CS-128, Module 1: COURSE OVERVIEW, and Critical Terms & Concepts Charles Abzug, Ph.D. Department of Computer Science James Madison University Harrisonburg,
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CS-128, Module 1:COURSE OVERVIEW, and
Critical Terms & Concepts
Charles Abzug, Ph.D.Department of Computer Science
• General Computer Skills– Overcoming computer fear– Demystification– Familiarization– Computer Terminology and Jargon– General Concepts, Principles, and Uses applicable to all
application software– Navigation through the facilities of the machine and of the
• Broadening of horizons: the computer as an extension of the self
• Appreciation for what the computer can accomplish:– communicate– organize– calculate– simulate– analyze– model– draw– organize information– display information
• Appreciation for the unique benefits of the use of computers– accuracy– speed– neatness and legibility– offloading of drudgery– consistency and logic
• Specific Skills– Computer Control and Navigation: "Windows-95/Windows-NT"– E-mail: Simeon– Terminal Emulator: QVTnet– News Reader: WinVN– Management of Data/Information– Internet Browsers:
• “Netscape Navigator”• “Internet Explorer”
– "Office 97" Applications (Application Programs):• MS “Word” (a word processor)• MS ”PowerPoint” (presentation package)• MS “Excel” (spreadsheet)
– Safety in Computing: Sound Practices for an imperfect world