-- Select a Lesson --
-- Unit 1 --
Lesson 1: Introduction to Computers
Lesson 2: The History of Computing
Lesson 3: Number Systems
Lesson 4: Introduction to Electricity and Safety
-- Unit 2 --
Lesson 5: Power Supply Basics
Lesson 6: External Power Supply Components
Lesson 7: Power Supply Specifications
Lesson 8: Problem Causing Power Events
-- Unit 3 --
Lesson 9: Protecting the Power Supply
Lesson 10: Troubleshooting
Lesson 11: Workplace and Tools
Lesson 12: Computer Form Factors
-- Unit 4 --
Lesson 13: Introduction to Motherboards
Lesson 14: Introduction to Motherboards (cont.)
Lesson 15: Motherboard Configuration
Lesson 16: LAB
-- Unit 5 --
Lesson 17: Microprocessors - Inside the CPU
Lesson 18: Microprocessor Evolution
Lesson 19: CPU Connections and Settings
Lesson 20: LAB
-- Unit 6 --
Lesson 21: Memory
Lesson 22: Memory Module Types
Lesson 23: Computer Storage
Lesson 24: CD-ROM Drive
-- Unit 7 --
Lesson 25: Magnetic Storage (Hard Drive)
Lesson 26: Hard Drive Interfaces
Lesson 27: Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
Lesson 28: LAB
-- Unit 8 --
Lesson 29: Introduction to Video Adapters
Lesson 30: Video Display Monitor
Lesson 31: Sound Cards
Lesson 32: Keyboards, Mice, and Joysticks
-- Unit 9 --
Lesson 33: Printers
Lesson 34: Printer Connections & Troubleshooting
Lesson 35: Mobile PC/Laptop Computers
Lesson 36: Peripheral Ports, Cables, & Connectors
-- Unit 10 --
Lesson 37: Modems
Lesson 38: Network Card and Network Hardware
Lesson 39: Networking
Lesson 40: The Internet
-- Unit 11 --
Lesson 41: BIOS Setup
Lesson 42: Introduction to Operating Systems
Lesson 43: Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7
Lesson 44: Mac OS X, UNIX, and Linux
Objectives
Contents
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Early Machines
2.3 20th Century Computers
2.4 First-Generation
2.5 Second-Generation
2.6 Third-Generation
2.7 Fourth-Generation
Exercise
Quiz
Exercise
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Match the item with the correct generation.
A.
First Generation
B.
Second Generation
C.
Third Generation
D.
Fourth Generation
Match the term with the correct descriptor.
A.
is a user interface that uses a mouse and graphics such as icons and pull-down menus.
B.
is the first personal computer.
C.
is a tiny postage stamp-sized computer on a single silicon chip
D.
is the first calculator
E.
produces a lot of heat.
Match the term with the correct descriptor.
A.
invented the first mechanical calculation machine or Pascaline.
B.
is the father of computing.
C.
built the first programmable computer called the Z3.
D.
is the father of information processing.
E.
built “Mark 1” the first electromechanical calculator.
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