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C. CompUter environments And systems
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
c1. computer components
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 describe the functions and features of the internal components of a computer (e.g., CPU, RAM, ROM, cache, hard drive, motherboard, power supply, video card, sound card);
C1.2 use correct terminology to describe computer features and specifications (e.g., processor type, bus speed, storage capacity, amount of memory);
C1.3 describe the functions and features of com- mon computer peripheral devices (e.g., printer, monitor, scanner, keyboard, mouse, speakers, USB flash drive);
C1.4 compare and contrast common ISP services (e.g., DSL, cable, dial-up, regional Wi-Fi) and home networking hardware (e.g., NICs, routers, hardware used for wired and wireless connections).
c2. File maintenance
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 use an operating system to logically orga- nize computer files for easy retrieval, backup, and recovery;
C2.2 use standard backup procedures to back up user files.
By the end of this course, students will:
C3.1 describe the functions and features of a software development environment and use it to write and run a computer program;
C3.2 describe the differences between applications, programming languages, and operating systems;
C3.3 use Help documentation as a guide to designing and writing programs.
C1. demonstrateanunderstandingofthefunctionsofdifferenttypesofcomputercomponents; C2. useappropriatefilemaintenancepracticestoorganizeandsafeguarddata;
C3. useasoftwaredevelopmentenvironmenttowriteandruncomputerprograms.
c3. the Software development Environment
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