Using the website (click the link above), add the needed information to this PowerPoint. Save your presentation to your files as “programs.ppt” You may put your additions to the powerpoint in different colors or f o n t s so that the info stands out. Lesson 5: Programs Also feel free to add clip art to make the concepts easier to remember & add some flare to the powerpoint!

Information that travels through your computer is stored on BITS as either an on or off signal. Programming is using of bits and bytes in different combinations to represent a code. People who write codes to create programs are called COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS Programming allows PEOPLE AND COMPUTERS TO COMMUNICATE MORE EASILY.

A program is a set of instructions that tells the computer how to do a certain task. Copying a program’s instructions from a CD to your computer’s hard drive is the process of installing the program. Programs can also be downloaded from the internet.

Some Popular Programs Programs are grouped according to the task they perform. The following slides list common programs & what they are used for. Word processing - letter writing, essays, writing stories Database - address books, mailing lists Spreadsheets - storing financial information Research - encyclopedias, informational programs Entertainment - games, music/video programs Education - skill practice games, tutorials, how-to programs Desktop Publishing - creating birthday cards, newsletters, etc.

Letter Writing Essays Writing Stories

Address Book Mailing lists

Storing Financial Information

Types of Research Encyclopededias Educational Programs

Entertainment Types of Entertainment Games Video/Music Programs

Types of Education Skill Practice Games Tutorials How-To Programs

Birthday Cards Newsletter Etc….

Finally.... Programs do much of the work for us. Programs Instructs the computers in a language they understand. Programs are like translators that allow people to work with computers without learning the computers language.

NOW on a sheet of paper, write the answers to the “Matching Worksheet”Matching Worksheet