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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Computer Hardware Engineer

For Students 9th - 10th
Put your interest in computers into an investigation of the career of computer hardware engineer. If you want to improve the speed and function of your computer, this is your career. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Relationship Between Hardware and Software

For Students 9th - 10th
Differentiate between the functions of hardware and software.
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Other

Dvd Hardware and Software Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter from the book "Robin Williams DVD Design Workshop" provides excellent guidance through the maze of tools available for authoring your own DVDs. Discusses hardware as well as software options and requirements.
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Computer Buying Help

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of Computer Hope is designed to help users understand and make better decisions when purchasing computer hardware, software and computers. Be sure to review the section 'Buying locations' which gives you tips and what to...
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Other

Control Escape: Determining Linux Hardware Compatibility

For Students 9th - 10th
Getting started with Linux can be a very exciting experience. It can also be a very painful experience if you aren't properly prepared for it. The first step to installing Linux is just to figure out whether Linux will run on your...
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Timeline of Computer History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents an interactive timeline of computer development from 1939 through 1994. Upon selecting a year, the site presents all of the major computer hardware and software developments that occurred during that year.
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Yale University

Yale University: Pc Lube and Tune

For Students 9th - 10th
The PCLT objective is to supply usable introductions, tutorials, and education on technical subjects to the large audience of computer users. These are articles that take technical topics and make them understandable for the beginner.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Kidney Filtering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students filter different substances through a plastic window screen, different sized hardware cloth and poultry netting. Their model shows how the thickness of a filter in the kidney is imperative in deciding what will...
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NASA

Nasa: White Sands Test Facility

For Students 9th - 10th
The White Sands Research Facility is a main research and testing area for the Department of Defense, NASA, and commercial industry. White Sands works with rocket propulsion, properties of materials, hazards assessment, oxygen systems,...
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Miami University

Miami University: Nuts and Bolts of Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses many aspects of taxonomy. Provides a lab activity where students are required to devise a classification scheme for nuts, bolts, and other hardware items.
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Technology Student

Technology Student: Printed Circuit Boards

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the purpose, design and construction of printed circuit boards which are used in computers and computerized devices.
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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Ray Kurzweil

For Students 9th - 10th
A prodigy from Queens created hardware and software to help blind people read and musicians make music. His inventions, writings, and influential thinking have explored and exploited technology in many ways, and helped shape ongoing work...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Inside Your Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
How does a computer work? The critical components of a computer are the peripherals (including the mouse), the input/output subsystem (which controls what and how much information comes in and out), and the central processing unit (the...
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Columbia University

Columbia University: The Ibm 1401

For Students 9th - 10th
The IBM 1401 Data Processing System was IBM's first affordable general-purpose computer. It was introduced in 1959 and was IBM's first computer to sell over 10,000 units. This site describes the history of the 1401, the technology that...
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Other

Katinka Matson: Artist's Statement

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that shows images of flowers and other natural objects imported to the computer using a flatbed scanner and then printed as artwork. Read the artist's statement, then click on "Prints" at the top to see her work.
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Other

Tutorials Point: Difference Between System Software and Application Software

For Students 9th - 10th
A table comparing system software and application software.
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PC Technology Guide

Pc Tech Guide: Input Devices

For Students 9th - 10th
This website gives descriptions of the different types of input devices such as keyboards, mice and touchscreens. Discusses how hardware looks and functions, different types of each device and how each device has been developed and...
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Information About Computer Floppy Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative site detailing the use of computer floppy dirves. Content includes a focus on floppy drive ABCs, floppy history, floppy cable, creating a floppy boot disk, floppy disk definitions, and coverage of 3.5 and 5 1/4 floppy diskettes.
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Other

Pda Today

For Students 9th - 10th
PDAToday focuses on daily news, shopping, and commentary about cool new gadgets and PDA's. Their primary audience is people who are curious about mobile technology as well as the growing number of regular people who are starting to use...
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Other

Steve Wozniak, a True Hacker Made Millionaire

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Steve Wozniak, designer and programmer of Apple's initial computers. Includes a photograph.

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