1. Warm Up Which is the best phone and why? Give three reasons When you are finished, please log on to your normal accounts and open this PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint can be found at: StudentShare/ICT It is called Developments in Hardware

2. Learning Objectives Be able to discuss how developments in hardware technologies are leading to exciting and innovative products being created Be able to write a reasoned argument on developments in hardware technologies Why am I learning this? This is a weak area in previous rounds of exams Mock exam date 25 th Feb!

3. How much do you already know? 1.What is clock speed measured in? 2.What is bigger, a terabyte or a petabyte? 3.Where would you find a core? 4.What is wearable technology? 5.What does power consumption mean? 6.What does multi-tasking mean? 7.What is miniaturisation? 8.What is battery life? 9.What is different about solid state memory? 10.What is embedded technology?

4. What’s Changed? YOU CAN WRITE YOUR IDEAS IN THIS TEXT BOX

5. What’s Changed? YOU CAN WRITE YOUR IDEAS IN THIS TEXT BOX

6. What’s Changed? YOU CAN WRITE YOUR IDEAS IN THIS TEXT BOX

7. This weeks homework will be a past exam paper question about developments in Hardware technology. It will be given to you on Thursday afternoon and will be due the following Thursday. This lesson will help you prepare …and revise By the way……………………..

8. Make your own notes

9. Lets review our progress You should now be able to discuss how developments in hardware are leading to exciting and innovative new products You should have a mindmap prepared to help you answer an exam question on hardware developments

10. Progress Check 1.What is clock speed measured in? 2.What is bigger, a terabyte or a petabyte? 3.Where would you find a core? 4.What is wearable technology? 5.What does power consumption mean? 6.What does multi-tasking mean? 7.What is miniaturisation? 8.What is battery life? 9.What is different about solid state memory? 10.What is embedded technology?

11. Key Terms and additional resources http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/implications/2workpatternsrev1.shtml www.tomshardware.com

12. Challenge Can you find an up-to-date news story that is linked to developments in hardware? Create a new slide and paste the story there. Use these websites to help you. www.Slashdot.org www.theregister.co.uk

13. In your wildest dreams……. What’s next? Where is technology taking us? What will the next great invention be? Do you see any problems in the future?