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Computer Fundamentals: Assignments and Handouts
Atomic Learning Tutorials
Quizzes
There are two type of quizzes--"practice" and "graded"-- listed below.
You may take the practice quizzes as many times as you like. You may practice anywhere you have an Internet connection. The scores are only for your reference.
You may only take the graded quizzes one time. You must take the graded quizzes at the assigned time during class. The score for each graded quiz is included as part of your grade for the class.
Useful Links
The useful links listed below are additional resources that you can use to develop your computer knowledge and skills. They do not require any username or password.
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- ----------GENERAL REFERENCE--------
- "Tech Terms Computer Dictionary" [TechTerms.com]
- "Matisse's Glossary of Internet Terms" [Matisse Enzer]
- Understanding Computers and the Internet [Harvard University Extension Course]
- Free Online Dictionary of Computing [FOLDOC]
- "Introduction to computer hardware and software" [Graham Davies, Thames Valley University]
- "Computer Networking : Principles, Protocols and Practice" [Olivier Bonaventure] *CC
- Glossary of networking terms [Olivier Bonaventure]
- "Glossary" of web related terms [Web Standards Sherpa]
- ----------HARDWARE-----------
- "Hardware Basics" [How Stuff Works.com]
- "Computer Hardware Pictures" [HowStuff Works]
- "What's Inside: Computer Hardware" [HowStuffWorks.com]
- WAN -- Wide Area Network [Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary Online]
- "Computer Tour" (7 major components of a PC) (online video, 3 minutes) [How Stuff Works]
- Introduction to Computing for Liberal Arts (online course with links to videos) [Slippery Rock University]
- ----------KEYBOARDING---------------
- Online free Touch Typing Program [Sense-Lang.org]
- "15 Keyboard Shortcuts To Enhance Your PC Productivity" [American Express' Open Forum]
- ----------COPYRIGHT Issues -----------
- "Citation & Copyright - Images" [University of Washington]
- ----------NETWORKING----------
- "Networks" -- list of articles---[TechSoup.org]
- "Networking 101: Concepts and Definitions" [TechSoup.org]
- "Protecting Your Wireless Network" [Federal Communications Commission]
- ----------INTERNET------
- "How the Internet Works in 5 Minutes" (online video, 5 minutes) [by Aaron Titus for Security Catalyst.com]
- "Internet Revealed: A film about IXPs " (online video, 5 minutes) [Euro IX]
- Learn the Net (home page)
- "What is the Internet" (description, with links to basic & advance explanations) [City of San Diego]
- "The Difference Between the Internet and the World Wide Web" [Vangie Beal, Webopedia, updated Jan. 13, 2011]
- "The World Wide Web and the Internet:What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web?" [Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide]
- ICANN: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- Glossary -- ICANN
- ARIN: American Registry for Internet Numbers (home page)
- General Education, including IP Addresses & Domain Names [ARIN]
- "Internet 101" (tutorial, with video) [Maine State Library]
- "History of the Internet" [InternetSociety.org]
- ----------INTERNET SEARCH----------
- "Web Search Tips" [RTC Library]
- "A short and easy search engine tutorial" (problems with text display on some pages??) [Per and Susanne Koch / Pandia]
- "Four Nets for Better Search" [Bernie Dodge, WebQuest]
- "Basic search help" -- Google [Google]
- "Using Yahoo Search" [Yahoo]
- "All-in-One List of Search Engines" [Pandia]
- Pandia Search Central
- "How Search Engines Work" (online video, 6 minutes) [BBC / interview of Terry Winograd, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University]
- "Google Web Search - Classroom Lessons and Resources" [Google for Educators]
- "How Search Works" (online video, 3 minutes) [Matt Cutts / Google]
- "The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook" -- links page (all links for 3rd edition of book) [Ron Hock]
- ----------INTERNET EXPLORER--------------
- "Tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer 8: frequently asked questions" [Microsoft]
- "10 Internet Explorer 8 tips direct from Microsoft" [Ian Moulster / Tech Radar.com]
