Week 2

Main points on lecture

• PC’s are commonly used to achieve such tasks as: file handling, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, internet access, e-mails and view PDF’s.
• With these tasks that we undertake require specific knowledge and skills: General skills that apply to use most pc applications, using the appropriate application to complete the task and knowledge of how to perform specific tasks within a specific application.
• In this unit students must have knowledge on file management this includes using windows explorer have a good understanding of files & folders (directories) structure, ZIP technologies, file compression, naming conventions and windows commands.
• Word processing: The program that is used is Microsoft word, within this program students should be able to use formatting & styles, document mapping, working with templates, inserting images and inserting & formatting tables and other objects.
• Creating / editing spreadsheets this is done through Microsoft excel, students must learn how to use formatting & styles, column/row record keeping, data types (numbers, text, currency etc), formulae & functions e.g: sum, average etc, multiple records keeping and graphs & charts representation of records.
• Students must be able to create presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Internet browsing/surfing this is done through internet explorer or Netscape and Firefox.
• Sending & Receiving e-mail
• Viewing PDF’s
• Listening/ watching audio & video: windows media player, Winamp and RealPlayer.
• Viewing & editing graphic files: MS Photo editor, MSPaint and Adobe photoshop.
• Other useful tasks and applications: image file management – ACDSee and screen capture – snaglt
• For this course students will need and will acquire: word processing and presentation skills to develop well presented assignments, e-mail skills to communicate effectively wit your lecturer, tutorial leader and other students, internet/browser skills that will allow you to; use blackboard to access course material, search the world-wide web effectively, and create and manage a learning log (in the form of an on-line Blog)
• Knowledge regarding various applications and their use in specific tasks, inc; endnote (electronic management of references).
  

Main points I gained from this lecture

• Why computers are useful to help us out with simple tasks and how they are used.
• What the commonly used icons are to help us out with saving and other used functions.
  

Workshop
I have to create two tasks in this workshop MS word and MS Excel. I have to put them into photo bucket and then paste them into my Blog to prove that I can do them.