Computer Skills/Basic/Software Concepts
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Basic software concepts include operating systems and applications.
Objectives and Skills
[edit | edit source]Objectives and skills for basic software concepts include:[1]
- Distinguish what is software / hardware
- Understand menu bars; etc
- Understand basic terminology: file; application
- Understand purpose of backup
Multimedia
[edit | edit source]Activities
[edit | edit source]- Complete the tutorial GCFLearnFree.org Understanding Applications. Identify common applications installed on your computer (browser, word processing application, presentation application, etc.).
- Complete the tutorial Backing Up Your Files. Create a backup of your important files.
Key Terms
[edit | edit source]- application
- Computer software that causes a computer to perform useful tasks beyond the running of the computer itself.[2]
- backup
- Refers to the copying and archiving of computer data so it may be used to restore the original after a data loss event.[3]
- browser
- A software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web.[4]
- file
- A resource for storing information, which is available to a computer program and is usually based on some kind of durable storage.[5]
- word processor
- A software application for composing, editing, formatting and sometimes printing of any sort of written material.[6]