Hardware summary

Here you have the hardware summary that you have to study.
Remember that this is not the only thing that you have to study, you have to review all the activities or questionnaires that you have done, and take a look to the vocabulary too.

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Computer Hardware in plain English

First Hardware Activity

 
Download the file Hardware pictures here.


You'll have to learn all the file's words and the spanish translations. You'll have to search for the best translation for them.

You have to create a new spreadsheet in Google Drive to save the words and the translations.


When you find a link to Youtube videos, you have to follow these instructions:

1. First, watch the videos.
2. Under the video link you'll find some words that are said on the video.
3. For each word: Write down the time (min:sec) when that word or expression it is said. Write also the more appropriate translation in spanish. 
 
    --> For instance:
    Video 1: Motherboard installation:
    Carefully (1:17): Con cuidado, etc.

These words will be also added to your vocabulary list.

You can also visit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKb1tFkJBsU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eNTlwnnhss&feature=related

http://www.pecktechdesigns.com/Introduction/IntroductionToPeripheralsAndConnections.asp

 

Second hardware activity - Questions

Answer to the following questions related to the power supply and the motherboard. You can search on Internet to look for the answers.

Third Hardware Activity - Summary

Follow these steps:

- Create a new text file with the OpenOffice Writer
- Write in 2 or 3 lines, the function of the following hardware elements.
- Save it as "Third Hardware Activity"
- Upload it to your Google Drive account

The hardware elements are:

1. RAM

2. Power supply

3. Microprocessor

4. Chipset

5. Expansion cards (at least 3)

6. Motherboard

7. BIOS memory

8. CMOS RAM

9. Ports (the most used)

10. Hard disk drive

11. Solid State Drives (SSD): advantages and comparison to HDD

12. Input peripherals (make a list)

13. Output peripherals (make a list)

14. Input/Output peripherals

15. Optical memories (capacity comparison)

Fourth hardware activity - Questions

Fifth hardware activity - Questions

Take a look at this video, it's a 'time collapse' video. I think you'll like it.


Skateboarding Time Collapse: Shot with the Lumia 930 from Microsoft on Vimeo.

Outstanding, isn't it? Now take a look at how it was made. You'll find that there is a lot of work to do.... but is not the result worthwhile?


Skateboarding Time Collapse shot with the Lumia 930: Behind the Scenes from Microsoft on Vimeo.

Photo editing and retouching

During the next weeks we'll work in editing photographs.

We'll basically use two programs: Gimp and Photoshop.

• Download and install Gimp from HERE .
• You can download a free trial version of Adobe Photoshop CS6 (The trial period begins on the first day you launch the software and continues for 30 days) from HERE.

GIMP TUTORIALS

• GIMP
• Another good tutorial
• How to retouch faces step by step

Computer Software in Plain English