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.