June 1: End Game Part One

Greetings, fellow computer jocks!
As of this moment, we have two full weeks before the onset of the exam week, which is scheduled to begin June 18th. Because of the nature of our class, and due to the fact that I never like waiting to the last minute anyway,we are going to commence work on your final projects, beginning right now. Before I begin, let me give you a very simple outline of what we will be accomplishing over the next two weeks:

A) Quiz e pluribus unum: You will be given a compilation of all the quizzes we have had this year, including the one we haven't actually had yet on hard drives. Naturally, that means that this part of your final will have to wait.

B) "Naming of parts" a brief quiz designed to see how well you recognize various physical components inside the typical computer. Details to follow soon
C) Individual demonstration projects: each of you will be required to create a file of some kind using at least four of the following programs (precise details to follow soon):

Belarc Advisor Everest Ultimate CPU-Z
MASH Goldwave Multiquence
Reptile ChaosPro GameMaker

any program found on the Dynebolic Linux Live CD (limit of two, and they must be able to produce some file that you can save and pass in

D) research topic: each of you will need to research a particular topic pertinent to the development of computer technology. Please understand that I'd rather have you demonstrate something rather than just write about it Details to follow soon
E) "year in review": details to follow soon

F) a "how to" video produced using CamStudio, demonstrating how to do something in one of the programs mentioned above. Must be a distinct and separate video from the one you created previously. It must be exported as an mpeg file, saved with your name plus the phrase "exam requirement". It must run for at least 3 minutes, and demonstrate how to do at least one thing in the program which you are recording.

G) Finally, you must be able to upload to a file sharing site at least three files which you have created and make them accessible to me

Cheers,
Mr. L

PS Please note that for this Wednesday we will be upstairs in A323