PCs and Networking

Questions

• Which gives less glare, an LED monitor or an OLED monitor?
• Name two types of ports a keyboard might use.
• Why is it best to leave a slot empty between two expansion cards?
• Why might a musical keyboard have two MIDI ports?
• What is another name for a VGA port?
• Pick a current website or magazine ad for a complete, working desktop computer system, including computer, monitor, keyboard, and software, together with extra devices such as a mouse or printer. Research the details of the ad and write a two to four-page report describing and explaining these details. This project provides a good opportunity to learn about the latest offerings on the market as well as current pricing.
• How many bits are in a MAC address?
• Why is it unlikely that you will find the IP address 192.168.250.10 on the Internet?
• If a computer is found to have an IP address of 169.254.1.1, what can you assume about how it received that IP address?
• What type of server serves up IP addresses to computers on a network?
• Which email protocol allows a client application to manage email stored on an email server?
• Which protocol is used when an application queries a database on a corporate network such as a database of printers?
• What two Windows applications use the RDP protocol and port 3389?
• When securing a Wi-Fi wireless network, which is considered better security: to filter MAC addresses, use encryption, or not broadcast the SSID?

Discussions

Discussion Topic - Troubleshooting Devices?

Did you ever troubleshoot your devices due to connectivity errors? Items such as speakers in your laptop, monitor turning various colors, LCD panel, touchscreen is unresponsive etc.?

List and describe how you resolved these issues.

Discussion

Research what contributions Mark Dean made in regards to the I/T industry. What were some of his innovations? Use the internet to find answers, post your analysis and respond to at least two classmates.

Hint: (he worked at IBM).