Cass Career Center Harrisonville, MO. (816) 380 3253 x7800
1600 East Elm Street
Harrisonville, Missouri 64701

This hands-on class is designed to prepare students for employment in the field of high technology.

Creating and maintaining databases is crucial for presenting information in different forms. Students will learn to build and manipulate databases, back up and retrieve files, organize data into different forms.

Creating databases from GPS points in the form of maps and elevations will be a part of the class. This is an exciting new class using state-of-the art technology.

The industry standards for the majority of computer fields have been developed by CompTIA as the A+ certification.

This class prepares students to pass A+ and Network+ exams. It covers soft skills, custo- mer service skills, and identifcation and troubleshooting hardware. Network+ curriculum includes vendor-independent training which will introduce students to additional operating systems such as Linux.

Laws concerning computer information will require professionals who can recover such data when it becomes damaged or lost.

Forensic investigators are in demand: law enforcement, medicine, government, etc. Students will use scenarios in the recovery process and step through methods least likely to cause further damage.

This will cover ethical and legal issues, data storage, backup & retrieval techniques and network/enterprise recovery.

While working on cooling issues, the class came up with the idea to use plumbing to circulate water in a computer system...here are the preliminary photos:

The class is in the middle of two case modifications, one is a quiet technique where the mainboard and power supply are submerged in a non-conductive oil.

Here's a little study in fluid dynamics and convection--we removed the cooling fans from a 110-volt power supply and a Pentium 4 computer motherboard and chip. The aquarium was divided into two parts (5 gallons each) in order to try using water on the empty side as an additional heatsink.

Following the test for leaks, we checked the components and then installed them in the fish tank. When we booted the computer the oil was installed as we observed the temperature of the CPU in the BIOS.

Thanks to our old buddy at SANTA FE GLASS, Harrisonville. Justin Wyse,
donated materials to partition the aquarium--now (if we can find one) the goldfish
can live harmoniously with the electronics.

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Current trends in technology, reviewed in plain language...

COMPUTER SCIENCE Final Exam

1. Predict the position of the tectonic plates as they will appear two billion years from now. Be prepared to prove your results.

2. Estimate the sociological problems which might accompany the end of the world. Construct an experiment to test your theory.

3. Write a program that will end world hunger and homelessness. You may use the computer console next to you, however use of a modem or any other communications device is prohibited, as is the use of electricity.

4. If X equals PI times R^2, construct a formula showing how long it would take a fire ant to drill a hole through a dill pickle, if the length-girth ratio of the ant to the pickle were 98.17:1.

5. Explain the nature of matter. Include in your answer an evaluation of the impact of the development of mathematics on science.

6. Take a position for or against truth. Prove the validity of your position.

7. Sketch the development of human thought; estimate its significance. Compare with the development of any other kind of thought.

EXTRA CREDIT JEOPARDY:

The answer is:

7,140 pounds on the Sun

97 pounds on Mercury or Mars

255 pounds on Earth

232 pounds on Venus or Uranus

43 pounds on the Moon

648 pounds on Jupiter

275 pounds on Saturn

303 pounds on Neptune

13 pounds on Pluto

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