Talk:Introduction to Computers

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Although most of the subpages are marked as 100% complete, I am not completely sure it is true. Even if in wikis the "complete" word is very relative, more should be done before it is marked with "100%". Things I noticed: WP links written as external links, external links without description, missing images, too many subheadings in some cases. I feel also that more can be written for a 100% ready topic - I am not an IT expert however. I will probably also dig through this more in detail, when my time allows... --Gbaor 06:13, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Regarding the "Things To Do" section: "Many of the pages need breaking up into smaller subpages. This has already been done with the introduction." I find that the break-ups are a lot harder to navigate & make sense of -- the longer pages seem easier to deal with, so I disagree with that "todo" item. Since nothing's happened here in the last year, perhaps we should re-compile the introductory section so it matches the rest of the resource.

[edit] Eyespot Podcasts

Many of the original eyespot podcasts (perhaps all of them) are now dead links. They should be removed or replaced with alternatives. Lysander89 03:19, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Rethinking the Syllabus

The more I attempt to complete what was left behind by Areill and his students the more I feel that the project is broken is some serious way. I believe this is to do with the lack of consistency between subtopics and a badly designed syllabus. We need to come up with a better syllabus than the one currently provided here. Many of the topic subpages are not needed in my opinion, and should be cut. Ideally this page should attempt to limit itself to covering:

  • The basic hardware of a computer
    • What are the components inside a computer case?
    • What are the peripherals attached to a computer?
  • The average software found on a computer
    • What is the BIOS?
    • What is the Operating System?
    • What are desktop applications?
  • Networks
    • What is a network? How does your computer interact with other computers around it?
    • The internet

By keeping the syllabus short and to the point, we can avoid putting casual learners off, while allowing more keen learners to consider looking into the Introduction to Computer Science course.

I would gladly like to hear some comments regarding this proposal.

Lysander89 04:16, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

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