reader, digitizer, graphics tablet, keyboard, keypad, touch screen, scanner, magnetic strip card reader, point-of-sale terminal, voice input device, graph plotter, printer, sound/speech output devices, visual display unit, modem.
|Computer with keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers and Chinese character input tablet||22||Disconnect all peripherals with the main unit|
|Curriculum viewing PC||1||Same as the experimental PC but with VGA signal projected|
Preparation for Learning
Do you know the components of a
What is their main functions?
What is their relationships?
How to reconnect the PC by yourself?
Delivery of Instruction
Students study online in the given web resources to get the idea of updated information.
For the Lab activity the students are divided into 22 teams, which is equal to the number of computers. Each team consists of 2 students. Each team uses one computer. A team study the back-panel of the computer and re-connect all I/O peripherals back t the main unit. After finish the lab, restart the computer and have video-on-demand and in-class online quiz in their own working pace..
In the last 10 minutes of the lesson, help the students who cannot fix the machine by themselves..
Introduction to hardware
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