Computer Technology & Repair Model
Units:
- Safety and Enviromental Issues
- Networks
- Personal Computers and Components
- Know Your Motherboard - Components
- Computer Assembly
- Introduction to Memory- What is RAM?
- Introduction to Hard Disks - Disk Geometry
- How does a hard drive store data
- Discussion
- Understanding Disk Geometry
- Price Out
- Power Up! - Power Supplies
- Replacing or Adding RAM
- Expansion Card Slots
- Instaling a Device Driver
- Learn Hardware Vocabulary
- Input/Output Ports - Adding Functionality
- Communication and Professionalism
- Operating Systems
- Hardware Needs Software! Introduction to Operating Systems
- Windows XP & Linux Dual Boot Lesson
- The Itty Bitty Computer - Our Home Made Version of Raspberry Pi, a British micro mini computer.
- Binary 1- Calm Down, It's Only Ones and Zeroes- How Computers Think.
- Binary 2- 11 Cheers for Binary! How Computers Count.
- Binary 3- Bits and Bytes and Nybbles, Oh My!
- Binary 4- ASCII Art- How Computers Write.
- B5- Life Without Thumbs- Counting like Computers (by eights)
- B6- Counting by 16's- How We Talk to Computers
- B7- When Does 3 and 6 = 7- How Computers Calculate
- B8- Peeking Inside a Computer File- Using a Hex Editor
- Connecting Cities, Introduction to Network Topologies
- Laptop and Portable Devices
- Printers and Scanners
- Security
- Preventive Maintenance and Trouble shooting
- Examinations & Practical Applications
Tags
Activity Industry Sector
Engineering & Design
Activity Originally Created By:
Daemon Williamson
How does a hard drive store data
Part of Lesson Plan: Introduction to Hard Disks - Disk Geometry
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How a hard drive stores data
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A comical view of how a hard disk drive is used.




