Spring 2006 CIS 150 Assignments
April 4 Homework – Project 1-1 on Page 37: “Identifying Ports on Your Computer.” Note: Do a thorough job. Diagram should document all ports on the back of a system unit describing the pin-out and function of each port. You should answer questions like: How many pins are on each connector? What color is each connector? Due April 6.
April 6 Homework 2 “Identifying motherboard components.” Work in groups trying to diagram all of the major components on the motherboards passed out in class. Each student should turn in a diagram. If you want, use the digital camera to make your diagrams easier to read. Due April 11
April 10 Handout Homework 3. Due April 12
April 12 Project 3-9: Disassemble and Diagram PCs. Diagram due on April 17
April 18 No Homework. Turn in quiz by Thursday
April 20 Study for Test
April 25 Test 1
April 27 Homework 5 - CMOS and the BIOS. Work in class to understand how the CMOS setup program stores configuration data. Learn how to change CMOS settings. Due Tuesday, May 2.
May 2 No Homework. Make sure that you take good notes while building your PC. You will need those notes for the report.
May 4 Work on Quiz 2. Turn in by Tuesday, May 9.
May 9 Quiz 2 Due. Study for Test 2 (chapters 5-8)
May 11 Test 2 (chapters 5-8) . Homework handout 6 due May 16.
May 16 Read Chapter 10
May 18 Read Chapter 11. Homework Handout 7 due Tuesday, May 23.
May 23 Read Chapter 12. Homework Handout 8 (Wireless Routers) in class.
May 25 Study for Test 3 on Tuesday. Read Chapter 13
May 30 Read Chapter 14 and 15
June 1 Read Chapter 16, Homework 9 (the last one) due June 6
June 6 Work on Report
June 8 Work on Report
June 13 Quiz 4 Due. Study for Final (Test 4)
June 15 Make sure everything is complete and turned in. Report due