Introduction to Information Technology

(CIS1339)
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1

Using the Internet

  • Understanding the Terminology about the Internet and the WWW
  • Understanding the World Wide Web
  • Browsing the Web with a Web Browser
  • Using Multiple Tabs While Browsing the Web
  • Downloading and Uploading Files on the Web
  • Setting a Homepage in Your Web Browser
  • Using and Clearing Your Browsing History
  • Using Favorites or Bookmarks in Your Web Browser
  • Searching for Text in a Web Page from Your Web Browser
  • Using Plug-ins, Add-ons, and Extensions in Your Web Browser
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
2

Searching the Internet

  • Using Search Engines to Find Information Online
  • Performing Advanced Searches Using Symbols and Search Operators
  • Searching for Files Online
  • Dealing with Online Advertisements
  • Finding Valuable Information on Internet Forums and Knowledge Bases
  • Evaluating the Information That You Find on the Web
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
3

Understanding Hardware

  • The Internal Hardware Components of a Computer
  • Peripheral Devices That Can Be Connected to a Computer
  • The Most Common Types of Computers and Devices
  • How Information Is Transmitted inside a Computer
  • How to Evaluate the Performance of a Computer or Device
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
4

Understanding Operating Systems

  • Operating Systems and Their Roles When Using Computers and Devices
  • Working with Files, Folders, and Libraries
  • Customizing Your Computer
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
5

Understanding Software

  • The Dependencies between Hardware and Software
  • Installing, Removing, or Reinstalling Software
  • Software Licensing and Its Implications
  • The Most Common Types of Office Applications
  • Using Templates to Get Started with an Application
  • Personal Entertainment Applications
  • Compressing Files to Save Space
  • Optimizing Your Computer's Hard Disk Performance
  • Protecting Yourself from Malware
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
6

Using Microsoft Word

  • Configuring the Layout of Your Documents
  • Organizing the Data in Your Documents
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
7

Troubleshooting Problems with your Computer

  • Dealing with Problems Caused by Software
  • Dealing with Problems Caused by Hardware
  • Creating Your Own Backup System
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
8

Using Microsoft Excel

  • Navigating among Worksheets, Workbooks, and Cells
  • Changing the Alignment and the Positioning of Cells
  • Changing the Size of Cells
  • Formatting How Cells Are Displayed
  • Adding and Removing Rows and Columns
  • Merging or Unmerging Cells
  • Using Number Formats in Microsoft Excel Workbooks
  • Sorting and Filtering Data
  • Using Common Formulas and Functions
  • Adding Charts and Graphs
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
9

Using Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Adding and Removing Slides When Creating Presentations
  • Changing the Order of Your Slides
  • Changing the Design and the Background of Your Presentations
  • Adding and Formatting the Text in Your Presentations
  • Changing the Layout of Your Slides
  • Adding Shapes and Pictures to Your Slides
  • Adding Tables to Your Presentations
  • Formatting the Tables in Your Presentations
  • Adding Charts to Your Presentations
  • Adding Video and Other Multimedia Files to Your Presentations
  • Adding Animations to Your Presentation
  • Setting Transitions between Slides and Viewing Your Presentations
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
10

Understanding Networking and its most important Concepts

  • Understanding Networks: LAN vs. WAN
  • Understanding Network Addressing
  • Using and Securing Wireless Networks
  • Security Networks with Firewalls and Gateways
  • Measuring the Speed of Your Internet Connection
  • Understanding the Different Types of Internet Connections
  • Virtual Private Networks
  • Principles for Troubleshooting Networking Problems
  • Troubleshooting Network Problems with the Help of Windows Troubleshooting Tools
  • Troubleshooting Network Problems from the Command Prompt
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
11

Communication online with others

  • Creating and Securing Email Accounts
  • Sending Email Messages
  • Replying to and Forwarding Email Messages
  • Automating Your Email Account
  • Organizing and Archiving Your Inbox
  • Communicating through Text Messages
  • Communicating through Multimedia
  • Using Social Media and Social Networks
  • Increasing the Privacy of Your Social Networking Activity
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
12

Being a Responsible Digital Citizen

  • Personal vs. Professional Communication
  • Verbal vs. Written Communication
  • Inappropriate Ways of Communicating Online
  • Censorship and Filters in the Digital World
  • Intellectual Property, Copyright, Licensing, and Piracy
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
13

Maintaining your Health and Safety While Using Computers

  • Protecting Your Identity and Your Data
  • Removing Data from Your Computer
  • Keeping Your Computer Safe from Threats and Malware
  • The Ergonomics of Using the Computer in a Healthy Way
  • Common Problems That Are Generated by Incorrect Computer Use and Posture
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

