Computers ~ The Inside Story

Study Guide

Kids-On Line - Photo of inside a computer (tower profile) with interactive explanations and detail for the Novice, Junior and Master student technician. (This website takes a long time to load but is very informative.)  

Key terms to understand: power supply, mother board, expansion cards like (network, sound video cards), modem, fan, mother board, drives (hard drive, floppy drive, CD ROM, CD-RW, Zip drive), processor, memory (RAM, ROM), battery

Webopedia - an incredible on-line dictionary for technology terms. Check it out.

Kid's Domain 
Lesson 1: Outer Hardware
Lesson 2: Hardware on the Inside 
Lesson 3: Bits and Bytes 
Lesson 4: Storage 

Lesson 5: Programs 
Lesson 6: Operating Systems
Lesson 7: Files & Folders
Lesson 8b: The Windows Desktop
Lesson 9: Knowing Your System

Lesson 10: Computer Care and Safety 

Intel The Journey Inside 
Work though the following sections:

  • Introduction
  • Internet
  • Technology and Society

Computer Tip Sheet Assignment & Hardware Care

Getting "Plugged-In"

Software Preventative Maintenance

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