Computer Operating Systems

1.   Hand back/review Chapter 5 Quiz on Motherboards

2. Check homework: day 26 and day 27 fill-ins, ch. 7 questions 1-8

    Here's a link to more information on different types of RAM. (You'll need to create
    a free user account at Informit, to access this page at home.)

3. Hexadecimal notation

4. Floppy Disks (Chapter 7)

a)   There are four common storage sizes for floppy disks:

       ______        ______      _______    _______ + one extra-high size _______.

b)  The storage size is determined by two factors, the number of ____ per side and

     the number of ________ per ________.

c)  A floppy disk is actually a piece of _____________, coated with ________.

     Data on a ____________ disk has more magnetic strength than density on a

     ______________ disk.

d)  Each side of a 3-1/2 inch high-density floppy disk has _______ tracks and _____

      sectors per track, for a total of ______  sectors.   Since there are ____ sectors

      per cluster and two sides, the total number of clusters on the drive is ________.


e)    Since each cluster holds ____ bytes, the total number of bytes the high-density

        floppy can hold is _____ bytes or ______ kilobytes.

5. Lab Work

    a)   Finish Day 25 agenda fill-ins for User Manual lab.
    b)   Finish Meyers labs 2.1 and 2.3 on removing/reinstalling CPU fan and CPU
    c)   Begin working on DOS Boot Disk Exercise #2.

 

 

Homework

Have Day 28 Agenda fill-in and Ch. 7, questions 1-7 ready for inspection.

Complete fill-ins on hexadecimal exercise sheet.

Review A+ in Depth, Chapter 7 on Floppy Drives, p. 279-293. Review vocabulary
key terms on p. 302 and write out answers (or flash cards) to questions 1-10 on p. 302-303