MIDTERM

For the Midterm, please study from the following PowerPoint Presentations: Computer Concepts, Ergonomics and Formatting Documents. Also study from your Homework and Quiz (First Quarter), and from this Computer Apps Blog. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me.

1.     Computer Concepts (Study the PowerPoints on "What is Digital," "Computer Concepts" and the Puzzle on Computer Concepts – in EDMODO) - study only the following:

What is a computer? What is QWERTY? What is hardware (name the four types of hardware)? What are Input Devices (name four and define)? What are Output Devices (name four and define)? What is the Central Processing Unit? What is computer memory? What are storage devices (name four and define)? What is software (name the two types of software)? What is a Digital System? What are binary numbers? What is a bit? What are bytes? Kilobytes? Megabytes? Gigabytes? Terabytes? What is a network? What is a server? What is the Internet? What are telecommunications? What are modems? What is the World Wide Web? What is a Web Site? What is a Web Page? What is a Web Browser? What is a domain name? What is a URL (give one example)? What is “http”? What is a “domain”? What are URL identifiers (give four examples)?

2.     What are Copyrights? Why are they important? (Homework - First Quarter) - also in "Computer Concepts" PowerPoint in Edmodo.

3.     Ergonomics & Good Posture (Homework - First Quarter, study the PowerPoint on Ergonomics in EDMODO & check the new link on Good Posture under "Fave" Links):

What is ergonomics? Why is it important to follow ergonomic rules? Name four ergonomic rules (or tips). What are ergonomists? Why is good posture important? 

5.   WORD (PowerPoint in EDMODO on Formatting Word Documents):

      What are margins? How do you change margins? What are indents? How do you change indents? What is a Hanging Indent? How do you insert a Header and Footer in Word? How do you insert a Table? What is line spacing? How do you change the line spacing? How do you create columns? How do you insert a column break? How do you insert a page break? How do you insert page numbers?

After the Midterm, on our Third Quarter, you will learn how to create spreadsheet exercises using Excel. You will also  create a few PowerPoint Presentations and more Word Document Exercises.

SECOND QUARTER

During this quarter you will learn how to format Word Documents using the Mac Version of Microsoft Word 2011. You will learn how to change margins, change the orientation of a document (as Landscape or Portrait), change line spacing, create two columns, indent paragraphs, add pictures, create a "Drop Cap," enter a Header and a Footer, and many more "formatting" features and options.

Please check Edmodo often. There you can find five "Formatting Word Documents Exercises (1-5):

1. Exercise No. 1."Smartphones" - in this exercise you will learn how to change margins, how to "Select-All" (Command-A), how to indent paragraphs, how to add spacing before and/or after a title or paragraph, and how to insert and wrap an image.
2. Exercise No. 2. "Life's Journey" - here you will learn how to create two columns with a line in the middle, how to change margins, how to change the titles using the "Styles" section in the Home Tab, how to change the indentation of paragraphs, how to add a Footer, how to even the columns for a more professional look.
3. Exercise No. 3. "Positive Attitude" - this exercise will teach you how to center titles, change the font, create a "Drop Cap," and insert a footer.
4. Exercise No. 4. "Trees" - here you will type the title and text yourself and format the document per the instructions. You will create two columns below the title and insert a "Column Break." You will also insert an image (of a tree) and format the picture changing the transparency and sending it behind the text. You will also add a "Drop Cap." The PDF in Edmodo has the instructions (in callouts). Read the instructions carefully!
5. Exercise No. 5. "Insert a Table in Word" (Table Exercise No. 1) - you will learn how to insert a table in Word and how to format it, centering titles, changing the font, moving the table, etc. You will also insert images and enter your name, Period No. and date in the Footer.

If you have any questions or need my assistance, please feel free to ask me. After you complete all these exercises, I will give you another Formatting Word Documents exercise that will count as a Test. You will also learn how to create Hanging Indents, how to insert Bullets and Numbering, how to add Tabs and Indents, how to create a "subscript" and a "superscript" and many other important features in Word.

Our Second Quarter ends January 24, 2014. Midterm Exams week: January 21st - January 24th, 2014. Yes, there is a Computer Applications Midterm Exam!