A+ Class Tuesday 4/06/10

A+ Class Tuesday 4/06/10
Today’s Agenda Netbook (Chapter 4, page 173).
• Netbook purpose; email, internet, word-processor
• Laptop vs. Desktops.
• portability
• cost
• performance
• expandability
• quality of construction
• Laptop case
 display usually LCD
 case frame
 case
• Parts of Laptop
• Case
• Motherboard
• Processor
 Streamline connection to the motherboard
 Lower voltage and clock speed
 Active sleep
• Memory
 SODIMM
 MicroDIMM – 172 pins DDR – 214 pin DDR

A+ Class Thursday 3/25/10

Today’s Agenda Laptops (Chapter 4, page 173).
1. Laptop vs. Desktops.
o cases
o motherboard
o processor
o memory
 SODIMM
 MicroDIMM
o Storage
 Primary
 Auxiliary
o Input Devices
 Keyboard
 Trackball
 Touchpad
 Point Stick
 Touchscreen
o Expansion Buses and Ports
o Docking Station
o Power System
 batteries
o fusing
2. Discuss printer sharing.

A+ Class Tuesday 3/23/10

Today’s Agenda Review Laser Printers (page 217 – 227).
1. Electophotographic (EP) Print Process.
• The six steps.
o cleaning
o charging
o writing
o development
o transferring
o fusing
2. Discuss printer sharing.

A+ Class Thursday 3/18/10

Today’s Agenda Laser Printers (Installing and Configuring Printers).
1. Install and configure printers.
• Differentiate between printer types.
o Laser
o Inkjet
o Thermal
o Impact
• Local vs. Network Printers
• Printer drivers (compatibility)
• Consumable.

A+ Class Tuesday 3/16/10

Today’s Agenda Remote Login.
1. Go online with your group and find out how to setup a remote connection.
2. Create a peer-to-peer network with remote connection into computer ‘A’ to ‘B’.
3. Connect to the other group computer to peer-to-peer and remote into it.

Diagram:

A+ Class Thursday 3/11/10

Today’s Agenda.
Discuss cable distance table 10.2
IP address Class page 507
IEEE Standard page 498

A+ Class Tuesday 3/09/10

Agenda Chapter 10.
Today, we viewed the conceptual model of the various networks.
• WAN
• LAN
• STAR
RING
MESH
POINT-2-point
The different between operating system;
• XP home edition
• XP Professional
XP Home Ed. = peer-to-peer network
XP Professional = (NOS) Network operator system