CIS 101 Notes
CLASS #2.

Using computers ~ Local applications

CLASS #1

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IMPORTANT ADDRESSES

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USING COMPUTERS

1. FILES and file types
2. DISKS AND DIRECTORIES
3. Good habits to adopt

UNIVERSITY COMPUTER PROCEDURES

1. Getting an account
2. Building files
3. Using E-mail
4. Uploading and downloading

LOCAL APPLICATIONS

• Algorithms: procedures for achieving a desired result
• Applications in general; "microworlds" that imitate or model something in the world at large. Examples include:
  1. Word processing
  2. Spread-sheets
  3. Graphics
  4. Database programs

Demonstration: Word processing

Social implications:

1. Diminishing skills among people who rely on the technology without bothering to learn it.
2. Increased skill needed to understand the technology and use it well and wisely.
3. Increased productivity for those who master the technology.
4. Need to learn the limitations of each new application or technology.

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