Essential Question: How can I use booting and post to troubleshoot my computer?
Mastery Objectives:
SWBAT understand the computer boot process including the power on self-test (POST) conducted by the BIOS.
SWBAT explain various BIOS and UEFI settings and how they impact this process.
Vocabulary Words:
Firmware BIOS POST CMOS CISC RISC UEFI CPU Architecture Overclocking Hyper-threading HyperTransport CPU Throttling
CPU Virtualization Multicore Processors RAID Redundancy Striping Mirroring Parity Double Parity Legacy Ports
Topics:
Logging in to the BIOS
Changing Boot Order
Flashing your BIOS
System Timer
Do Now 1: Please explain what RISC and CISC are, the differences between them, and why they are important. Use youtube.com to find out the difference. Find a partner, describe what you learned and together, draw a diagram comparing the two.
Do Now 2:
CISC vs RISC - RISC vs CISC - Is it Still a Thing?
Prompt: RISC vs CISC Is it still a thing? Watch the video and write your opinion in 3 sentences.
Do Now 3:
Overclocking?
Metronome Links:
60 bpm - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymJIXzvDvj4
80 bpm - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v900d5tVw6E
100 bpm - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oz0ivczNSY
120 bpm - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpiVrEET-YQ
https://youtube.com/shorts/1IrOYIbJa-E?si=fHaX7zKjYwDYUmgG
https://youtube.com/shorts/ffCZF5bpVTw?si=HKCZvOIb9oMRanZs
https://youtube.com/shorts/95dTgj0zDpo?si=4vsdck53lTNdCRHa
Create a slideshow tutorial with another student describing how to overclock either the CPU or the GPU. Use a lab computer and take pictures with your phone.
Activity 1: Multicore Processor explaination