Units A-H and L-MReview

Lindsey JohnsonJanuary 4, 2011

Unit A

Unit A is the understanding of ESSENTIAL computer concepts such as types of computers, examining computer systems, input devices, output devices, memory, storage media, data communications, networks, security threats, system software, and application software.

• There are a variety of computer types such as personal computer (used for a single user), desktop computer (sits on a desk), notebook computer (for portability) or laptop, tablet PC (capable of recognizing handwriting and portability, hand-held computers, PDAs, MP3 Players, Mainframe computers and supercomputers.

• Specifications-the technical details about each hardware component.• Data-words, numbers, figures, sounds, and graphics that describe people, evens, things, and ideas (also known as

processing).• Motherboard-the main electronic component of the computer.The motherboard is a circuit board.Cards are removable circuit boards.• The data or instructions you type into the computer are called INPUT.• The result of the computer processing input is referred to as OUTPUT.INPUT DEVICES• Ergonomic-designed to fit the natural placements of your hands and should reduce the risk of repetitive-motion injuries.

OUTPUT DEVICES• Resolution- the number of pixels the monitor displays.• Graphic Display- divides the screen into a matrix of small dots.• Dot pitch measures the distance between pixels, so a smaller dot pitch means a sharper image.• LASER PRINTERS-temporary laser image• INKJET PRINTERS-spray ink onto paper and produce output.• DOT MATRIX PRINTERS- transfer ink to the paper by striking a ribbon with pins.

• Executable file contains the instructions that tell a computer how to perform a specific task.

• Malware-a broad term that describes any program that is intended to cause harm or convey information to others without the owner’s permission.

• Unit B…is getting started with Mac OS X Leopard, using pointing devices, starting a program,moving and resizing windows, menus, dialog boxes, Mac help, and ending a Leopard session.

• Pointing-points to an item.• Clicking-selects an item.• Double-clicking-opens an item.• Right-clicking-opens a shortcut menu.• [control]-clicking-opens a shortcut menu.• Drag-moves an object.• EASY• Sleep- puts your Mac in a low power state to conserve energy.• Restart-all open files and programs are closed. It shuts down and restarts.• Shut Down-all are closed. It shuts down.• Log out- all are closed and logs out of current user.

Unit C

• Understanding file management, opening the Finder window, change views, create and save documents, open/edit/print files, copy/rename/move files, search for files, and delete and restore files.

Home folder-saves files on hard drive.

Subfolder- organize files into smaller groups.

File Hierarchy- organizing files and folders, logic and layout of the folder structure on a disk.

Unit D

• GETTING STARTED WITH SAFARI• Understanding web browsers, start and

explore Safari, view and navigate Web pages, use tabbed browsing, bookmark Web pages, print a Web page, search for information, and get help and quit Safari.

• Hits-list of links

• Easy and basic Unit.

Unit E

• GETTING STARTED WIH MICROSOFT OFFICE 2008 FOR MAC

• Understand Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, start an office program, use menus and the standard toolbar, explore the toolbox, view the elements gallery, save and close a file, create a new file with a template, get help and quit an Office program.

• Microsoft Word- a word-processing program• Microsoft Excel- spreadsheet program• Microsoft Power point-presentation graphics program• Microsoft Entourage-an e-mail and information manager to send and receive e-mail.

• The disclosure triangle next to the group’s name indicates that the group has additional subcategories or options available.

• PG 112, study the toolbox palettes

• Template-a special file that contains predesigned formatting, text, and other tools for creating common business documents.

Unit F

• CREATING A DOCUMENT• Create a new document from an existing file,

enter text in a document, select and edit text, copy text, move text, find and replace text, format text using the Formatting Palette, check spelling and grammar, preview and print a document.

• Word wrap-a feature that automatically pushes text to the next line when the insertion point meets the right margin.

• Styles-settings that control how text and paragraphs are formatted.

• PRINT PREVIEW• DRAFT BIEW• OUTLINE PREVIEW• PRINT LAYOUT VIEW

Unit G

• ENHANCING A DOCUMENT• Change font and font size, change font color,

font style, and font effects, change alignment and line spacing, change margin settings, set tabs, set indents, add bulleted and numbered lists, and apply styles.

• Justified-aligned equally between the left and right margins.• Repaginates-renumbers the page.• Indent-a set amount space between the edge of a paragraph and the right or left

margin.• First line indent-indents the first line of text in a paragraph by a specified amount.• Left indent- indents the left edge.• Right indent-indents the the right edge.• Hanging Indent-aligns the text below the first line of paragraph text by a set

amount of space.• Style-a set of predefined formatting attributes.

Unit H

• ADDING SPECIAL ELEMENTS TO A DOCUMENTCreate a table, insert and delete table columns and rows, format a table, add clip art, insert footnotes and citations, insert a header or footer, add borders and shading, and work with themes.

• Wrapping style-the settings for how text flows in relation to the graphic.• Inline graphic-a graphic that is part of a line of text.• Footnote-a note or citation that appears at the bottom of a document

page.• Endnote- a note or citations that appears at the end of the document.• Reference Mark-(usually a number or symbol)• Bibliography-a list of citations that is usually placed at the end of a

document.• Header-text that appears in the top margin of a page.• Footer-text that appears in the bottom margin of a page.• PAGE BREAK-WORD AUTOMATICALLY INSERT A PAGE BREAK WHEN YOU

COME TO THE END OF THE PAGE.• SOFT PAGE BREAKS OCCUR IN AWKWARD PLACE!

Unit L

• CREATING A PRESENTATION• View a presentation, use a theme, enter text

on a slide, format text, add a text box, create SmartArt, add a header and footer, and print handouts.

• Slide show button• Slide sorter button• Normal view button• Layout-arrangement of placeholders and formatting configured to support a

particular type of content.

• You can print: Handouts, Outline, and Note pages.

Unit M

• POLISHING AND RUNNING A PRESENTATION• Add a shape, add clip art, work with pictures,

add video and sound, customize a slide show, set slide timing and transitions, animate slide objects, create speaker notes.

• Most pictures are saved as JPEG because the format utilizes and compresses color so well.• GIF format is better for line art such as clip art.• PNG are images created by Preview.• Opacity-transparency of an image.

• Animation scheme-appear, fade, fly in.• Custom animation-creating.