CA 4-H Computer Corps Workshop: Buying a Computer

Buying your first computer or need a quick review before you buy a new computer? What should you look for when purchasing a new computer? What types of components will you need....and what do they mean? RAM, Bus, MHz, Processor, Gigabytes, etc. After this workshop, you'll know what you need and where to get it.

Introduction
Overview of Goals-Quick Discussion of what they expect out of the session 5 minutes
What are you going to use your computer for?
What computer components are needed for what you will do?
1. Case
2. Monitor
3. Motherboard
4. Processor
5. Memory
6. Hard Drive
7. Floppy Drive
8. CD ROM
9. Sound Card
10. Video Card
11. Mouse
12. Keyboard
13. DVD
14. Modem
15. Microphone
16. Speakers
17. Surge Protector
18. Printer
19. Quick Cam
20. Zip Drive
21. Scanner
22. Tape Back Up
How much are you willing to spend?
Computer Terms
- Processing Speed
- Operating System
What software is needed for the applications you will be using?
Computer Hardware
- Processor Speed
- Cache
- Processor
- RAM Memory
- Hard drive
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- CD and DVD
- video card
- modem
- case
Complete System Bundles
Sources for Information
Purchasing a Computer
Wrap up/ Question and Answer

Buying a Computer

a part of the CA 4-H Computer Corps Workshop Series

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