Computer Science E-1: Understanding Computers and the Internet
Harvard Extension School
Fall 2006

Section 1: Dissecting a Computer

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Section Objectives

In this section students will receive a basic explanation of computer hardware with ample opportunities for hands-on exploration and hardware dissection.  Students will be divided into small groups and encouraged to participate in the disassembly and reassembly of a working computer.

This will provide a foundation for learning more advanced and more specific skills in subsequent sections and workshops.

The Basics

Anatomy of a Motherboard

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Extras

Buying a computer through Harvard

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