1. What is the purpose or primary function of the object?
The primary function of a laptop is to use the internet and and to do other things such as listening to music, watching videos, playing games, and typing up things like essays.
2. Make an educated guess as to how this product operates. Use simple machines’ terminology to explain the object’s sequential operation.
The product operates by having some parts inside of a computer that make it able to turn on and work. like a computer chip. You use a keyboard to type, and a touch pad to move the cursor around.
3. Identify the system inputs, intended product function, and outputs. Use power point to create a "black box" graphic like the toothbrush example discussed in class. Save the slide as a .jpg image and post it to answer this question.
4. What mechanical components are visible?
Some visible components are the keyboard, the screen, the mouse, the CD drive, the speakers, and the power button.
5. What is it about this device’s function that you cannot identify, because the mechanical components are hidden from plain view?
Most of the things located on a laptop or computer cannot be seen. The computer chips are inside of the computer, and everything used to make it work is located inside.
Hi Chad,
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You're off to a good start with your breakout of inputs and outputs.
Don't confuse functionality for outputs though.
Output would be more like: Display images, make sound, transfer data to external storage, etc.
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