Chapter 1
- What
is computer fluency?
- Understand
the capability and limitations
- Know
how to use
- Understand
some legal ethical or societal implications.
- Bit vs
byte, KB, MB, GB, TB
- Data
vs information
- What
is computer? Four major functions?
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Examples
Chapter 2
- Computer
hardware
- Input:
- keyboard
- Querty,
ergonomic.
- Keys:
function key, CTRL, ->
- mouse
- System
unit: CPU – brain of computer
- Output:
CRT vs. LCD
- Storage
devices
- Examples
Chapter 3
- The
Web (WWW) vs. the Internet
- Browser?
Server vs client
- Internet
connection:
- Compare
Dail up, DSL, cable and satellite: media, devices, speed, cost
- ISP
vs. OSP
- URL?
Protocol: http://www.cs.kent.edu/index.html
- Understand
some terms: spam, cookies, sypware, phishing.
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Examples
Chapter 4
- System
software vs. application software: control – housekeeping tasks
- Productivity
software:
- Word
processing
- Spread
sheet: cell
- Presentation
- Database
- Personal
information manager
- Integrated
and software suite
- Freeware,
shareware, beta software
-
Examples
Chapter 5
- Operating
system categories:
- Real
time: autos
- Single
user, single task: PDA, MS-DOS
- Single
user, multitask: Windows, MAC OS, Linux
- Multi
user: unix, Windows server 2003
- Open
source vs. proprietary
- What
the Operating System Does
- Provides
user interface
- Manages
the CPU
- Manages
memory
- Manages
hardware
- Coordinates
application software with the CPU
- Virtual
Memory
-
•Instructions and data are stored on the hard drive when
RAM is full
-
–Swap file
-
–Paging
-
–Thrashin
- Device
drivers:
-
–Programs that enable the operating system to
communicate with peripheral devices
- The
Boot Process
•
•Step 1: The basic input/output system (BIOS) is
activated
•
•Step
2: A Power-on-self-test (POST) checks attached hardware
•
•Step
3: The operating system loads into memory
•
•Step
4: Configuration and customization settings are checked
- File
management: name, folder, path, extension
- Utility
programs: display, Add ore Remove, file compression, system maintenance
(Restore, Backup).
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Examples