Homework doubts
Cores
vs
Clock Speed
 AMD Phenom II
 Intel Core i7
 1.8 Ghz
 3.0 Ghz
 4 Cores
 2 Cores
Learning Objectives
 By the end of the class you should be able to:
 Identify and describe the use of 4 different ports in a
MoBo
 Describe what the RAM memory does.
 Compare to computers based on the RAM specs.
Roc Boronat
Omar Álvarez
Group Activity: What is a MoBo?
1B
 In groups you will be given a MoBo. You will need to
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identify its main goal and 2 secondary goals.
3 minutes Failure to complete the task in the given
time will generate an automatic extra homework 1.
T1: Rodrigo, Julio
T2: Vicente, Sofía, Adi
T3: Jimena, Fernanda, Aurora
T4: Amber, Fernando, Diego
Group Activity: What is a MoBo?
1C
 In groups you will be given a MoBo. You will need to
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identify its main goal and 2 secondary goals.
3 minutes Failure to complete the task in the given
time will generate an automatic extra homework 1.
T1: Samuel, Francisco,
T2: Santiago, Jessica, José
T3: Valeria, Kathi, Elena
T4: Emiliano, Euken, Rafael
Group Activity: What is a MoBo?
1A
 In groups you will be given a MoBo. You will need to
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identify its main goal and 2 secondary goals.
3 minutes Failure to complete the task in the given
time will generate an automatic extra homework 1.
T1: Manuel, Farrah, Isolda
T2: Bruno, Ulises, Alexa
T3: Gerardo, Santiago
T4: Julia, Fernando
Mother Board (MoBo)
 Printed circuit board
 Everything is connected to it through buses.
 Determines kind, type, brand and speed of C.P.U.
MoBo
 MoBos have different ports, for example the USB ports.
 In groups you will be given a MoBo and you will need
to name at least 4 ports. You need to know what they
are used for.
 6 minutes: Failure to complete the task in time will
end up in an extra homework 2.
MoBo
 Do you think other kind of computers like Tablets or
smartphones have MoBos?
 What things may be different in a MoBo for tablets?
RAM
 Random Access Memory.
 Temporary things
 All programs you are running.
 The more windows, programs and files you open the
more RAM you need.
 Used only by the computer, users can’t access them.
 Different from the Hard Disk Drive where you store all
your images.
RAM Specs
 Can be upgraded.
 Size
 Megabytes (MB)
 Gigabytes (GB)
 Normally 4 GB
Prepare to answer
 Identify the main component of a MoBo
 Mention 4 ports of a MoBo
 Describe what is the use of the RAM