- ----------E-MAIL-----------------
- "Harness E-mail" [Learn the Net]
- "The Key Forms of Business Writing: Email" (online video, 9 minutes) [UpWrite Press]
- "Are Email Addresses Case Sensitive?" [Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com Guide]
- "Email Etiquette" [OWL / Purdue University]
- "E-mail Etiquette Tips" [Judith / Net Manners]
- "E-mail Sign-off Considerations" [Judith / Net Manners]
- "U want a job? Communication skills of ‘Generation Text’ aren’t so gr8" [David Phelps and Chen May Yee / AP / Seattle Times, April 1, 2011]
- "When in Doubt, Send Plain Text Email, Not Fancy HTML" [Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com Guide]
- "Web Mail vs Email Clients" [Basic Computer Information. ca]
- "Email Basics 1: Addresses" [Net Tutor / Ohio State University Library]
- "How email works" [Floss Manuals. net / Thunderbird]
- "Things You Can Do to Prevent Spam" [Susan Tenby and Kevin Lo, TechSoup.org, updated Nov. 2007]
- ----------SOME BASIC PROCEDURES, working with your files -----------
- "How to Copy or Transfer Files from a USB Flash Drive" (online video, 4 minutes) [Instructor Gadget / YouTube]
- "Safely Remove Flash Drive" (Windows 7) (online video, 1 minute) [TotusTech Videos / YouTube]
- ----------WINDOWS-------------
- "Getting Started with Windows 7" (video and printable guide) [Microsoft]
- "Video: Getting around the desktop" (Windows 7) (6 minutes) [Microsoft]
- "Raise Your Windows IQ: When to Single-Click, When to Double-Click" [Rick Broida, PCWorld Jan 20, 2010]
- "Working with files and folders" in Windows 7 [Microsoft]
- "Windows Explorer in Windows 7" (online video, 7 minutes) [Marshall School of Business / YouTube]
- "Naming Windows Files - Restrictions and Limitations" [Vic Laurie, Computer Education]
- ----------WORD-----------
- "Making the Most of Word" [Shauna Kelly]
- ----------PowerPoint-----------
- "Animations basics for PowerPoint 2010" (online video) [Microsoft]
- ----------EXCEL-----------------
- "Get to know Excel 2010:Create your first spreadsheet" (video tutorial course, beginner level) [Microsoft]
- Excel Tutorial [ExcelTutorial.com]
- "Excel Basics: How to create a budget on a spreadsheet" (online video, 9 minutes) [Freeutubetutorials]
- Danny Rocks Excel -- YouTube video tutorials for Excel
- "How to Calculate a Future Date in Excel 2003" (online video, 7 minutes) [Danny Rocks / YouTube]
- "Create a timeline in Microsoft Excel" (online video: 2 minutes) [TeachTecMsft / Microsoft]
- Excel is Fun Channel (overview of online videos) [Mike Girvin, Highline Community College]
- "Excel Basics #1: What Is Excel?" (online video, 11 minutes) [Mike Girvin, Highline Community College]
- Office 2010 Class #31: Excel Time Number Format & Payroll Time Sheet Calculations (online video, 9 minutes) [Mike Girvin, Highline Community College]
- "Highline Excel Class 47: PMT function 5 Examples" (online video, 14 minutes) [Mike Girvin, Highline Community College]
- "Highline Excel Class 51: Life Time Savings Plan" (online video, 10 minutes) [Mike Girvin, Highline Community College]
- ----------EXCEL FUNCTIONS----------
- Excel functions (alphabetical) [Microsoft]
- Excel functions (by category) [Microsoft]
- "Excel 2010 Functions" [About.com]
- ----------More EXCEL---------------
- "Getting Started with VBA in Excel 2010" [MSDN / Microsoft]
- ----------PREFIXES: Decimal/Metric vs. Binary---------------
- 'Metric Prefixes" [Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]
- "Binary prefix" [Wikipedia]
- ----------HISTORY--------------
- Computer History Museum (homepage)
- Playlists for Computer History Museum (YouTube videos) [Computer History Museum]
- "Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing" (online slideshow of exhibition) [Computer History Museum]
- "When Computers Changed the World from the Revolution Exhibition" (online video 5 minutes) [Computer History Museum]
- "Microsoft and Apple's relationship - a brief round-up" (article, with link to video of Jobs and Gates interview) [Janet Tu, Seattle Times, Aug. 25, 2011
- "What is the Internet Anyway" [YouTube / segment from 1994 "Today Show"]
- "Bill Gates v Steve Jobs" (online video / documentary, 39 minutes) [BBC 2, Dec. 4, 2003]
- "Bill Gates v Steve Jobs" (article; related to documentary) [BBC 2, Nov 24, 2003]
