Homework 1General CommentsHomework assignments will be drawn from a variety of sources. For programs, make sure you commit your solution to SVN by the assignment deadline!DetailsThe class will break up into two groups. One group will prepare a presentation that describes/compares the various monitor technologies (e.g. CRT, LCD, LED, and Plasma), and the other group will do the same for input devices, probably focusing on touch screens (e.g. passive and active touch screens, the use of fingers and/or pens, etc.).
The presentations should give a good bit of detail about the technologies behind the various options (being as technical as possible) and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. You should prepare PowerPoint slides or some other visual aides for your presentation. You may include short video(s) produced by others if you wish, but make sure you understand the content fully.
I have a few old tablet PCs in my office that have been disassembled. If you wish to take one to explore the technology used in them, please ask.
The main goal of this assignment is to allow us, as a class, to learn more about the various technologies, not to give you more work to do. Thus, if you are able to find good slides and/or videos that do a good job of presenting the material, you are welcome to use them.
Grades will be based on how clearly you present the topics, as judged by your classmates and me.
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