Name:______________________

Using the Windows PCs in the lab.

What is the make and model of computer: __________________________________

What make of mouse: ________________________
What type of mouse (mechanical (ball) or light): ____________
Where is the mouse made: ____________________
Where is the keyboard made: ____________________
How many keys does the keyboard have: _about 100__
How many LEDs (lights) does the keyboard have: _____

What type of monitor/screen (LCD (flat-screen) or CRT (old TV)): _____________
What make of monitor:________________
What is the size of the monitor (diagonal from corner to corner of screen): _________
Aspect ratio (4:3 or 15:9):_______

What kind of mechanical drives does the computer have: __________________________
(hint: there are 3 of them)

How many cables attach to the back of the computer: _______
What are these cables for (what do they connect to the computer):
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Up above computer 12 is a device with a cable to each computer.  
It's the LAN network Ethernet switch.  
Each computer has a LAN/Ethernet cable that connects that computer to the switch.  
The LEDs blinks when data is going between the switch and the computer
attached at the other end of the cable.
What is its make and model: _______________________
How many "ports" (cable connection jacks) does it have: ____
How many cables are connected: _____
One of the port's cable connects to a router that
enables access to other networks, including the Internet.  
The router is up above the lab moitor's cabinet.

The lab has a printer.  
What is its type (laser or inkjet):__________________
make and model:_________________________________
Where does its data cable connect to:_______________

The lab has two wireless access points (WAP).
Choose one.
What is its make and model:
_______________________________
What are its LEDs labeled:
___________________________________________________
Where does its data cable connect to:_______________


Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties.
OR, Start menu | right-click Computer | Properties
Make and model of CPU:
_____________________________________________ 
The speed of the CPU is the GHz (giga hertz): _______________
A GHz is one billion "ticks" per second pulsed by the system clock
that acts like a metronome to "push" the electronic activity in the CPU.
Amount of RAM memory the computer has is:___________________
CPU speed and amount of RAM are the two most important factors of the
power of a computer.
"Windows edition" is the operating system name and version:
_______________________________
32-bit or 64-bit operating system:_____
"Service pack" is a major updating of the operating system.
What service pack, if any,:_______________
What's the name of the computer:______________________
What workgroup is it in:________________________

Start Windows Explorer.
Right-click C: drive | Properties
Capacity of the drive: ______________