Vocademy

Vocademy Information Technology This class is in development. Please read along as we complete it. Computer Hardware

Part 1: A Brief History of Information Machines
Lesson: 1
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
Reading Assignments	Active Electronics Combining the Elements Modern Developments Intermediate Advances Epilog
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Other Videos	The Atanasoff-Berry computer in Operation

Part 2: Core Mechanisms
Lesson: 1
Reading Assignments	Logic Gates Math by Machine
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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
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Part 5: The x86 Microprocessor Family
Lesson: 1
Reading Assignments	x86 Microprocessor Family -- Prehistory x86 Microprocessor Family Non-x86 Processors
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Part 6: Motherboards
Lesson: 1
Reading Assignments	Motherboard Form Factors CPU Sockets Cooling Systems Interconnections
Video Lectures
Lesson: 2
Reading Assignments	The Expansion Bus External Periphal Connectors Power, Battery, etc. Motherboard Operations
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Part 7: Memory
Lesson: 1
Reading Assignments	Memory RAM Speeds Selecting and Installing Memory
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Part 8: I/O Operations and Ports
Lesson: 1
Reading Assignments	I/O Operations and Ports I/O Ports
Video Lectures
Lesson: 2
Reading Assignments	Parallel Port Serial Port USB FireWire Bluetooth
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Part 9: I/O Devices – Mouse, Keyboard, Sound and modems
Lesson: 1
Reading Assignments	Mouse Keyboards Sound
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Other Videos	Johnny Lee's Wii-based Smart Whiteboard
Lesson: 2
Reading Assignments	Modems
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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
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
Reading Assignments	CRT Monitors LCD Monitors DLP LCoS Plasma OLED
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Other Videos	LCD Monitor Teardown - engineerguy Trinitron: Sony's Once Unbeatable Product - Technology Connections EEVblog 1546 - INSANE $30k 4K Panoramic DLP Projector TEARDOWN

Part 11: I/O Devices - Mass Storage
Lesson: 1
Reading Assignments	Magnetic Disks Hard Disk Structure Floppy Disks Early Hard Disk Drives IDE Hard Diskss SATA Hard Diskss SCSI Hard Diskss
Video Lectures

Information Technology This class is in development. Please read along as we complete it.

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