Objectives:

Section 2.1:

Identify hardware.
Describe processing components
Compare and contrast input and output devices.
Compare and contrast storage devices

Section 2.2:
Identify and describe operating system software
Identify and describe application software
Summarize cross-platform issues

Section 2.3
Identify types of networks
Examine types of network connections
Identify network hardware and software
Section 2.4
Use a template
Save a website
Apply a theme
Format text
Insert a graphic

Section 2.1 Vocab/Notes:

Hardware: The physical components of the computer.
Software: The set of instructions that tells the computer what to do.
Central Processing Unit (CPU): The part of the computer where data is
processed; sometimes referred to as the brain of the computer.
Random-access memory (RAM): Where the computer stores data that is
currently processing.
Keyboard: An input device that lets you enter text into the computer.
Mouse: The most common pointing device used to enter commands into the
computer.
Monitor: The part of the computer that shows the output in a quick, readable
form, also known as a display screen.
Printer: A hardware device that produces hard copy, or output that is
permanent.

Section 2.2 Notes/Vocab:

Basic input/output system (BIOS): Small program that preforms basic
startup activities, such as activating the computers operating system.
Operating System (OS): Software that specifies how the computer receives
and processes input, acts as an interface between a user and the computer
hardware.
Graphical user interface (GUI): Type of interface that allows users to
interact with software by selecting words, symbols, or graphics from a
desktop.
Application software: Computer programs that allows users to perform a
specific task on the computer, also referred to as applications.
Multitasking: Working with more than one application or document at a
time.
Section 2.3 Notes/Vocab:
Network: A system in which communication lines or wireless connections are
used to connect computers together.
Local are network (LAN): Type of network that connects computers in a
single location, such as a single department within a company.
Wide-area network (WAN): Network that connects computers across a
wide geographical area, such as United States.
Server: A powerful central computer that manages files and services for a
network.
Client: In a network, the individual computers that are part of that network.
Network interface card (NIC): Provides the place to plug the network
cable into the computer, and it creates and sends the signal from one
network component to another.
Modem: Hardware device that enables a computer to send and receive
signals through telephone wires or cable.
Section 2.4 Vocab/Notes:
Folder: An item that helps the user organize files.
Subfolder: A folder contained within a folder; used to further organize files.
Template: A reusable pattern that helps you place information quickly and
efficiently on a web site.
Placeholder text: Text often included in templates to indicate the type of
content the user can put in a particular location.