Lecture (Week 2)

Microsoft has many programs such as
-Powerpoint
-Word
-Excel
-Outlook
-Publisher
-Office

Browsers include
-Mozilla Firefox (37.2%)
-Explorer (54.7%)
-Netscape/AOL (1..%)
-Safari (1.9%)
-Oprah (1.4%)


Recently Visited Websites-
ECU Blackboard, blogger.com, imageshack.us

Common PC Tasks
-Word
-Formatting and Styles
-Document Mapping
-Working with templates

When using VISTA, to save it on the computer make sure you save it under 2003 XP so that if you use it at home or on other computers it will format properley.

Creating Presentations
-Powerpoint
-Formatting and Styles
-KISS**** Keep it simple Stupid!



How Pc's work
*Computers have changed our way of life and will continue doing so in the future.
*A PC is a general purpose tool built around a microprocessor
*Has different parts that work together
*You can use it to type documents, send e-mail, browse the Internet and play games.
*Central processing unit (CPU) - The microprocessor "brain" of the computer system is called the central processing unit. Everything that a computer does is overseen by the CPU.
*Memory - This is very fast storage used to hold data. It has to be fast because it connects directly to the microprocessor. There are several specific types of memory in a computer:
*Random-access memory (RAM) - Used to temporarily store information that the computer is currently working with.
*Read-only memory (ROM) - A permanent type of memory storage used by the computer for important data that does not change.
*Basic input/output system (BIOS) - A type of ROM that is used by the computer to establish basic communication when the computer is first turned on. *Caching - The storing of frequently used data in extremely fast RAM that connects directly to the CPU.
*Virtual memory - Space on a hard disk used to temporarily store data and swap it in and out of RAM as needed. Motherboard - This is the main circuit board that all of the other internal components connect to.
*Power supply - An electrical transformer regulates the electricity used by the computer. *Hard disk - This is large-capacity permanent storage used to hold information such as programs and documents.
*Operating system - This is the basic software that allows the user to interface with the computer. *Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) Controller - This is the primary interface for the hard drive, CD-ROM and floppy disk drive.
*Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus - The most common way to connect additional components to the computer, PCI uses a series of slots on the motherboard that PCI cards plug into.
*SCSI - Pronounced "scuzzy," the small computer system interface is a method of adding additional devices, such as hard drives or scanners, to the computer.
*AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port is a very high-speed connection used by the graphics card to interface with the computer.
*Sound card - This is used by the computer to record and play audio by converting analog sound into digital information and back again.
*Graphics card - This translates image data from the computer into a format that can be displayed by the monitor.