Title: Introduction: Hardware Issues
Course: CIS 121: Linux/UNIX I: Fundamentals ~ For IGNITE Review > Section: Learning Modules

In a world where we wish that every install went smoothly and every added piece of hardware was always “plug and play”, reality sometimes interferes. Understanding how your hardware works and how to manage it helps you keep things running smoothly and efficiently. This means not only knowing your hardware, but also things like the file system types, controlling displays and managing media.

- Introduction to:
  - CPUs
  - Motherboards
  - Disks
- Understand disk issues
  - Interfaces
  - Partitioning
- Understand the types of Filesystems and Issues
- Understand optical disk issues
- Learn about managing displays and hardware issues
- Learn to manage drivers

Required Activities:

- Readings
  - Review the pages in this module
  - Read Chapter 5, pages 75-97, in the Linux Essentials text book

Videos and Presentations

- View the following videos and use the presentation as an extra resource outlining the topics covered in the video.

Consider pausing the videos at different intervals while you practice what is taught.

  - Understanding and Dealing with Hardware PDF or ODP
  - Understanding and Dealing with Hardware - Part 1 video lecture (Time: 23:08)
  - Understanding and Dealing with Hardware - Part 2 video lecture (Time: 8:00)
- Exercise - complete the following exercises (located under the Exercises link within the left navigation area):
  - Exercise D
- Quiz - complete the following quiz (located under the Quizzes and Exams link within the left navigation area):
  - Quiz D