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Computer Configurations

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1. Why does a computer have a number of different types of I/O busses?
   (1 mark)
2. Given that Moore's Law may be reaching the end of its "life", find one article about an alternative method of creating computer chips. 
   1. Print out and submit the article along with an MLA citation (here's how to create that). (2 marks)
   2. Write a short summary of the method.  (4 marks)
3. To enhance your notes find an image of each of the following. Include the web link for the image. Note: the image must be clear and large enough for ME to see!
   (13 marks)
   1. IBM's 1954 hard drive
   2. a new hard drive
   3. a floppy drive 
   4. a DVD R/W drive
   5. a RAM chip
   6. a ROM chip
   7. a motherboard with AGP, PCI, ISA slots -- identify the slots
   8. a processor chip from 3 different chip manufacturers
   9. a computer from before 1970, one from the 1970 - 1999, one from 2000 - today
      identify the date, type of computer, and 'typical' configuration: memory, external storage, input, output, processor
   10. the developer(s) of the first transistor