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Chapter for was really interesting for me because it gave me a lot of insight about purchasing a computer. I learned that the central processing unit is pretty much the brain of the computer and can be called other things such as processor or microprocessor. Also, there are two different types of memory: volatile and nonvolatile. Volatile memory is erased when the computer is turned off, an example of this would be when you save something to the c drive but the computer is turned off and you lose your work. Read only memory and flash memory are examples of nonvolatile which saves your work regardless of turning the computer off. Another thing that I thought was helpful in purchasing a computer was all the information about input and output devices. An input device is something that lets you enter information into a computer. Examples of input devices are keyboards, mouses, touch pads, joysticks, pen inputs, and audio and video inputs. Output is the information that the input enters into the computer. Examples of output are text, graphics, and audio & video, but examples of output devices are computer monitors, printers, projectors, and fax machines. It's pretty cool how many things go into a computer. One last thing that would help me in my decision to buy a computer is how much storage media it can handle. Storage media is pretty much the hard copy of information that computers use to store. Examples of storage media are: magnetic disks, floppy disks, zip disks, hard disks, optical discs, Cd's & DVDs, and so on. I learned a lot about how computers store information and how many little things go into one great machine through this chapter.
What I would like to share this week is not about this course, unfortunately its about health. If I could give any advice, it is to wash your hands and don't get sick! True story about this week: I started coughing a lot on Sunday, but I just blew it off, i thought it was just a random cold, no biggie. I was wrong. I went to a certain clinic to receive medical attention which was mistake number two. They told me that I had asthma and they sent me home with an inhaler. Well the coughing got worse and the symptoms got to a point where i had to get my roommate to pick me up from work last night and take me to a different doctor. So we went to a walk in clinic close to where I worked and the doctor there told me that the previous doctor I had gone to was wrong. Although I had been having asthma attacks, the cause of these attacks was Bronchitis. So the lesson learned through this story is. Go to a clinic off campus and wash your hands, otherwise you could end up with Bronchitis, and its not fun.
Since my last class, I learned how to use the Inspiration program, which I am in love with. I'm really glad that I was introduced to this program because I know I will be using it in my future teaching career. Through Inspiration, I learned how to make concept maps, which will help significantly in class by showing relationship between topics being discussed. I know for sure that I will purchase this program in the future and apply it to my class!