Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this module, you should

  1. Understand what a computer is
  2. Understand basic computing concepts such as “operating system” and “file system”
  3. Be able to set up your computer’s graphical user interface (GUI) to maximize the transparency of the file system

Dates and Activities

Wednesday, January 22

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Friday, January 24

Before class

  • Read all the pages in the “Meet Your Computer” module and do your best to carry out the instructions. Take notes on anything you weren’t able to accomplish.
  • Your computer’s graphical user interface (GUI) may differ from what you see in the module’s illustrations, depending on the version of your operating system. For example, the illustrations show the location of certain options and settings as they appear in Windows 10, but you may be running Windows 11. Don’t give up! See if you can find them anyway. Again, take notes on anything you can’t figure out.

In class

  • We’ll make sure everyone’s GUI is set up per the instructions in the module.

Class work: In your folder for 1/24, find the file hello-i-am-here.docx. Open it and replace the ellipses with your preferred first name. In addition, take a screenshot of your computer’s system information and add it to the folder.

Monday, January 27

Before class

  • Read Broad Band, pp. 1-53.

In class

  • We’ll discuss Broad Band.

Class work: In your folder for 1/27, find the file broad-band-notes.docx and edit it to leave some notes on our discussion of Broad Band.