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Vocademy Information Technology Computer Hardware

Part 1: A Brief History of Information Machines
Lesson 1: Prehistory and Mechanical Computers
Reading Assignments	Binary-coded Information Information Machines Machine Memory and Sequential Reading Machine Manipulation of Data
Video Lectures
Other Videos	What the Romans Did for Us
Lesson 2: Electronic Computers
Reading Assignments	Active Electronics Combining the Elements Modern Developments Intermediate Advances Epilog
Video Lectures
Other Videos	The Atanasoff-Berry computer in Operation

Part 2: Core Mechanisms
Lesson 1
Reading Assignments	Logic Gates Math by Machine
Video Lectures

Part 3: Microprocessor Basics
Lesson 1
Reading Assignments	How Microprocessors Work Programming the 6502 Assembly Language Programming
Video Lectures

Part 4: Input and Output Concepts
Lesson 1
Reading Assignments	Input and Output I/O Timing I/O Device Configuration Input and Output Transmission
Video Lectures

Part 5: The x86 Microprocessor Family
Lesson 1
Reading Assignments	x86 Microprocessor Family -- Prehistory x86 Microprocessor Family Non-x86 Processors
Video Lectures

Part 6: Motherboards
Lesson 1: Core Systems
Reading Assignments	Motherboard Form Factors CPU Sockets Cooling Systems Interconnections
Video Lectures
Lesson 2: Peripheral Systems
Reading Assignments	The Expansion Bus External Periphal Connectors Power, Battery, etc. Motherboard Operations
Video Lectures

Part 7: Memory
Lesson 1
Reading Assignments	Memory RAM Speeds Selecting and Installing Memory
Video Lectures

Part 8: I/O Operations and Ports
Lesson 1: Concepts
Reading Assignments	I/O Operations and Ports I/O Ports
Video Lectures
Lesson 2: Specific Ports
Reading Assignments	Parallel Port Serial Port USB FireWire Bluetooth
Video Lectures

Part 9: I/O Devices – Mouse, Keyboard, Sound and modems
Lesson 1: Mouse and Keyboard
Reading Assignments	Mouse Keyboards Sound
Video Lectures
Other Videos	Johnny Lee's Wii-based Smart Whiteboard
Lesson 2: Sound
Reading Assignments	Modems
Video Lectures
Other Videos	The Secret Life of the Fax Machine DEFCON 17: Old Skool Brought Back: A 1964 Modem Demo

Part 10: I/O Devices - Video
Lesson 1: Video Systems
Reading Assignments	Before Video The Jacquard Loom Televisions and Monitors PC Video Adapters Video Connections
Video Lectures
Other Videos	Binary and the Jacquard Mechanism Altair 8800 - Front Panel Programming Tutorial #1
Lesson 2: Video Monitors
Reading Assignments	CRT Monitors LCD Monitors DLP LCoS Plasma OLED
Video Lectures
Other Videos	LCD Monitor Teardown - engineerguy Trinitron: Sony's Once Unbeatable Product - Technology Connections Extreme Sheep Herding - Sheep as Pixels EEVblog 1546 - INSANE $30k 4K Panoramic DLP Projector TEARDOWN

Part 11: I/O Devices - Mass Storage
Lesson 1: Magnetic Media
Reading Assignments	Magnetic Disks Hard Disk Structure Hard Disk Troubleshooting Floppy Disks Early Hard Disk Drives IDE Hard Disks SATA Hard Disks SCSI Hard Disks
Video Lectures
Lesson 2: Optical Media
Reading Assignments	LaserDisc Compact Disc CD-ROM CD-R CD-RW DVD Blu-Ray Disc LightScribe Optical Drives Magneto-optical Media
Video Lectures
Other Videos	Laserdisc: an Introduction
Lesson 3: Solid-state Media
Reading Assignments	Solid-state Media Compact Flash MultiMediaCards and SD Cards Obsolete Flash Memory USB Flash Drives Solid-State Drives
Video Lectures

Part 12: I/O Devices - Printers
Lesson 1: Foundation
Reading Assignments	The ASCII Code Graphic Printers Fonts and Typefaces Printer Languages
Video Lectures
Lesson 2: Printer Interfaces and Feed Mechanisms
Reading Assignments	Printer Interfaces Feed Mechanisms
Video Lectures
Lesson 3: Printing Mechanisms
Reading Assignments	Dot-matrix Printers Typeface Impact Printers InkJet Laser Printers Color Printing
Video Lectures

Part 13: Cases and Power Supplies
Lesson 1: Power Supplies and protection
Reading Assignments	Power Supplies Power Protection
Video Lectures
Lesson 2: Computer Cases
Reading Assignments	Computer Cases
Video Lectures

Part 14: Portable Computers
Lesson 1: Displays and Pointing Devices
Reading Assignments	LCD Displays Pointing Devices
Video Lectures
Lesson 2: Batteries and Memory
Reading Assignments	Batteries Memory Expansion and Security
Video Lectures

Part 15: Appendices
Lesson 2: Appendix
Reading Assignments	Extended ASCII Character Set
Video Lectures

Information Technology

Computer Hardware

Part 1: A Brief History of Information Machines

Part 2: Core Mechanisms

Part 3: Microprocessor Basics

Part 4: Input and Output Concepts

Part 5: The x86 Microprocessor Family

Part 6: Motherboards

Part 7: Memory

Part 8: I/O Operations and Ports

Part 9: I/O Devices – Mouse, Keyboard, Sound and modems

Part 10: I/O Devices - Video

Part 11: I/O Devices - Mass Storage

Part 12: I/O Devices - Printers

Part 13: Cases and Power Supplies

Part 14: Portable Computers

Part 15: Appendices