The document provides instructions for conducting internet research to complete various activities and write a report summarizing the findings. The activities include: 1) describing how three separate news sources perceived a specific international event from the past year, 2) summarizing the types of information available on a government website as of a particular date, 3) discussing the current trend of high-tech stock investments based on an internet search as of the date of research, and 4) discussing potential applications of artificial intelligence robots in manufacturing, healthcare, and home maintenance. The document also provides topics to research regarding computer hardware, software, and networks.

1. InternetResearch
ConductInternetsearchestofindinformationtocomplete the activitiesdescribedbelow.Write abrief
reportsummarizingyourresearchresults.Be sure todocumentyoursources,usingthe following
format,whichisrecommendedbythe ModernLanguage Association(MLA):
 Author’sname (if known)
 Title of document,inquotationmarks
 Title of Internetpage oronline periodical,initalics(if nottitled,putHome Page orgive the
name of the organizationthatcreatedandmaintainsthe page)
 Date of publication(foranarticle) ordate site waslast updated,if available
 Date youaccessedthe site
 URL, inangle brackets< >
Activities
1. Usingonline newssources,selectaspecificeventthatoccurredina country otherthan the
UnitedStates withinthe pastyear.Findthree separate newsreportsof the eventanddescribe
howeach mediasource perceivedthe event.
2. Describe the kindsof informationthatare availableonyourgovernment’swebsite.Your
summaryshoulddiscussthe informationavailableona particulardate.
3. Researchthe topicof high-techstockinvestmentsasdiscussedinonline newssources.Whatis
the current trendas of the date of your research?
4. Robotswithartificial intelligence are likelytoplaya large role inour future. Discusspossible
applicationsforthisnewtechnologyinthe areasof manufacturing,healthcare,andhome
maintenance.
1. Describe the componentsof acomputerscentral processingunit(CPU).
2. Identifyatleastfourmethodsforinputtinginformationintoa computer.
3. Identifyatleastthree methodsforoutputtinginformationfromacomputer
4. Explainthe difference betweenready-onlymemory(ROM) andrandom-accessmemory(RAM).
5. Describe atleastthree typesof networksystems.
TechnologyObjectives
 Define the terms“input”and“processing.”
 Categorize inputdevicesforpersonal computersandexplaintheirfunctions.
 Identifythe maincomponentsof the systemunitandexplaintheirfunctions.
 Explainthe fourbasicoperationsof a machine cycle.
 Describe the differenttypesof computermemoryandtheirfunct