Know your tech around you

Here’s an starter exercise to identify & familiarize yourself with basic gadgets & tech around you

Follow the example and identify each type (laptop/desktop, mobile devices, etc.) and fill in details. Find out about what you’re using, how you’re connected to the internet, its speed, etc……Due before class on Friday, 1/29

Device 1 (laptop/desktop)

Device Type: laptop/desktop/something else

Manufacturer: Dell

Model: G3 15 P89F (you can usually find them on a sticker in the back, or other places inside computer)

Operating System: Windows 10 Home

CPU: Intel i5 9300H @2.4GHz

RAM: 16GB

Storage: 240GB SSD, 120GB SSD

How are you connected to the internet: Wi-Fi? Ethernet?

Internet speed: run speedtest on speedtest.net and run a speedtest (CLICK ON GO, don’t click on ads!)

Speedtest 1: “XX Mbps download, XX Mbps upload”

Speedtest 2: XX down/XX up

Speedtest 3: XX/XX

Anything interesting about this device?: This was a cheap gaming laptop with decent CPU that was great for flight sim games because its cooling fan at 100% CPU was about the same as a small plane taking off. Dell pushed firmware updates that toned down its fan speed, and now it’s much quieter.

Device 2 (mobile devices)

Device Type: Smartphone/tablet

Manufacturer: Apple

Model: XR

Operating System: iOS 14.4

Storage Capacity: 64GB

How is it connected?: 4G LTE? 3G? Wi-Fi? Or combination?

Internet speed: run 3 sets of speedtest on speedtest.net and record its results (CLICK ON GO, don’t click on ads!) –

Speedtest 1: “XX Mbps download, XX Mbps upload”

Speedtest 2: XX down/XX up

Speedtest 3: XX/XX

Any interesting facts/story about them?: Bought it during black Friday sale which made it half-priced, and it’s been dropped multiple times but have been okay thanks to a Otterbox case.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi SSID: name of the Wi-Fi access point you’re connected to…e.g. “joe’s home Wi-Fi”

Wi-Fi password: JUST KIDDING…don’t ever post passwords ANYWHERE PUBLIC.

Can you physically locate your router & identify its make, model, specs? If at school, it may be up on a wall or somewhere outside your room with antennas sticking out.

ISP: who is your internet service provider? if unsure, can you find what ISPs are available in your address?

Modem: Pick a modem from the list of compatible models from your internet service provider – post a link of the list, picture of what it looks like, and its specs. (e.g. https://support.sparklight.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009158227-Supported-Cable-Modems-Residential-Only (Links to an external site.) )

Manufacturer: Netgear

Model: Nighthawk CM1000

*screenshot of the model here*

Price: $169.99 according to https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/modems/cm1000 (Links to an external site.)

Channel: 32×8 DOCSIS® 3.1 channel

# of ports: (i.e. physical slots to connect) – 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, 1 coaxial cable connection

Any other interesting facts about them: It is part of the Nighthawk series by Netgear, which also has Wi-Fi routers, but this one is just a CABLE MODEM.