The purpose of our Hardware Lab is to teach our IT Bachelors and Masters students as well as our High School Dual enrollment and Middle schools students to "learn about Hardware by working with it", to "learn about components" used in current workstations, laptops, servers and printers of different brands, and how they relate to each other.
To learn about Servers and clients Operating Systems such as Windows and Linux, and how applications are installed and used, including Virtual Machines containing multiple internal Operating Systems.
For LAN Networks and VOIP phones, we teach how to make, fix, and extend network cables (RJ45).
For analog telephones and faxes we teach how to make phone cables (RJ11 and RJ14) and how to punch them down in wall and rack mounted panels.
A server will be created and finally we will setup a network using Routers/Switches/Hubs and connecting network printers,
creating hardware and software errors so that students can find them and fix them.
We have been interviewed by The Miami Herald, NBC and CBS. Orgranizations such as Dell Computers, Microsoft Corporation, Chrysler and Dade Country Public School District have visit us and we have also participated in Major projects such as Tiger Direct Conference at the Miami Marlins Park Stadium, Miami Mini Mart Faire providing volunteers and presenting a kiosk about our Hardware Lab.
|
Each group of graphics below represent the topics we will cover
Computer Types
Cell Phone
|
iPad Tablet
|
Laptop
|
Workstation
|
Server-Front
|
Server-Rear
|
MainFrame
|
Blade Computer
|
SuperComputer
|
Central Processing Units (CPU) Intel, AMD, Motorola, IBM, IBM, NVIDIA
Intel CPU
|
AMD CPU
|
Intel 7 CPU
|
Intel CPU
|
Intel pins CPU
|
Intel 79 CPU
|
Motorola CPU
|
IBM CPU
|
Nvidia SC CPU
|
Intel SC CPU
|
Mother Boards - Intel, ASUS, Gigabyte, Acer, Biostar
Motherboard
|
Motherboard
|
Motherboard
|
Motherboard
|
Motherboard
|
Motherboard
|
Primary Memory - Kingston, IBM, HP, Fujitsu, PNY, Toshiba
RAM Chips
|
RAM Chips
|
RAM Chips
|
Laptop RAM
|
Laptop RAM
|
RAM Chips
|
RAM Chips
|
RAM Chips
|
RAM Chips
|
10 TB RAM Fusion-IO
|
Secondary Memory - Seagate, Western Digial, HP, IBM, Toshiba, PNY
Hard Disk Platters
|
4 TB Disk
|
On Board Drives
|
SSD Samsung
|
Hot Swapable
|
External Hard Disks
|
Thumb Drives
|
Tapes
|
Power Supplies -
Power Supply
|
Power Supply
|
Power Supply
|
Power Supply
|
Ports
Video ports
|
Serial ports
|
PCIA kb mouse ports
|
Sound port
|
RJ45 and RJ11
|
Parallel ports
|
Peripherals/Components
Mouse
|
Keyboard
|
Multi Function Printer
|
Earphones
|
Camera
|
Speakers
|
Routers - Switches - Hubs - Cisco, Netgear, HP, IBM
Router Front
|
Router Back
|
Network Switch
|
Network Hub
|
Cabling
cable rack
|
RJ45 connector
|
Power cable
|
USB cable
|
VGA cable
|
Power Supply cables
|
Sata Drive cable
|
RJ45 Bulk cable
|
USB cable
|
Coaxil cable
|
Local Area Networks (LAN)
LAN network
|
Wide Area Networks (WAN)
|
