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What is the main purpose of a computer...converts
data to information |
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Look in chapter 1 and understand what is necessary
to be computer literate. It doesn't require you to be a programmer
but there are some definitions for it. |
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Remember I told you about Excel & PowerPoint as
being special software applications that are used for a specific
purpose? Well, the book calls these "task-oriented" programs. Make
sure you can give an example of them. |
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Know shareware, public domain, and vertical markets |
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What can you do with a computer that does not have
an operating system. |
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What piece of equipment inside the computer holds
your data as you are working...RAM |
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How invented PC. Different companies..... |
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Where is your data saved to inside the computer? |
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What are databases used for? |
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Know some examples of how we get data INTO our
computers. |
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Review the five systems of a computer...input,
output, storage, processing, & communication. |
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Software vs. hardware |
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What does an operating system do? |
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Software piracy |
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How do you speed up your computer's hard drive using
a built-in program? |
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Know the types of printers we talked about. |