Frankenstein Computer

A class INTRO TO COMPUTERS HARDWARE class took on an extra project. The project was to get a none working tower from the pile of scrapped computers that we have in the classroom. Then, make it work. Next, the fun part, disassemble the entire computer and lay it out on a piece of PLywood. The following is the result:






The beginning steps of organizing the pieces on the plywood.










In Process...






Now the process of hanging the computer.












Recruiting help from other departments.




Team Meeting.





Everything up and Running.

History of the Internet

A very informative project that explains the assembly of the Internet that we use today.

Networking Classs Ad-Hoc LAB

In class we have been covering the layers of the OSI model. This lab covered the Transport, through to the Application layers. The LAB involved having the students create their own Ad-Hoc intranet. Then passing over a encrypted document from one computer inside the network to another. The majority of the class took the first hour discovering how to connect through Ad-Hoc. In the end 4 out of the 5 groups was able to complete the LAB. Great job!

Computer Fundamentals Class Field Trip

Computer Fundamentals Class Field TripHaving a class that is just contained inside of a classroom has it's limitations. Taking a page from Dave Faldez's script another Instructor from California College San Diego. The computer Fundamentals Class set out on a scavenger hunt last










Thursday inside of Fry's Electronics in Mission Valley.The scavenger Hunt consisted of finding key items on a list. There was one list handed to each group. The groups consisted of only 3-4 students. Each group had two hours to find all of the answers. Diane's group was the fastest to finish this time.











Good Job!Every group did very well. Even though the items might not have matched exactly. Everyone was able to rise above the new modifications and find what was required to complete the scavenger hunt.The main goal of this class is to acquaint and accustom the student to new and changing terms and technology.













Through the scavenger hunt we have the opportunity to step out of the classroom and associate terms and technologies with real items. Great Job Everyone!

LG Electronics Visit

Recently CCSD was invited to visit with LG Electronics here in San Diego. The goal of the meeting was to discover any ideas that might exist on how a school and a mobile manufacturer could work together.





There was talk about how much present students use mobile devices and the impact a simple application could make for a student applied correctly.


The opportunities are being looked at. There is a possibility of internships, future Computer Sciences projects, even field trips.





Overall the visit was very pleasant and offered much for thought.
Thank you LG!

Computer Fundamentals Class Filed Trip

Computer Fundamentals Class Filed Trip
Having a class that is just contained inside of a classroom has it's limitations.

Taking a page from Dave Faldez's script another Instructor from California College San Diego. The computer Fundamentals Class set out on a scavenger hunt last Thursday inside of Fry's Electronics in Mission Valley.
The scavenger Hunt consisted of finding key items on a list. There was one list handed to each group. The groups consisted of only 3-4 students. Each group had two hours to find all of the answers. Cynnadra's group was the fastest to finish this time. Good Job!
Every group did very well. Even though the items might not have matched exactly. Everyone was able to rise above the new modifications and find what was required to complete the scavenger hunt.

The main goal of this class is to acquaint and accustom the student to new and changing terms and technology. Through the scavenger hunt we have the opportunity to step out of the classroom and associate terms and technologies with real items. Great Job Everyone!

Hard Drive LAB

The day Started with a few articles of news.Then we started on the subject of the day, Hard Drives. There were a few words speaking on the history of the Hard Drive, the different technologies, different form factors then the HANDS ON.
The groups of 4-6 were given a single hard drive. Each group was given the chore to remove the top panel of each hard drive exposing the platters and inside mechanics of each disk. After the top lid was exposed each group was asked draw on the exposedplatter the clusters that each File System uses. The drawings had to represent the sectors, tracks, and most importantly Zone BitRecording.

After the initial removal of the top panel on each groups hard drive. The next task was to diassemble a production tower. Removethe hard drive and cd rom . Remove the Jumpers and IDE cables. This was interesting to see. Each group had a unique manner of removing their components.

One requirment was to take notes while disassembling the tower. This would assist in the reconstruction of the tower.

There was a few notes, some sweat, a drop of blood. Everybody turned a little more tech after the LAB. GoodJob!