Study Guide: General Computing Concepts
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Initial Skills needed to complete this study guide:
There are no initial skills required to complete this study guide.
Topical Outline of the General Computing Concepts Study Guide
After completing this Study Guide, you will be able do the following:
- Define a computer
- Discern how processing speed is measured
- Discern how transmission speed of a modem is measured
- Identify storage devices
- Define the Central Processing Unit and identify its components
- Define RAM and ROM
- Define measures of memory and storage
- Identify and define peripherals
- Define various operating systems
- Distinguish between productivity software and operating systems
- Distinguish between methods of telecommunication media
- Identify components of the Internet
- Identify the function of a Local Area Network
- Identify the function of a Wide Area Network
- Distinguish between the Internet and the World Wide Web
- Identify and define the use of a URL
- Identify the function of an FTP server
- Define a "plug-in"
- Define e-mail
The Study Guide will be divided into three units.
End of Concept Exercises will be provided for each of the units.
A glossary will be provided for each of the units.
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