1

Using the Internet

  • Understanding WWW
  • Understanding URL elements
  • Browsing the Web using functionalities in IE
  • Browsing the Web using functionalities in Firefox
  • Installing VLC media player
  • Setting the homepage in IE
  • Deleting the browsing history
  • Viewing cookies and temporary files in IE
  • Accessing the browsing history in IE
  • Saving a web page as a favorite in IE
  • Searching for a text on a web page using the menu bar
  • Adding google hangouts plugin
2

Searching the Internet

  • Searching the web using Bing
  • Identifying search operators
  • Opening the online MS Word help file
3

Understanding Hardware

  • Identifying the PC components
  • Identifying computer devices
  • Identifying output and input devices
  • Identifying operating system, applications, and types of computers
  • Understanding conversion of bits and bytes
  • Determining the available hardware resources using Task Manager
  • Determining Windows Experience Index
4

Understanding Operating Systems

  • Configuring Windows Update settings
  • Installing Windows updates manually
  • Logging into Windows 7
  • Putting your computer to sleep
  • Identifying elements of the Windows Explorer window
  • Creating a MS Word file
  • Using views and the preview pane in Windows Explorer
  • Saving an image with a different extension
  • Changing the desktop background
  • Adding a new keyboard input language
  • Creating a standard user account
  • Sharing a folder with another user account
  • Adding a new display language
  • Changing the screen resolution
  • Changing the size of the items on the screen
5

Understanding Software

  • Identifying requirement for installing Windows 7
  • Installing security software
  • Installing Mozilla Firefox
  • Uninstalling Mozilla Firefox
  • Identifying licenses
  • Identifying office applications
  • Extracting the contents of a zip file archive
  • Freeing up disk space with disk cleanup
  • Using Disk Defragmenter
  • Identifying types of viruses
  • Identifying types of malware
6

Using Microsoft Word

  • Changing margins in MS Word
  • Changing the alignment of the text
  • Organizing MS Word contents into columns
  • Enabling the ruler in MS Word
  • Changing the line and paragraph spacing
  • Merging and splitting cells in MS Word
  • Creating tables in MS Word
  • Adding or deleting rows and columns in a table
  • Adding page numbers
  • Creating lists in MS Word
  • Sorting lists in MS Word
7

Troubleshooting Problems with your Computer

  • Running Microsoft Security Essentials and removing infected files
  • Setting the compatibility mode for any Windows application
  • Ending the functioning of a non-responsive application
  • Starting Windows 7 in safe mode
  • Checking devices without drivers
  • Connecting a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to a computer
  • Connecting a digital camera to a computer
  • Restoring your backed-up data
  • Backing up Music Library in Drive C
  • Installing and setting up OneDrive
8

Using Microsoft Excel

  • Navigating between cells in MS Excel
  • Jumping to a specific cell in MS Excel
  • Searching a specific value in MS Excel
  • Changing alignment and orientation of cells
  • Changing the column width and the row height
  • Adding and removing rows and columns
  • Changing the formatting of cells
  • Merging and unmerging cells in MS Excel sheet
  • Setting the number format in MS Excel
  • Filtering data in MS Excel
  • Sorting data using color codes in MS Excel
  • Using common functions in MS excel
  • Using mathematical operators in MS Excel
  • Using relative and absolute references
  • Inserting a Bar chart in MS Excel
  • Inserting a line chart in MS Excel
9

Using Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Adding and removing slides
  • Changing the order of slides
  • Changing the theme and the background style in PowerPoint
  • Adding and formatting text in a presentation
  • Formatting the text in MS Word
  • Adding shapes to the presentations
  • Formatting tables in MS PowerPoint
  • Adding video to the presentation
  • Adding animations to the presentation
  • Adding transitions between slides and viewing your presentation
10

Understanding Networking and its most important Concepts

  • Identifying a network topology
  • Configuring IPv4 address
  • Understanding the ipconfig command
  • Configuring SSID
  • Configuring Windows firewall settings
  • Identifying protocol purposes
  • Identifying transfer rates
  • Identifying wireless standards speed
  • Creating a dial-up connection
  • Creating a remote access VPN connection
  • Identifying troubleshooting rules
  • Diagnosing networking issues
  • Testing the existence of other hosts
  • Analyzing network paths with tracert
  • Releasing and renewing an IP address
  • Understanding the arp command
  • Using the netsh command
11

Communication online with others

  • Creating a Gmail account
  • Sending an email message in MS Outlook
  • Creating a contact in MS Outlook
  • Forwarding an email message in MS Outlook
  • Setting up automatic replies
  • Archiving Outlook items
  • Sending messages using an iPhone
  • Testing sound service on Skype
  • Updating facebook status
12

Being a Responsible Digital Citizen

  • Understanding verbal communication
  • Identifying inappropriate ways of communicating online
13

Maintaining your Health and Safety While Using Computers

  • Identifying principles for identity protection
  • Cleaning system using the CCleaner application
  • Running the MBSA tool
  • Identifying key points for using the computer system