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=== Inside (Stage 1 & 2) ===
 
=== Inside (Stage 1 & 2) ===
 
* RAM
 
* RAM
** Exercise: Sorting w/ chart: Give volunteers a pile of unsorted RAM, varying in speed and type, to be sorted using the [[Ram_chart.pdf|RAM Speed & Type Chart]].  
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** Exercise: Sorting w/ chart: Give volunteers a pile of unsorted RAM, varying in speed and type, to be sorted using the [[media:Ram_chart.pdf|RAM Speed & Type Chart]].  
 
* Hard Drive
 
* Hard Drive
 
** Exercise: Insert into appropriate slot on motherboard: Give volunteers some HDDs with different interfaces and laptops (or just bare motherboards) to match. Include different kinds of adapters to be found.  
 
** Exercise: Insert into appropriate slot on motherboard: Give volunteers some HDDs with different interfaces and laptops (or just bare motherboards) to match. Include different kinds of adapters to be found.  

Revision as of 15:27, 21 April 2012

Please list ideas for Laptop Eval including steps, things to ID etc.

Curriculum

Introduction

  • Examples of different hardware combos
  • Start with a spread of assorted laptops
  • Paradigm of desktops vs laptops, i.e. the lack of modularity, predictability.
  • Different brands, differences between them.
  • Overview

External (Stage 1)

  • I/O: Keyboard, trackpad, monitor
  • Electron flow: battery, power adapter
    • Exercise: Matching AC adapters to their appropriate laptop. Give volunteers a/they spread of example laptops and and AC adapters to match up, taking into account voltage, amperage, and barrel type.
  • Plates (AKA case, access panels)

Inside (Stage 1 & 2)

  • RAM
    • Exercise: Sorting w/ chart: Give volunteers a pile of unsorted RAM, varying in speed and type, to be sorted using the RAM Speed & Type Chart.
  • Hard Drive
    • Exercise: Insert into appropriate slot on motherboard: Give volunteers some HDDs with different interfaces and laptops (or just bare motherboards) to match. Include different kinds of adapters to be found.
  • PCI/PCI-e

Componets (Stage 3 ?)

  • RAM sorting
  • PCI Cards: Wifi vs Modem
  • PCMCIA (PC Card)