Microsoft Office 2007 – Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Essential Computer Concepts

2 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Protecting Information with Passwords Logging inLogging in signing in with a user name and passwordsigning in with a user name and password Strong passwordStrong password at least eight charactersat least eight characters consists of upper- and lowercase letters and numbersconsists of upper- and lowercase letters and numbers does not include common personal informationdoes not include common personal information

3 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding System Software System software helps the computer carry out it s basic operating tasks. The four types of system software are: Operating systemsOperating systems UtilitiesUtilities Device driversDevice drivers Programming languagesProgramming languages

4 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding System Software Operating systemOperating system controls the input and output (I/O)controls the input and output (I/O) allocates system resourcesallocates system resources manages files on storage devicesmanages files on storage devices guards against equipment failureguards against equipment failure Operating environmentOperating environment provides a graphical user interface (GUI) that acts as a liaison between the user and the computerprovides a graphical user interface (GUI) that acts as a liaison between the user and the computer

5 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding System Software Utilities a category of system software that augment the operating system by taking over some of its responsibility for allocating hardware resources Device drivers handle the transmission protocol between a computer and its peripherals when you add a device to an existing computer, part of its installation includes adding its device driver to the computer’s configuration Programming languages used by a programmer to write computer instructions the instructions are translated into electrical signals that the computer can manipulate and process.

6 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding System Software Windows Vista starting screen Icons (you might see additional icons on your screen) Start button Taskbar Quick Launch toolbar Gadgets (small programs; you might see additional or different gadgets on your screen)

7 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Application Software Application software enables you to perform specific computer tasks

8 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Application Software Document production software includes word processing software, desktop publishing software, editors, and Web authoring software has a variety of features that assist you in writing and formatting documents, including changing the font (the style of type) and spell checking to help you avoid typographical and spelling errors Spreadsheet software a numerical analysis tool used to create a worksheet composed of a grid of columns and rows you type data into the cells, and enter mathematical formulas into other cells that reference the data

9 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Application Software Spell checking a document A wiggly red line indicates a possible spelling error

10 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Application Software Typical worksheet with numerical data and a graph Cell B5 contains result of calculation performed by spreadsheet software Graph

11 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Application Software Database management software lets you collect and manage data Database a collection of information stored on one or more computers organized in a uniform format of records and fields record—a collection of data items in a database field—one piece of information in the record An example of a database is the online catalog of books at a library; the catalog contains one record for each book in the library, and each record contains fields that identify the title, the author, and the subjects under which the book can be classified.

12 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Application Software Graphics softwareGraphics software allows you to create illustrations, diagrams, graphs, and chartsallows you to create illustrations, diagrams, graphs, and charts Presentation softwarePresentation software allows you to project a presentation before a group, print it out for quick reference, or transmit it to remote computersallows you to project a presentation before a group, print it out for quick reference, or transmit it to remote computers Clip artClip art simple drawings that are included as collections with many software packagessimple drawings that are included as collections with many software packages

13 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Application Software Photo editing software allows you to manipulate digital photos you can make the images brighter, add special effects to the photo, add additional images to a photo, or crop the photo to include only relevant parts of the image Multimedia authoring software allows you to record digital sound files, video files, and animations Web site creation and management software allows you to create and manage Web sites

14 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Application Software Information management software keeps track of schedules, appointments, contacts, and “to-do” lists Ex. Google Mail

Google Mail: 15 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

Google Calendar 16 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

Dreamweaver 17 An application web designers and developers use to create websites and applications for use across multiple targets including browsers, devices, and tablets.

Game Maker Game Maker Language (GML) is a scripting language integrated with elements such as sprites and sounds designed to handle such things as event detection, level design, and object configuration without the need to code them manually.scripting language 18 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition

19 Microsoft Office 2007-Illustrated Introductory, Windows Vista Edition Understanding Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Object linking and embedding (OLE) refers to the ability to use data from another file, called the source Embedding occurs when you copy and paste the source data in the new file Linking allows you to create a connection between the source data and the copy in the new file the link updates the copy every time a change is made to the source data Integration the seamless nature of OLE among some applications