1. Technology Skills for Life, Career, and Academic Success

2. DIGITAL LIFE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
We are surrounded by digital communication tools—DigiTools
Use DigiTools to communicate digitally
Digital communication skills are essential for career and academic success
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3. Micro-Intelligence DigiTools 3e In this Lesson You Will:
1. Locate your computer’s brains, and learn to identify types of computers.
2. Explore the digital communications model.
3. Explore ways to keep your information secure.
4. Learn about acceptable use policies.
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4. 4 categories of computers
Digital Brains
Hardware
Physical parts of digital devices
4 categories of computers
Multimedia
Portable
Handheld
Specialized
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5. Microprocessor or “microchip”
Digital Brains
Microprocessor or “microchip”
Small circuit board that controls all processing or “thinking” inside a computer
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6. Digital Communications Model
Message
Consists of any information, ideas, thoughts, or creativity you want to share
Input methods
Include keyboard, speech recognition, handwriting recognition, digital camera, scanner, or digital download
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7. Digital Communications Model
Output
Can be anything someone hears, sees, reads, or experiences
Web page, message, phone conversation, printed report, multimedia show, digital photo, or movie
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8. Passwords for Your Protection
Information Technology (IT) specialists (Network Administrators)
Manage and protect network accounts from both accidental mistakes and deliberate abuse
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9. Passwords for Your Protection
Series of letters and/or numbers that users enter to gain access to their network account
Protect your data from unauthorized use by others
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10. Passwords for Your Protection
Should not be obvious
At least 8 characters in length
Combination of letters and numbers
Remember your password
Do not share with anyone!!
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11. Passwords for Your Protection
Hackers
Unauthorized users who steal confidential data
Computer virus
Program that can quickly destroy data
May cause a computer or network to stop working properly
Can run without the user’s knowledge
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12. Acceptable Use Policies (AUP)
Rules to guide users in the use of corporate or academic computers and networks
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13. Acceptable Use Policies (AUP)
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14. Operating System Know-How
In this Lesson You Will:
1. Explore your computer inside and out.
2. Use your operating system to control your computer.
3. Explore the power of Control Panels.
4. Find your peripheral devices.
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15. Your Computer, Inside and Out
Central processing unit (CPU)
Contains the microprocessor
Found on special circuit boards called motherboards
Motherboards
Connect CPUs to other important internal components inside computer
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16. Take Control with Your OS
Operating system (OS)
Essential software link between you and your computer’s hardware
Talks to internal/external components of PC
Two types
Proprietary: owned with licenses necessary
Open source: shared by developers
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17. Take Control with Your OS
User interface (UI)
Parts of OS you see and interact with
Usually graphical (GUI)
Use icons: small pictures
Windows, Linux, Macintosh OS
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18. Do Not Default to the Ordinary
Microsoft provides default settings for Windows interface
Changes are made in Control Panels
Powerful apps, or mini-applications
Can change the way your computer works, looks, and responds to your commands
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19. Peripherals Powerful Peripherals
Components or devices that connect to a PC
Examples: printers, Wacom handwriting tablets, speech recognition headsets, projectors, and scanners
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20. Application Know-How DigiTools 3e In this Lesson You Will:
1. Start and close valuable, free applications that come with your Windows software.
2. Open applications in Windows.
3. Minimize, maximize, restore down and resize application Windows.
4. Use Tab and Alt + Tab and scroll through multiple open windows.
5. Use the Windows search tool to find and open applications in windows.
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21. EXTRAORDINARY WINDOWS APPLICATIONS
Specialized software programs
Also called programs or software
Applications open in rectangles, called windows
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22. Searching for Apps and Control Panels
Windows allows for quick searches for files, folders, Control Panels and applications
Programs found based on keyword
Control Panel applications found based on keyword
Keyword search box
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23. Library, Folder, and File management Know-How
In this Lesson You Will:
1. View your storage media in different ways.
2. Learn about file and folder data storage.
3. Create, save, and store files and folders.
4. Open, rename, and save data files.
5. Manage your files by renaming, copying, moving, and deleting them.
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24. Storage Media or storage devices
Hard drives
Compact discs for CD-RW or Digital Versatile Disk for DVD-RW drives
USB or thumb drives
Online (cloud) storage
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25. About Files and Folders
Applications create files
File
Collection of saved information (data)
Folders
Storing places (containers for files)
Subfolders
Folder within a folder
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26. Opening, Renaming, and Saving Data Files
Windows uses very similar commands for managing both files and folders
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