In this lesson, students will learn about all of the components that make up a motherboard. The students will draw and label each component by using a motherboard chosen from TigerDirect.com.

In this lesson the students have an oportunity for hands on experience with computer hardware. Students use hardware simulation to practice before demonstrating their skills on real computer hardware.

This lesson is an introduction to computer memory called RAM.

In this lesson, students will learn about hard disk geometry.  Disk Geometry refers to the way hard disks are set up to store data.  The geometry of a hard disk covers the physical structure of the area where data is stored, by creating a set of uniform blocks that can be indexed for retreival.

Power supplies can often be an overlooked component to a personal computer, but its an important one!  This lesson teaches students about the different kinds of power supplies, how to replace one in the computer, and creating a guide to buying and replacing a power supply in a computer.

Now that you know what RAM is and what purpose it has in a computer, this is a lesson on how to add or replace RAM in a computer.  This lesson is designed to follow the lesson Introduction to Memory - What is RAM?

Many of today's computers come with motherboards that already have many “built-in” audio, video and network cards.  As we all learn, within a few years  they just don’t do the job any more.  If you either wish to add a new feature or ability to your computer or extend its functionality, one solution might be to add one or more expansion cards.  This lesson is design to explain the "need to know"'s about expansion card slots.

This lesson will take students through the steps required to install a Device Driver.  Computer Technicians are always called upon to restore a desktop or laptop computer that has stop functioning because one of the following device drivers have become inoperable, these are the most common:

• Video Driver
• Audio Driver
• Ethernet Driver
• USB Driver
• Print Driver

Note to instructor: 

Thiis lesson is best delivered in a real time setting, for best results use a LCD projector connected to a desktop with the device driver(s) completely removed.  for ultimum results have a system control application on all student work stations like Insight or Visions.  Think out loud with your students as you go through the installation steps.  

Students will learn the names and functions of the computer hardware components.  This will include identifying parts and how they relate to each other.

Todays personal computers and laptops come with most of what you need to use the computer built-in.  Some devices, like a printer, external monitor, or using a flash drive require connection to an external port on the computer.  In this lesson, students will learn about these ports.