Should A+ Certification Exam candidates use brain dump sites? My answer, might surprise you.

This is part of Mr. Ford's Guide to the A+ Certification Exam: How to Be A Computer Technician.

Data structures play a central role in modern computer science. You interact with data structures even more often than with algorithms (think Google, your mail server, and even your network routers). In addition, data structures are essential building blocks in obtaining efficient algorithms. This course covers major results and current directions of research in data structure.
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"Mouse Squad" is a group of 4th to 8th graders who support their school's technology needs. These kids maintain and service their school's computers, gain technical skills, and learn lessons about professionalism and working together. Rounding things out with field trips to nearby Silicon Valley, there's no question that "geeks are the new cool."

This book is designed for use in an introductory course on digital logic design, typically offered in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and other related programs. Such a course is usually offered at the sophomore level. This book makes extensive use of animation to illustrate the flow of data within a digital system and to step through some of the procedures used to design and optimize digital circuits.

The Advanced Certificate and the Advanced Diploma in Applications of ICT in Libraries permit library staff to obtain accreditation for their skills in the use of ICT. Anyone can make use of the materials and assessment is available in variety of modes, including distance learning.

This lesson explores the similarities between how a human being moves/walks and how a robot moves. This allows students to see the human body as a system, i.e., from the perspective of an engineer. It shows how movement results from (i) decision making, i.e., deciding to walk and move, and (ii) implementing the decision by conveying the decision to the muscle (human) or motor (robot).

What is this course all about?

To give you a basic level of computer application literacy primarily, Spreadsheets, and database Excel

Learning objectives:

Gain an understanding of information competency, the Information Processing Cycle, Basic Components of the Personal Computer, and Technology used in the Workplace.
Demonstrate the ability to Create and Edit Workbooks and Charts which utilize Functions and Formulas.
Understand and applying the fundamental database concepts to spreadsheet development such as Importing, Creating Tables, Sorting and Filtering, and using Conditional Formatting.
Use advanced spreadsheet concepts such as Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks, applying Advanced Functions, Setting Validation, and Protecting Workbooks.
Develop an understanding and exposure to new and emerging technologies
Gain the ability to serve as an informed purchaser of technology (personal, commercial)
Prepare a capstone project which applies concepts and principles of course to a unique series of problems.

This unit introduces basic computing concepts and terminology. It identifies common elements of computers, both in terms of hardware and software and provides information on selecting a computer by discussing the range of computer types, from desktops to laptops to servers. Finally, it provides a history of the development of computing and healthcare information systems over time.

A computer is an automatic, electronic, data-processing machine that takes in facts and figures known as data, and then processes or organizes it in some useful way. Afterwards it outputs, or displays, the results for you to see as information. Keep in mind that data is not information. Rather, information is the knowledge that you, the end-user, derive from accurate data that are entered into a computer. Only after processing, is data transformed into information which is then used for decision making. (Almost) each part of a computer can be classified as either hardware or software.

An handbook about the basics of the use of computer and ICT in 14 modules written in easy to read and to understand language: a useful tool for adult learners with low literacy skills (people with learning disability, migrants, elderly people) who want to learn about how to use the computer and internet. The manual can be used as teaching material by the educators who are planning to organize an ICT class for their users, but it could also be used as a step by step guide by the learners independently.

Below are listed the 14 modules that compose the handbook:

1. Turn on/off computers – Mouse and keyboard 2. Desktop: move files, create and delete folders 3. Accessibility features – Keyboard shortcuts 4. USB memory 5. Microsoft Word 6. Video Editor 7. Digital safety 8. Google Chrome 9. Google Maps 10. YouTube 11. Gmail 12. Facebook and Messenger 13. Pixlr X 14. Curriculum Vitae Europass

The manual is available even in Italian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Potuguese, Spanish and Polish language.

The Manual “Basics of the use of computer and ICT” has been created as a result of the Erasmus+ project Accessible Information Material.

Students learn about the similarities between the human brain and its engineering counterpart, the computer. Since students work with computers routinely, this comparison strengthens their understanding of both how the brain works and how it parallels that of a computer. Students are also introduced to the "stimulus-sensor-coordinator-effector-response" framework for understanding human and robot actions.

The goal of this 7 lesson, grade 1 unit, is for young students to begin using computer devices for various purposes, including game play, communication, and schoolwork. The key question guiding the unit is: What can computer programs do?

Download the Teacher Guide — containing comprehensive lessons, lesson plans, and a unit overview, and the Student Book — designed as a Read-Aloud.
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The goal of this 10 lesson, grade 2 unit, is for young students to continue using computer devices with increasing independence for various purposes, including game play, communication, and schoolwork..
The key question guiding the unit is: How can we use computers and the internet?

Download the Teacher Guide — containing comprehensive lessons, lesson plans, and a unit overview, and the Student Book — designed as a Read-Aloud.
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The goal of this 9 lesson, grade 3 unit, is for students to identify the output of any computer device as a solution to a problem and deconstruct the solution into the necessary steps required.
The key question guiding the unit is: How do programmers build computer programs?

Download the Teacher Guide — containing comprehensive lessons, lesson plans, and a unit overview, and the Student Reader — offering engagingly written and richly illustrated text on the topics specified for the unit.
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The goal of this 10 lesson, grade 4 unit, is for students to continue articulating steps of increasing complexity to solve problems. Their understanding of developing and following a correct step-by-step procedure when developing computer programs is enhanced by the reading and activities in this unit.
The key question guiding the unit is: What kinds of problems can we solve with computers?

