COMPUTING & IT
Hello, Hello from the Redcar & Cleveland College Schools Team. As we get closer to the new academic year and with enrolment just around the corner, we want you to know that you are fully supported in every way. Your exams may have been cancelled, but your place at Redcar & Cleveland College isn’t.
Adam, Alice, Bailie and Kayleigh.
We have been working closely with our course tutors to develop our ‘Get Started’ programme to help you get started in your chosen course and ensure a smooth transition into college life. Over the next couple of months we will be sending you lots of information and top tips. If you have any questions about the course tasks in this booklet please do not hesitate to contact the course leader who will be able to help. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram (@redcarcollege) for regular updates, competitions and campus news. You can also check out the School’s Team Q&A takeover every Tuesday where we answer your burning questions and give advice about all aspects of college life! We hope you are looking forward to starting your journey, but if you do have any queries or worries please do not hesitate to get in touch via Instagram or, alternatively, you can visit our website for FAQ and our latest updates relating to government guidelines.
Welcome, Hello and welcome to the Computing and IT department at Redcar & Cleveland College. We hope you are staying safe and well. It is not long to go until you enrol with us in August 2020. Over the next few months we are going to be sending you some information and tasks to complete over the summer to help you get started on your course. If you require any help or support with the tasks please do not hesitate to get in contact with me.
Sam Beel Computing, IT and Creative Media Course Leader sam.beel@cleveland.ac.uk
TASK 1: GET TO KNOW COMPUTER PARTS Computers are made up of lots of different parts which all do a different job to ensure your computer runs smoothly. For this task we would like you to research the eight main parts of a computer and produce a poster which includes a picture and a short explaination of what each part does. • • • • • • • •
Motherboard CPU Video Card RAM Power Supply Hard Disk Optical Drive BIOS
Once you have produced your poster, send a picture or a copy of the poster, along with your name and course you have applied for to: sam.beel@cleveland.ac.uk. We are looking forward to seeing your amazing poster! Deadline to return work is: Monday 6th July 2020.
Useful websites... here are some useful websites to help you get started with your research. You can also use other websites if they are useful too!
BBC Bitesize Techspirited gcfglobal
TASK 2: TYPES OF COMPUTERS AND DEVICES PCs, Laptops, Netbooks, PDA’s and Mainframes all use input and output devices. Input devices are equipment such as keyboards, mouse, camera and scanners. Output devices are equipment such as a screen or a printer. For this task we would like you to research Colossus, Logic gates and it’s processing capacity compared to today’s standards. Once you have completed your research we would like you to create a short handout of one A4 page detailing your findings. Click here to find out more information about Colossus. Once you have produced your handout, please send a copy of it, along with your name and course you have applied for to: sam.beel@cleveland.ac.uk. Deadline to return work is: Monday 6th July 2020.
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