Muddiest Points: Week 3 (09/09/14)

Today was a lot of information to take in.  I didn't quite finish the whole Lab worksheet, but I think that's okay because of time constraints from discussing Assignment 1.

I thought I knew a little about computer basics, but there was so much information that I couldn't sort through what, exactly, were the main points.  Lots of slides, as Dr. Oh said.  It muddled my comprehension.  I felt woefully under-prepared to complete the Lab worksheet; for instance, from the worksheet we were (thankfully!) provided in Lab, in the "Hardware-Memory and Storage" row, what's a Card Reader?  Where do we find graphics hardware?  I couldn't seem to find any information.  Did we go over this in lecture?  I might have missed it because of the above-mentioned rapidity of slides.  Also, what are "Inputs and Controls" (in the "Power and Expansion" row)?

I would also like clarification on Moore's Law.  Is it important to understand because technology changes so quickly, and it's good to have a schedule to know when we should "update" our working knowledge?

I was also wondering if it's feasible or even reasonable to replace my hard drive with a solid state.  All my IT friends are telling me to do this, but I'm not sure it's necessary.

Thanks, and I'll see you next week!