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Week 1

August 18 Monday

Introduction to class

Read Chapter 1 First Look at Computer Parts and Tools in textbook

Complete Chapter 1 Review Questions answer sheet (20 points)

Completed Chapter 1 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by August 19 at 5:00 pm

August 20 Wednesday

Discuss Chapter 1 Review Questions

PowerPoint Chapter 1

Week 2

August 25 Monday

Sick Day

August 27 Wednesday

Complete PowerPoint Chapter 1

Quiz Chapter 1 attempt 1 (on D2L web site)

Read Chapter 2 Working Inside a Computer

Complete Chapter 2 Review Questions answer sheer  (10 Points)

Completed Chapter 2 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by September 2 at 5:00 pm

Week 3

September 1 Labor Day No Class

September 3 Wednesday

Discuss Chapter 2 Review Questions

PowerPoint Chapter 2

Quiz Chapter 1 attempt 2

Lab 1: Identifying all components and connections in a PC

Complete Lab 1 worksheet (33 points)

Completed Lab 1 worksheet due to Dropbox by September 7 at 5:00 PM

Quiz Chapter 2 attempt 1

Week 4

September 8 Monday

Quiz Chapter 2 attempt 2

Lab 2 Disassembling the Computer

Completed Lab 2 worksheet

Completed Lab 2 worksheet due to Dropbox by September 9 at 5:00 PM

Read Chapter 3 All About Motherboards

Complete Chapter 3 Review Questions answer sheet  (34 Points)

Completed Chapter 3 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by September 9 at 5:00 pm

September 10 Wednesday

Discuss Chapter 3 review questions

PowerPoint Chapter 3

Week 5

September 15 Monday

Complete Chapter 3 PowerPoint

Quiz Chapter 3 attempt 1

September 17 Wednesday

Quiz Chapter 3 attempt 2

Lab 3 Installing the motherboard

Lab 3 worksheet

Read Chapter 4 Supporting Processors and Upgrading Memory

Complete Chapter 4 Review Questions answer sheet  (36 Points)

Completed Chapter 4 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by September 21 at 5:00 pm

Week 6

September 22 Monday

Discuss Chapter 4 review questions

PowerPoint Chapter 4

September 24 Wednesday

Complete PowerPoint Chapter 4

Quiz Chapter 4 attempt 1

Week 7

September 29 Monday

Quiz Chapter 4 attempt 2

Lab 4 Installing the CPU and memory

Complete Lab 4 Worksheet

Completed Lab 4 worksheet due to Dropbox by September 30 at 5:00 PM

Read Chapter 5 Supporting Hard Drives

Complete Chapter 5 Review Questions answer sheet  (20 Points)

Completed Chapter 5 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by September 30 at 5:00 pm

October 1 Wednesday

Noise Day

Week 8

October 6 Monday

Discuss Chapter 5 review questions

PowerPoint Chapter 5 Installing Hard Drives

Lab 5 Installing Hard Drive

Complete Lab 5 Worksheet

Completed Lab 5 worksheet due to Dropbox by October 7 at 5:00 PM

Quiz Chapter 5 attempt 1

Read Chapter 6 Supporting I/O and Storage Devices

Complete Chapter 6 Review Questions answer sheet  (20 Points)

Completed Chapter 6 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by October 7 at 5:00 pm

October 8 Wednesday

Midterm Exam

Quiz Chapter 5 attempt 2

Discuss Chapter 6 review questions

Week 9

October 13 Monday

PowerPoint Chapter 6

October 15 Wednesday

Complete Chapter 6 PowerPoint

Quiz Chapter 6 attempt 1

Lab 6 Installing Optical Drive and Expansion Cards

Week 10

October 20 Monday

Quiz Chapter 6 attempt 2

PowerPoint Operating Systems

October 22 Wednesday

Discuss Chapter 8 review questions

PowerPoint Chapter 8

Read Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Hardware Problems

Complete Chapter 8 Review Questions answer sheet  (20 Points)

Completed Chapter 8 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by October 26 at 5:00 pm

Week 11

October 27 Monday

Complete Chapter 8 PowerPoint

Quiz Chapter 8 attempt 1

October 29 Wednesday

Quiz Chapter 8 attempt 2

Lab 8 Troubleshooting Hardware

Worksheet for Lab 8

Completed Lab 8 worksheet due to dropbox by November 2 at 5:00 pm

Read Chapter 9 Connecting to and Setting Up a Network

Complete Chapter 9 Review Questions answer sheet  (30 Points)

Completed Chapter 9 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by November 2 at 5:00 pm

Week 12

November 3 Monday

Discuss Chapter 9 review questions

PowerPoint Chapter 9

November 5 Wednesday

Complete discussion of chapter 9

Quiz Chapter 9 attempt 1

Read Chapter 10 Networking Types, Devices, and Cabling

Complete Chapter 10 Review Questions answer sheet  (31 Points)

Completed Chapter 10 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by November 9 at 5:00 pm

Week 13

November 10 Monday

Quiz Chapter 9 attempt 2

Discuss Chapter 10 review questions

PowerPoint Chapter 10

Quiz Chapter 10 attempt 1

November 12 Wednesday

Quiz Chapter 10 attempt 2

Chapter 9 and 10 Project Networking (52 points)

Worksheet for Chapter 9 and 10 Lab

Worksheet for Chapter 9 and 10 Lab due to dropbox by November 16 at 5:00 pm

Read Chapter 11 Supporting Notebooks

Complete Chapter 11 Review Questions answer sheet  (20 Points)

Completed Chapter 11 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by November 16 at 5:00 pm

Week 14

November 17 Monday

Quiz Chapter 10 attempt 2

Discuss Chapter 11 review questions

PowerPoint Chapter 11

Quiz Chapter 11 attempt 1

November 19 Wednesday

Quiz Chapter 11 attempt 2

Chapter 11 Project Supporting Notebooks (46 points)

Worksheet for Chapter 11 Project

Worksheet for Chapter 11 Lab due to dropbox by November 23 at 5:00 pm

Read Chapter 12 Supporting Printers

Complete Chapter 12 Review Questions answer sheet  (27 Points)

Completed Chapter 12 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by November 23 at 5:00 pm

Week 15

November 24 Monday

PowerPoint Chapter 12

Quiz Chapter 12 attempt 1

Read Chapter 7 Satisfying Customer Needs

Complete Chapter 7 Review Questions answer sheet (25 Points)

Completed Chapter 7 Review Questions answer sheet due to Dropbox by November 30 at 5:00 pm

November 26 Classes End at 5:00 PM Thanksgiving

Catch-up day

     

Week 16

December 1 Monday

December 3 Wednesday

Quiz Chapter 12 attempt 2

Discuss Chapter 7 review questions

PowerPoint Chapter 7

Quiz Chapter 7 attempt 1

Week 17

December 8 Monday

Quiz Chapter 7 attempt 2

Final Exam

December 10  Wednesday Last day of classes