Lesson Plan

October 15, 1999 Details

Reading / References

Chapter 5 from Discovering Computers

Objectives

• Define the four types of output

• Identify the different types of display devices

• Describe factors that affect the quality of a monitor

• Understand the purpose of a video card

• Identify monitor ergonomic issues

• Explain the differences among various types of printers

• List various types of audio output devices

• Identify the purpose of data projectors, fax machines, and multifunction devices

• Explain how a terminal is both an input and output device

• Identify output options for physically challenged users

Afternoon Coursework

• Presentation - Output

• Setting up to Print (Interactive Lab) – pg 5.36

• Configuring Your Display (Interactive Lab) – pg 5.36

• At the Movies – pg 5.31   http://www.scsite.com/dc2000/default.cfm?module=movies&chap=5 
• Checkpoint – pg 5.32   http://www.scsite.com/dc2000/default.cfm?module=check&chap=5 
• Hands On – pg 5.35   http://www.scsite.com/dc2000/default.cfm?module=hands&chap=5 
• Review Key Terms – pg 5.30

Lab Work

• Exam on Monday: Chapters 1, 2, 7-14

Supplemental Notes

RGB Monitors / Color

Color monitors sometimes are known as RGB monitors (for red, green, and blue). Red, green, and blue are light’s primary colors. These three fundamental colors are not the same as the three primary pigments students may have mixed in their art classes (red, yellow, and blue). Believe it or not, when red light and green light mix the result is seen as yellow light. The outcomes of combining the primary light colors.