Research Assignment
Possible Topics:
- Operating Systems – its functions, popular types including MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, ’95, ’98, ME, NT, Macintosh OS, Linux etc.
- Types of Computers – supercomputers, mainframe, minicomputers, workstations, personal computers
- Variants of the Mouse – trackball, trackpad and TrackPoint
- The PC as an Entertainment Centre – Music on CD, DVD, RealPlayer and LiquidAudio
- Computer Bus Systems – the data bus, the address bus, Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, VESA Local Bus (VL-Bus), Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Digital Cameras – how do they work, types and price-points
- Scanners – types and price-points, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software
- Memory Cache – internal and external cache, SRAM chips, its uses
- Graphic Files – types of file extensions and their uses/limitations i.e. GIF, TIFF, BMP, JPG etc.
- Programming Languages – its evolution, categories of languages, i.e. Fortran, Cobol, Basic, Pascal, C++, Java etc.
- Microphones and Speech Recognition Software – how is this done, what is available for the home user etc.
- PC Video Camera – videoconferencing technology, what is available for the home user, live-cams etc.
- PC Projectors – LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) technology versus DLP (Digital Light Processing), price-points, popular brands etc.
- Macintosh Computers – what is a Mac? Mac advantages/disadvantages, operating system etc.
- Microprocessors – how chips are made, “the clean room”, evolution of the mircochip
- Laptop/Notebook Computers – advantages/disadvantages, brands, features and price-points
- Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) – their uses, brands, features and price-points
- Cellular Phone and Wireless Technology – e-mail capabilities, Web access, features etc.
- Web Site Creation Software – look at various types of software and rate the software.
- Color Printers – Compare and contrast quality, speed and price.
- Black and White Color Printers - Compare and contrast quality, speed and price.
- Educational Video Games for Young children – Compare two on quality and effectiveness
- Violent Video Games – Compare two and give advantages and disadvantages.
- Web Cameras – their uses brands, advantages/disadvantages, features and price-points
- History of Computers - brief description of computers from the beginning to now.
- Evolution of the Internet – brief description of the Internet beginnings to now.
- Hardware and Input/Output Devices
- Processors and Memory
- Storage - Hard Drives and Removable Storage
- Types of Networks
- Internet and Web Browsers
- People
- Companies
Look at:
http://www.mrassmus.com/unit-1-computer-basics.html
http://paulbui.net/wl/Computer_hardware_assignment
http://www.vhssbears.ca/ics3u-4u/files/hardware/850_Computer_Assignment.pdf
http://www.region15.org/filestorage/136/6722/6786/Internal_Components_Assignment.pdf
http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesDI/TeachingLearningExamples/ComputerStudies/GR10IntroductionComputerStudiesICS20AppendixA.pdf
http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesDI/TeachingLearningExamples/ComputerStudies/
http://techteam6-1.pbworks.com/w/page/20332760/Introduction%20to%20Technology
https://www.intel.ca/content/dam/www/program/education/us/en/documents/the-journery-inside/intro/tji-intro-group-activities.pdf
https://www.pinterest.ca/gman4ever/computer-lessons-and-activities/?autologin=true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctAVC2JwEwI
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http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-memory.htm
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http://www.abcya.com/computer_vocabulary.htm
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http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/sites/default/files/computinginspirations.pdf
__________________________
Vicki McKay
L.A. Matheson Secondary
[email protected]
Phone: 604.588.3418
Fax: 604.588.7245
http://www.mrassmus.com/unit-1-computer-basics.html
http://paulbui.net/wl/Computer_hardware_assignment
http://www.vhssbears.ca/ics3u-4u/files/hardware/850_Computer_Assignment.pdf
http://www.region15.org/filestorage/136/6722/6786/Internal_Components_Assignment.pdf
http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesDI/TeachingLearningExamples/ComputerStudies/GR10IntroductionComputerStudiesICS20AppendixA.pdf
http://www.edugains.ca/resourcesDI/TeachingLearningExamples/ComputerStudies/
http://techteam6-1.pbworks.com/w/page/20332760/Introduction%20to%20Technology
https://www.intel.ca/content/dam/www/program/education/us/en/documents/the-journery-inside/intro/tji-intro-group-activities.pdf
https://www.pinterest.ca/gman4ever/computer-lessons-and-activities/?autologin=true
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctAVC2JwEwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC_fOWfmtPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLigQUosV34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNN_tTXABUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrT9Bl0MCXQ&list=PL7zRJGi6nMRzHkyXpGZJg3KfRSCrF15Jg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkFi90lZmXA
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-memory.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3q5zWCw8J4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wteUW2sL7bc
https://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/
http://study.com/academy/lesson/programming-languages-lesson-for-kids.html
http://www.abcya.com/computer_vocabulary.htm
https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/197173289913981650/?lp=true
https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/431853051749255819/
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/computing/computing-pioneers-cards-and-posters
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/sites/default/files/computingpioneersposters.pdf
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/sites/default/files/computingpioneerscards.pdf
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/sites/default/files/theinternetsafetypack.pdf
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/sites/default/files/thehistoryofcomputersposters_0.pdf
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/sites/default/files/internetsafetyposters.pdf
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/sites/default/files/computinginspirations.pdf
__________________________
Vicki McKay
L.A. Matheson Secondary
[email protected]
Phone: 604.588.3418
Fax: 604.588.7245