Module+1

Time estimate: 15 minutes
 * Module 1 - Introduction,Terminology and Web 2.0 **

**Introductions ** Overview the purpose of the PD and what are the primary components to be covered: 1. File Management and Navigation 2. Creating different file types 3. Resources from the web 4. Creating a wiki

Computer Terminology
Purpose: To find information Examples: Google, Bing, Alta Vista, Yahoo || More information || =Computer Overview= This section overviews terms common with using a Personal Computer (PC).
 * = **Terminology** ||= **Definition** ||
 * Wiki || A website that allows the creating and editing of several pages, with multiple users. ||
 * Web Browser || The program used to view pages on the Internet ||
 * Search Engine || A database on the Internet which has collected pages from the Internet.
 * URL || The address of a specific website, example: [|http://wikispaces.com] ||
 * Download || To copy a file from the Internet to a local storage device: Hard Drive, Flash Drive ||
 * Upload || To copy a file from a local storage device (Hard Drive or Flash Drive) to the Internet ||
 * Web 2.0 || A broad term used to identify web programs that allow the sharing of information on the Internet. This is a tool that allows the collaboration and effort of multple users in an online environment. More information. ||
 * The Net Generation or The Millennials || The Net Generation has grown up with information technology. The aptitudes, attitudes, expectations, and learning styles of Net Gen students reflect the environment in which they were raised—one that is decidedly different from that which existed when faculty and administrators were growing up.

Hardware vs. Software
**‍Hardware** - physical components such as keyboard, monitor, mouse, the CPU box (contains the electronic components: mother-board, hard drive, video card).‍ **Software** - Programs that perform specific tasks: Play games, type a paper, surf the Internet.

**Applications, Programs or Software (interchangable terms):**

 * Operating System Software** - must have this installed to run the computer. Examples: Windows 7, Windows XP or Vista, Linux, DOS, Unix.
 * Application Software** - this varies with each computer, these are task-specific programs like games, word processors, spreadsheets, etc.

**Operating System (OS):**
The program that controls the basic functions of your computer. This software application completes the input/output of information on your computer. Think of the OS like the engine of the car. The car will not run without an engine. Well, a computer cannot run without an OS.

Operating Systems are broken into two categories:


 * Windows Operating System** - pictures represent tasks
 * Command Line Operating System** - user must provide text entries to complete tasks


 * **Windows Operating System ** Graphical User Interface (GUI - pronounced gooey) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: auto;">>>Common OS in the Personal Computer (PC) world<< <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Examples include: **  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Windows 3.1  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Windows 95, 98  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Windows 2000, Millennium  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Windows XP, Vista  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Windows 7  || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Command Line Operating System ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Was very common before GUI  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">>>Common for Network Administrators and Programmers<<  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Examples include: **  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">DOS  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Linux  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Unix  <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__More Information__  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">>>MAC world<< <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Mac OSx (Leopard) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #800080; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: auto;">__More Information__ ||   ||

**APPLICATION SOFTWARE -** Programs that perform specific tasks
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: auto;">Word Processing, Financial Analysis, Surfing the Web, Presentation Software MS-Word 2007 - Word Processing Application MS-Excel 2007 - Financial Analsyis Application MS-Powerpoint 2007 - Presentation Application MS-Access 2007 - Database Application
 * MS-Office 2007 - a suite of applications commonly used in an office**

**Internet Browsers -** The application needed to see pages on the Internet
MS-Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Opera
 * Examples include:**

http://google.com @http://www.dogpile.com/ @http://www.bing.com/ Here is a more comprehensive list
 * Internet Search Engines - The tools for finding information on the Internet**
 * Examples include:**