IT111 exrcise

1. Students use a search engine to find information about who invented the microprocessor.
2. Students investigate the computer’s power management settings and create a report on what they discover
3. Create a list of components and features that the student should consider when purchasing a computer. They then explain why they made these selections.
4. Students are  to prepare a report on solid-state storage and how it works.
5. Students are to investigate teleconferencing technology.
6. Students are to compare solid-state storage to magnetic and optical storage media. They are to express an opinion indicating whether they think solid-state storage will replace the other types of storage.


answer:


1.)Most business texts credit engineer Ted Hoff at Intel Corp., based in Santa Clara, Calif., with having fathered the microprocessor between 1969 and 1971. 
2.)One of the best places to start is to create a power management report. Although it isn't accessible through the graphical user interface, Windows 7 can produce a detailed report on where power is being wasted.
3.)

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4)is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent datawith the intention of providing access in the same manner of a traditional block i/o hard disk drive. SSDs are distinguished from traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), which are electromechanical devices containing spinning disks and movable read/write heads.
5)Teleconferencing technology has provided businesses with an entirely new way of communicating over long distances. In fact, it helps business save money on travel expenses and has also helped business owners increase the productivity of their business by providing them with the ability to communicate via telecommunication methods

6)Allow the device to be attached to the processor. Important considerations are bandwidth and command overhead.

• PCI
• PCIe
• CardBus
• USB
• Ethernet