29 January 2014

If you find the Windows 7 disc, the sleeve is on my desk.

Everybody's work is on this post in the following order:

• Comp 1 - Operating Systems
• IC3 - Complete Lesson 1 and 2. 3 is on this post
• Intro (bottom of the post)- Computer Buying Project - use the rubric

Comp 1 - IT Essentials

Scroll down and find the blog 'ITE - Week Ending 31 Jan 2014' - May have to click older posts.

You are responsible for reading and completing the Study Guide for 5.1 and 5.2

Study Guide can be found on the Google Drive

Video Links for OS lessons:

http://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-802/an-overview-of-windows-xp/

http://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-802/an-overview-of-windows-7/

http://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-802/windows-file-structures-and-paths/

http://www.professormesser.com/free-a-plus-training/220-802/windows-upgrade-paths/

***Do not work on any equipment.

***If we switch over to generator again today, press the green button by the door to restore power to the room and stop the beeping from the server rack.

• If you finish this watch a TED Talk or work on your independent project.  
• Leave a comment on what your project status or the TED that you watch.  Those of you who did not leave a comment about your progress on Monday, will be receiving 1's in your grade book - You may want to add a note to today's work about last class if you want that changed.

IC3

Zach and Donald - Refer to previous Blog entries on Lesson 1 and Lesson 2.

Donald - please send or share your answers to Lesson 1 - grover.comptech@gmail.com

Complete Lesson 2 (according to blog assignment)

Lesson 3 is very short.

Computer Protection

Objectives:

• Protect computer hardware from theft and damage
• Safeguard data
• Identify environmental factors that can damage computers
• Protect computers from power loss land fluctuation
• Identify common computer hardware problems

Vocabulary:

• backup
• data theft
• driver
• encryption
• humidity
• ping 
• power spikes 
• surge suppressor
• uninterruptible power supply (UPS)

Assignment:

• Read Chapter 3 (it is short)
• Step by Step 3.1
• Read Summary and Answer Lesson Review Questions
• Project 3-3.  There have been several high profile hacks lately - think of Target.

Reference sites:

power protection:  http://www.apc.com/site/apc/index.cfm?ISOCountryCode=us

data protection:  http://www.crn.com/blogs-op-ed/channel-voices/232700473/how-to-safeguard-small-business-data-in-10-steps.htm

Intro to Programming

Take a look at your previous post.  We are continuing the Computer Buying Project.

Follow the rubric when creating your final project.

Presentations will be Friday!!

Moving on .......

We have explored hardware and are now moving onto data.

Programming is creating a set of instructions that tell the hardware what to do.  We are usually writing programs that collect or manipulate data to produce usable information.

For next class:

What do you think about when you hear the word data?  Where can it be found?  Where does it come from?