computers and society ist 2710 section 006 class #2: 1/16/08

Computers and SocietyIST 2710

Section 006

Class #2: 1/16/08http://www.is.wayne.edu/drbowen/casw08

1/16/08 Computers and Society, Winter 08

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Topics

• Screen shots• Quiz Topics sheet

o Add the 6 types of computers• Tour of computer hardware• File formats with different Office versions• The eight mouse actions• Networks and the Internet• Applications, the Operating System and the

Hardware• Binary Multiplication• Lab period


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Starting Off #1

• Initial the attendance sheet• Pick up copies of

o Lab and Assignmento Topics for Quiz 1 (coming up in 2 weeks on

January 30).

• Get a laptop from the carto Check for green light first! (It’s charged up.)o Unplug the power packo Open it up – push silver button to turn it on


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Starting Off #2

• Get a laptop from the carto Login

• DO NOT CHANGE USER NAME! (isuser)• Password: dis@culma (Passwords are case-

sensitive, everywhere)

o Keystroke to check battery status• Batteries last 2 – 3 hours only, then computer

shuts down• At end, put it back, plug it in, check for orange light


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Screen Shots #1

• A screen shot is a picture of the computer screen.

• You will be asked to make screen shots for homework and on quizzes and exams.

• Two steps:o Copy the screen to the Clipboard by tapping

the <PrintScreen> keyo Paste the screen shot into Word to save

and/or print.


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Screen Shots #2

• The Clipboard? What is that?o A virtual place to hold information. When you

Cut or Copy, that information goes to the Clipboard.

• Steps:1. Tap <PrintScreen> key (may be abbreviated)

2. Start Word

3. Change Page Setup to Landscape

4. Paste (keystroke or button on ribbon)


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Screen Shots #3

• Can be saved and/or printed just like any other Word file

• Can add text

• Can copy multiple screen shots to one Word document

• Now turn computer off until lab, to preserve power


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Quiz Topics

• Quiz 1 is coming in two weeks, on January 30

• Topics are a handout tonight

• Quiz will be copy and paste off of this sheet

• Review at the end of the class period next week – Q & A review

• So read these topics for next week


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Hardware Tour

• What’s inside the box

• The five categories

File Formats• Office 2007 compared to earlier versions

• Can cause problems – what to do

• “Save As” using earler version

• Get “filter” from Microsoft


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Using Windows

• Eight mouse actions1. Point2. Click3. Double-click4. Right click5. Drag6. Right drag7. Roll scroll button8. Click scroll button


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Networks and the Internet

• Network – computers can share information using a netowrko Can send files files from one computer to

anotero Can store files in a common area (file server)

• The Internet – a network of networkso Information can be sent from any connected

computer to any other connected computer


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Operating System #1

• Software divided in twoo Applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Web

Browser, etc.o Operating System (Windows [various

versions], Leopard for Macintosh, Unix, Linux, etc.)

• Operating System – manages hardware for applications


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Operating System #2

• Relationship Between Applications, the Operating System, and the Hardware


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Binary #1

• Review of binary addition• The three rules of binary addition:

A. Zero + anything = that thingo No carry

B. 1 + 1 = 0o With a carry

C. 1 + 1 + 1 = 1o With a carry

• Examples


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Binary #2

• Multiplication

• First, review how decimal multiplication works, with an example

• (after example) That’s how!

Now, Lab 2

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