Hardware Presentation

📙 Task(s)

1. In groups of 2-3, you will be researching and presenting on one of 9 topics below. You will become the expert on the topic you've been given. Other students will be relying on your expertise to complete the next assignment.
2. Presentations will be approximately 5-8 minutes long.
3. See your teacher for topic selection process.

Hardware
1. Motherboard
2. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
3. Memory (RAM, ROM)
4. Graphics Cards
5. Audio Devices (Sound card, speakers, headset, microphone, etc.)
6. Power Supplies
7. Storage devices (Hard disk drives, solid state drives, etc.)
8. Input devices (keyboard, mouse, scanner, webcams, etc.)
9. Output devices (monitor, projector, printer, etc.)

Task Criteria

Depending on which section you were given, you will answer different questions in your presentation.

• Describe the basic functionality of your piece of hardware.
• What makes a good <insert name of hardware piece here> ? What should you look for when buying one? What if you are on a budget?
• Choose one career that would need a high quality version of this piece of hardware. Why is it important for them?
• During the presentation, ensure you include appropriate terminology and acronyms associated with your part(s).
  • Depending on the item(s) you're presenting, some possible terms include: cache, USB, FSB, IEEE 1394, MHz, GHz, bit, byte, kilobits, kilobytes, megabits, megabytes, AC, DC, analog, digital, flash, etc.
• Define what each term means, assuming your peers know nothing about the technology.
• Cite any of your work using IEEE format.

Suggested Presentation Order

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Your teacher might complete this in a different order, please see your teacher for more information.

Due Dates and Submission Details

Please see the due dates page for more details on when this is due and how to submit your work.