Title: Chapter 9 Hands-On LAB DropBox
Course: DEPT MC - PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE > Section: Module 2 (Chapter 5, 6, 9, 19)

Q: Hands-On Project 9-1: Define 3 different ways to access  the Device Manager.
A: From the command Line, from START/Search, R click MyComputer+Properties & it is on the Left sidebar, Ctrol Panel >System & Security> System

Q: Hands-On Project 9-1 Using your Classroom LAB PC, connected to the Internet, use one of those solutions from #1 to access the Device Manager.  Attempt to update the drivers on all of your installed devices.  What happens?  Why?

Q: Hands-On Project 9-1: With the Device Manager open,  identify the four MENU options.  What are they?  Under which of these Menu Options do you find the option for Disk Cleanup?  (Make sure that you answer ALL of the questions - there are 2 questions here)
A: File Action View Help. File Menu=Disk CleanUp

Q: Hands-On Project 9-1:  Under which option in the Device Manager do you find  information and a Tutorial on the Microsoft Management Console?  Which version is running on your workstation.?
A: Action>Help part 2-Answers will vary.

Q: Hands-On Project 9-1: Under the VIEW menu options, how many different VIEW options are available?  Explain the value of different VIEW options. Are you able to select the option to show hidden devices? If so, define what kind of devices are commonly HIDDEN.
A: There are 5 different view options, including the Customize option.

Q: Hands-On Project 9-4 Research High End Video Cards

The goal of this lab is to help you gather information about new video cards. After completing this lab, you will be able to:

- Research video cards on the manufacturers Web site
- Choose a video card to meet your needs

ACTIVITY

The choice of video card can have a profound effect on your computer’s performance, especially with applications that use 3-D effects such as CAD software or games. To meet the ever increasing requirements of some new programs or operating systems, many people choose to upgrade their video card. In this lab, you will research several new video cards on the Internet.

In this scenario, you have been asked to upgrade the video cards in several systems according to specific criteria. All the systems currently use on-board video, but each has a free PCIe 2.0 x16 slot. In each case, you will be working with a limited budget. You have already decided to limit your search to the two largest manufacturers of video cards, ATI/AMD (www.amd.com ) and NVIDIA (www.nvidiacom). Both sites offer a method of comparing products:

·         Go to www.amd.com. In the compare products section, select these desktop as the system type and Graphics as the component category. Click the view results button.

·         Use the check boxes to select 3 of the products and click Compare Selected Items. Answer the following questions:

1. Do they all use the same GPU?
2. Which ones do they use?
3. Which card supports the most video memory?

Q: Hands-On Project 8-4 - Now go to www.nvidia.com and click Choose. Compare. Which of the NVIDIA video cards would you choose for a gaming machine? What criteria influenced your choice?

Q: Hands-On Project 8-5 - If you decide to roll back the drivers, what steps would you take?