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A+ PC Repair and Maintenance (SCP) 799
A+ Core Hardware Unit Seven (Chapter 10-11)
TIME FRAME: 4 Week
GRADE: 9-12
CONTACT:
MAP LEVEL: 1
12.0 BUSINESS EDUCATION
12.0.8.9.2
-- Students will describe current and emerging computer architecture; configure, install, and upgrade hardware; diagnose and repair hardware problems.
12.0.8.9.7
-- Students will gather, evaluate, use, and cite information from information technology sources.
12.0.8.9.17
-- Students will describe positions and career paths in information technology.
02.0 HEALTH AND SAFETY
02.0.3.9.1
-- Students will practice responsible behaviors associated with mature, young adult interaction
03.0 LANGUAGE ARTS
03.0.3.9.1
-- Students will proofread and edit for grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization; students will demonstrate command of capitalization, punctuation, usage and spelling skills, and utilize effective strategies and appropriate resources for proofreading and editing.
04.2 LRIT - COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
04.2.2.9.5
-- Students will observe all ethical and legal restraints in copying or using material from any print, nonprint or electronic resources
04.2.2.9.7
-- Students will observe local, state and national laws and policies and procedures regarding the use of computers, other technologies and networks
04.2.5.9.8
-- Students will independently select and use an appropriate search engine or directory related to a specific task

1. How do you use ports and expansion slots for add-on devices?
2. How do you install peripheral I/O devices?
3. What are keyboards and how do you troubleshoot them?
4. What are different types of pointing devices?
5. How do monitors and video cards relate to the system and how do you troubleshoot them?
6. What are multimedia devices such as sound cards, digital cameras, and MP2 players?
7. What are optical storage technologies such as CD and DVD?
8. How are certain hardware devices used for backups and fault tolerance?
9. How do you troubleshoot multimedia and mass storage devices?

Supporting I/O Devices
Multimedia Devices and Mass Storage

Students in Computer Repair will develop the ability to:
--Demonstrate how to use ports and expansion slots for add-on devices,
--Demonstrate how to install peripheral I/O devices,
--Identify keyboards and how to troubleshoot them,
--Explain different types of pointing devices,
--Explain how monitors and video cards relate to the system and how to troubleshoot them,
--Explain and identify multimedia devices such as sound cards, digital cameras, and MP3 players,
--Explain optical storage technologies such as CD and DVD,
--Explain how certain hardware devices are used for backups and fault tolerance,
Identify how to troubleshoot multimedia and mass storage devices.

All students will:
--Realize that knowledge and mastery of specific hardware or software skills are not the end-goals of information technology courses,
--Understand that it is the student's ability to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate situations at home, school, or work, and then apply technology to solve problems and complete tasks efficiently and effectively, that is of lasting value.
(National Standards for Business Education 2001)

Tests - consist of True/False, Multiple Choice, Matching, Fill-in, and Short Answer questions.
Quizzes - consist of True/False, Fill-in, and Short Answer questions.
Case Projects - Contain "out of the box" questions that students must think about to find an answer.
Classwork
Homework
Hands-on projects

TestOut Software
Guest Speakers
Dismantling Computers
Building Computers
Video Clips

Textbook
Internet
TestOut Software
Video Clips
Computers
Printers
LCD