- "Discovering the Internet: The History of the Internet" (online video, 5 minutes; 1st of 11 parts) [Nortel Learn iT]
- ----------SECURITY---------
- "The Dangers of Wireless Internet" (online video, 2 mnutes) (scroll down to video) [David Pogue / How Stuff Works]
- ----------CLOUD COMPUTING----------
- "How Cloud Computing Works" [Johnathan Strickland, How Stuff Works.com, April 8, 2008]
- "Cloud Basics for Nonprofits and Libraries: Considering the Cloud? What organizations should know . . ." [Jim Lynch, Tech Soup.org, Nov. 2, 2010]
- "The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing" Special (Publication 800-145, Sept. 2011) [National Institute of Standards & Technology, US Dept. of Commerce]
- "Final Version of NIST Cloud Computing Definition Released" [Evelyn Brown, NIST Tech Beat, Oct. 25, 2011]
- "Why Should Nonprofits Care About Cloud Computing" [Anna Jaeger, Green Tech Intitiative blog post / Tech Soup.org , Dec. 7, 2010]
- "Cloud Computing" [Cyop News, Cyber Optic Group, LLC]
- "Cloud computing" [Wikipedia.org]
- "Understanding the Cloud -- Saas, PaaS, Iaas" [Audrey Hill, Boomcycle, Sept. 12, 2011]
- "Understanding the Different Levels of Cloud Computing" [Ron Miller, Business Service Management Hub, Mar. 16, 2011]
- "What is Cloud Computing?" [Rivka Tadjer, PC Magazine, Nov. 18, 2010]
- "What is Cloud Computing" (online video, 3 minutes) [Salesforce.com]
- "Cloud Computing 101: Learning the Basics" (article & video, see p. 2) [Mark Koba, CNBC, June2, 2011]
- "Google Apps vs. Office 365 vs. Zoho: Cloud-Based Office Suites Showdown" [Tony Bradley, PC World, Aug. 29, 2011]
- "Beyond Cloud Computing Hype" [Power Source Online, Feb. 2011]
- "21 Useful Cloud Computing Resources for Librarians" [iLibrarian, Oct. 25, 2011]
- "What's the difference between a Google account and a Google Apps Account" [Google.com]
- "What is Cloud Computing?" (online video, 10 minutes) (interviews at Web 2.0 Expo 2008) [Joyent]
- "The Three Reasons to Cloud Compute" (online video, 6 minutes) [Explaining Computers]
- "The Three Ways to Cloud Compute" (online video, 7 minutes) [Explaining Computers.com]
- "Dell Tied to Data Center in Washington State" (article with aerial photo of data centers) [Rich Miller, Data Center Knowledge, Nov. 2, 2010]
- "Gartner Highlights Five Attributes of Cloud Computing" [Gartner Newsroom, June 23, 2009]
- "What is Windows Azure" (online video, 4 minutes)
- ----------BUYING A COMPUTER----------
- "A Guide for PC Buyers Not Looking for a Tablet" (buying a laptop) [Walt Mossberg, Wall Street Journal, Nov 9, 2011]
- "Desktop PC Buying Guide: Choosing the Right Desktop PC" [PC World, March 15, 2010]
- "TechSpot PC Buying Guide" [TechSpot, Nov. 14, 2011]
- "How o Assemble a Desktop PC: Choosing the Parts / CPU" [wikibooks]
- "Selecting and Purchasing a Computer' (online tutorial) [Maine State Library]
- -----------MISCELLANEOUS. ----------
- "Digital Storytelling in the Classroom" (online video, 3 minutes) [TeachTecMsft / Microsoft]
- "Internet Use Equals Computer Literacy?" [Shirley Gibbs Lincoln University, New Zealand]
- ----------TECH NEWS WEB SITES----------------
- TechCrunch TV
- CNET news
- TechNewsWorld
- ----------In the NEWS------------------
- "Microsoft reinvents flagship software — Windows 8 — for PCs and tablets" [By Janet I. Tu, Seattle Times, Sept. 12, 2011]
- "Google Chairman Testifies Before Antitrust Panel" (audio / interview & script) [Melissa Block & Yuki Noguchi, All Things Considered, NPR, Sept 21, 2011]
- "Google Head Denies Thwarting Rivals" [NPR Morning Edition, Sept 22, 2011]
- "Smart cities get their own operating system" [Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News, Sept. 30, 2011]
- "Dot brand versus dot com: Internet domains go head to head" [Fiona Graham, BBC News, Sept. 29, 2011]
- "Apple Visionary Steve Jobs Dies at 56" [Laura Sydell, NPR, Oct. 4, 2011]
- "UK conference seeks cooperation on cyberspace" [Reuters / MSNBC.com, Oct. 31, 2011]
- "Vantage Data Centers Launches Washington State Data Center" [My Host News.com, Sept. 28, 2011]
- "FCC Chairman: Digital Textbooks to All Students in Five Years" [by Jordan Usdan and Josh Gottheimer, Federal Communications Commission, Feb. 3, 2012]
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