Download the Teacher Guide — containing comprehensive lessons, lesson plans, and a unit overview, and the Student Reader — offering engagingly written and richly illustrated text on the topics specified for the unit.
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The goal of this 10 lesson, grade 5 unit, is for students to apply their knowledge of how to tell computers what to do, and develop their programming skills by using decision-making trees. They will learn also about protecting information on a network and once again become aware of internet safety.
The key question guiding the unit is: What kinds of computer programs can I develop?

Download the Teacher Guide — containing comprehensive lessons, lesson plans, and a unit overview, and the Student Reader — offering engagingly written and richly illustrated text on the topics specified for the unit.
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In this 8 lesson, Grade K unit from Core Knowledge, the goal of the instruction is that young students build a concept of what makes something a computer and how we use computer devices in our daily lives. The key question guiding the unit is: What are computers and where can we find them?

Download the Teacher Guide that contains comprehensive lessons and lesson plans and an overview of the entire unit of study and the Student Book designed as a Read-Aloud.
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This course will explore the state of the art in common sense knowledge, and class projects will design and build interfaces that can exploit this knowledge to make more usable and helpful interfaces.
This year’s theme will be about how common sense knowledge differs in different languages and cultures, and how machine understanding of this knowledge can help increase communication between people, and between people and machines.

The purpose of this course is to cultivate an understanding of modern computing technology through an in-depth study of the interface between hardware and software. The student will study the history of modern computing technology before learning about modern computer architecture, then the recent switch from sequential processing to parallel processing. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: identify important advances that have taken place in the history of modern computing and discuss some of the latest trends in computing industry; explain how programs written in high-level programming language, such as C or Java, can be translated into the language of the hardware; describe the interface between hardware and software and explain how software instructs hardware to accomplish desired functions; demonstrate an understanding of the process of carrying out sequential logic design; demonstrate an understanding of computer arithmetic hardware blocks and floating point representation; explain how a hardware programming language is executed on hardware and how hardware and software design affect performance; demonstrate an understanding of the factors that determine the performance of a program; demonstrate an understanding of the techniques that designers use to improve the performance of programs running on hardware; demonstrate an understanding of the importance of memory hierarchy in computer design and explain how memory design impacts overall hardware performance; demonstrate an understanding of storage and I/O devices, their performance measurement, and redundant array of inexpensive disks (more commonly referred to by the acronym RAID) technology; list the reasons for and the consequences of the recent switch from sequential processing to parallel processing in hardware manufacture and explain the basics of parallel programming. (Computer Science 301)

This is the lesson plan for my college level, semester long, computer concepts course. Here's the course description ...

You are about to embark on an exciting journey learning about the information revolution and the incredible world of computers.

This course is very practical and applicable. It focuses on teaching you skills you can use. These skills include not only specific hands-on skills, like "right-clicking" and taking "screenshots," but also skills such as keeping yourself safe online, not texting while you're driving, and what to look for when buying computers (just to mention a very small fraction of the skills this course will teach you).

This is a university level course designed to introduce individuals to the world of computers, so it is rich in its depth and breadth of content. I have taught this course for over a decade and have refined it to be incredibly amazing and awesome. You are going to love this course and it will forever change your life. You will gain skills in this course which you will use for the rest of your life and which will make your life easier. Knowing how to use computers is essential in our day-and-age. This course will give you the skills you need to use computers well.

Presented with high-quality video lectures, this course will visually show you how to easily do everything with computers. This is just some of what you will learn in this course:

Learn the basic principles of hardware including circuits, coding schemes, binary, the five generations of computers, Moore's Law, IPOS, registers, cache, RAM, magnetic storage, optical storage, solid-state storage, ROM, BIOS, the motherboard, buses, and the CPU.

Learn how to operate a computer including a vast array of hands-on skills – just to mention a few for example: managing files, backing –up files, right clicking, taking screenshots, determining your computer’s properties, upgrading your computer, changing settings on your computer.

Learn how to use word processing software including the creation of a title page, document sections, headers and footers, styles, an automatically generated table of contents, the insertion of images, references, and the insertion of an automatically generated citation of works referenced.

Learn how to use spreadsheet software including formulas, functions, relative references, absolute references, mixed references, and the creation of a graph or chart.

Learn how to use video editing software including adding credits and transitions then publishing that video to a video hosting website such as YouTube.

Learn how to use databases including table creation, the setting of a primary key, the establishment of table relationships, the setting of referential integrity, and the creation and execution of a query.

Learn how to use presentation software to more effectively give presentations.

Learn to do some simple programing including designing, coding, testing, debugging, and running a program.

Learn about the world wide web including sending email, conducting searches , having familiarity with online educational resources such as Khan Academy, and having an awareness of online "cloud computing" tools such as Google Word Processing, Google Spreadsheets, and the many other online tools offered by Google.

Learn about application software and system software including operating systems, utilities, and drivers.

Learn about networks including architecture, topology, firewalls, security, wireless networks, and securing wireless networks.

Learn about the Internet, the World Wide Web, censorship, the digital divide, net neutrality, differing legal jurisdictions, website creation, multimedia, social media, and eCommerce.

Learn about information systems, systems development, and the systems development life cycle.

Learn about program development, programming languages, and the program development life cycle.

Learn about databases including table creation, primary keys, relationships, referential integrity, queries, and structured query language.

Learn about privacy and security issues related to computers.

Learn about robots and artificial intelligence including the Turing test.

Learn about intellectual property including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and the creative commons.

Learn about ethics and ethical issues relating to the use of technology.

Learn about health ramifications of using computers including repetitive stress injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, and ergonomics.

Learn about e-Waste and other environmental concerns related to technology.

Lifetime access to this course allows you to easily review material and continue learning new material.

After taking this course, you will have a thorough understanding of how to use computers well.

From beginners, to advanced users, this course is perfect for all ability levels. This course will add value to everyone's skillset.