3.1+Hardware

=**SL/HL Core**= =**Hardware**=
 * The hardware section deals with Input devices, output devices, CPU and storage. ITGS students are required to know the meaning and uses of all the terms below.**
 * The social impacts and ethical issues such as the use of non-renewable natural resources, the global transportation of manufactureded components and their eventual disposal by individuals, organisations and governments. Students are expected to discuss possible solutions and evaluate thier effecitivess.**


 * Objectives**
 * You should be able to describe how the proper disposal of the old coputer sysem can take place and whether the choice of computer may be affected by the manufacturer's polices on disposal.
 * Suggest upgrades to a computer system to take advantage of improvements in components, such as processing speed.
 * Suggest the physical environment of a new system such as ergonomices and other health-related issues.
 * Understand the specifications of a new computer.

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 * Homework Timetable**
 * || Lesson 1 (Single) || Lesson 2 || Lesson 3 ||  ||   ||
 * First term Break || [[file:2.1 hardwarev1.ppt]] || [[file:2.1 Hardwarev2.1.pptx]] ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 Oct 13th || [[file:2.1 hardware v3 memory and processors.pptx]] || [[file:2.1 Hardwarev3.pptx]] ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || Social Impacts/ Ethcial Issues
 * Cycle 9 Fri 28th || News Paper articles envirobmental effects of hradware
 * Cycle 9 Fri 28th || News Paper articles envirobmental effects of hradware
 * For next year || * CPU and transfer of data around
 * Ports
 * Real time data collection ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Ports
 * Real time data collection ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Usefeul website for this section [] ||  ||   ||   ||
 * WEb Address || Topic ||  ||   ||
 * [] || ASCII ||  ||   ||
 * [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_(computing]) || Unicode ||  ||   ||
 * News paper article on recycling [] ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Online v hard copy news which is better to read? [|http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_green_lantern/2008/02/should_i_cancel_my_newspaper] ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Where do old computer go?

Vocabulary Needed in Hardware

RFID Radio Tags OMR, OCR, MICR Magnetic Strip Readers touch pads || Bit Byte megabyte MB gigabyte GB terabyte TB exabyte EB zettabyte ZB yottabyte YB || Types of Computer Firmware Secondary Storage Motherboard || Backward Compatible || Serial USB Ports Firewire Ports Ethernet Ports Legacy ports || Sensors,, real time data collection. || Malida || Parallel processing || Dual core || PDA || multicore ||  || Fitzgerald || CPU Architecture || Buses || Bays ||  ||   ||
 * || Name || Word 1 || Word 2 || Word 3 || Word 4 || Word 5 ||
 * Mid term || Mr O. || Power Point 2.1hardwarev1 || Unicode V ASCII || Input Devices 12 || Output devices 10 || What is a composite device? ||
 * Cycle 8 ||  || Smart Card readers
 * PDA
 * Laptop
 * Desktop || Primary Storage
 * ROM V RAM
 * Optical
 * Magnetic
 * Flash Memory || Motherboard ||
 * Cycle 8 ||  || CPU (Microprocessor)
 * clock speed
 * megahertz(MHz)
 * gigahertz (GHz)
 * terahertz (THz) || CPU
 * Architecture
 * 32 or 64 word size
 * Multicore processors
 * Parallel processing
 * Symetric processing
 * Multiprocessing
 * Buses || CPU
 * Dual core
 * Quad core
 * Manycore
 * CLuster
 * Google 15,000 cluster processing || Mac address
 * Cycle 8 ||  || Hardware Disposal || Global transportation || Components || Ports
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Probes || Hot Swapple ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Xana || system buses || optical computer || OMR ||  ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Quad Core || usb ports ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Natasha ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 ||  || Smart Card || RFID ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Digital Wolrd || Virtual Reality ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || Mornay ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 ||  || Motherboard || Microprocessor || Clock Speed (word Size) ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Distibuted intellegence ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Arthur Smith || Clock Speed || BIOS || Backward Compatible ||  ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Real time data || Avatar  || Data logger  ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Jordan Bowler || Radio Tags || Hertz ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || ELIZA || Text to Text speech ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Hussein Nathanie || Symmetric multiprocessing || Optical computer || Bus || System bus  ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Firewire Ports || Ethernet Ports || Legacy ports ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Hassan
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Real time data || Avatar  || Data logger  ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Jordan Bowler || Radio Tags || Hertz ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || ELIZA || Text to Text speech ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Hussein Nathanie || Symmetric multiprocessing || Optical computer || Bus || System bus  ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Firewire Ports || Ethernet Ports || Legacy ports ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Hassan
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Firewire Ports || Ethernet Ports || Legacy ports ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Hassan
 * Cycle 8 || Hassan
 * Cycle 9 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Bill Gwakisa Mwaipopo || Multiprocessing || **MAC** Address ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Soh Nishikori || CD Driver || HDMI || USB ||  ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Overclocking || Integrated Circut  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Mahomed Ali Laheria || Megabyte || Gigabyte || Terabyte || Exabyte ||  ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || PDA || Quad Core || Dual Core || Motherboard  ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Joschka Woeste || **Cluster** || **touch pads** || **Symetric processing** ||  ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || **Probe** || **Components** || **Ports** || **Data Logger** ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Lukas Hable || FireWire || serial communication || OLED || Quantum Computer ||  ||
 * 9 ||  || Expansion Card || Blu-ray disk || SSD || Clock rate || USB 3.0 ||
 * Cycle 8 || Edward
 * Cycle 9 ||  || **Probe** || **Components** || **Ports** || **Data Logger** ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Lukas Hable || FireWire || serial communication || OLED || Quantum Computer ||  ||
 * 9 ||  || Expansion Card || Blu-ray disk || SSD || Clock rate || USB 3.0 ||
 * Cycle 8 || Edward
 * Cycle 8 || Edward
 * Cycle 8 || Edward
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Repetitive-stress Injuries || Multi-Touch || Monochrome Monitor || Gray-Scale Monitors ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || safwan master || unicode || compatible || expansion slots ||  ||   ||
 * cycle 9 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * cycel 8 || pempho kusani || yottabyte || zettabyte || Manycore ||  ||   ||
 * cycle 9 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Hun Baek || Clock || DDR || Overclock ||  ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Transistor || Microprocessing || DVD Player ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 8 || Hun Baek || Clock || DDR || Overclock ||  ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Transistor || Microprocessing || DVD Player ||   ||   ||
 * Cycle 9 ||  || Transistor || Microprocessing || DVD Player ||   ||   ||