Computer Literacy 101

• Class format
• Administrative
• Introduction and preview of major topics
• Topic 1: History of Computers

Administrative

• Professors and Assistants
• Attendence and Grading Policy
• Syllabus

Professors

• Merrie Bergmann
• Ileana Streinu
• Dominique Thiebaut

Course coordinator:
Ileana Streinu

• Office: McConnell 210
• Phone: x3827
• email: 101a@sophia.smith.edu, streinu@cs.smith.edu
• Office Hours: 10:30-11:30 (after class) and by appointment (send me email)

Assistants

• Gunnar Blix
• Berit Oskey
• Heather Alef
• et al.

Attendence and Grading

• Attendence and Class Participation required
• Grading
  • 60% Homework and Labs
  • 10% Quiz 1
  • 10% Quiz 2
  • 20% Final

Syllabus

• History of Computers
• Software Applications: Word, Excel , PowerPoint on Macs and PCs, Hypercard on Macs
• Networks and Internet: email, www: creating a home page
• Hardware: logic circuits
• Programming: assembly
• Future of Computers: Artificial Intelligence
• Computers and Society: computer crime and security

Computer systems we will use:

• MacIntosh
• PC running Windows 95 (new this year!!)
• Unix machines (sophia, grendel)
• VAX running VMS (college wide personal email accounts)

Introduction

• Personal Computers and Networked Computers
• Introduction to networks: email
• History of computers

Personal and Networked Computers: demo

Personal Computers

• Mac works independently
• Local software
• Example: search the hard drive

Networked Computers

• Plug in Mac
• Connect to Server
• Run software from server: Word, PowerPoint, HyperCard
• Connect to a Unix machine: telnet to sophia, email from sophia
• Connect to the World: Netscape

Preview of Lab and Homework Assignments (1)

• Email
• Netscape
• Word: Newsletter
• Excel: Grading sheet
• PowerPoint: "Introduce Yourself" presentation
• Hypercard: Adventure Game

Preview of Lab and Homework Assignments (2)

• Networks I: ping, netscape search
• Networks II: Create your own home page
• Hardware: Logic Circuits
• Programming: Assembly

Preview of Lab and Homework Assignments (3)

• Artificial Intelligence: Doctor, Hai-ku

Preview of Quizzes and Exams

• Quiz 1: History; Software Applications
• Quiz 2: Networks
• Final: everything

History of Computing

• Time Chart
• Events
• Names
• Video clip

Wrap up

• copies of slides are available:
  • on the Seelye server
  • through the class web page.
• in the lab, will learn how to connect to server, read slides and web pages.
• lab handout should be read before the lab