Requisito 1era Etapa 1er Semestre

Ana Paula del Villar Molina.

1732095

Group 122.

20/08/2014

Information and Communication Technology 1.

• Explain the following concepts.

• Desktop: Is the wide-screen area where we work in the computer.
• Mouse Pointer: Is used to select and/or execute a file or a program.
• Task Bar: Used to Access to other applications.
• Icon: Are images that are used to identify a file, folder, programs, shortcuts, etc.
• Status Area: Shows info, date, status and time.
• Open Applications Area:
• Start Menu: A Blank area where we can personalize files.
• Hardware: Physical components of the computer.
• Operative System: It’s the platform where all programs in our computer works.
• Types of Libraries in Windows 7: Documents, Pictures, Music and Videos.
• Computer: Is the system that composes the whole hardware and software.
• Antivirus: It’s an application or program that protects our computer from viruses.
• Interface: The interface is the medium where the user introduces orders or commands to the operative system and this to the hardware.
• Types of Interfaces:

• Command Line Interface: The operative system provides a command line in wich user introduces the instructions or commands formed by character.
• Graphical Interface: The execution of commands and programs is achieved by selecting figures or icons that represent them.

• Equivalencies for Bite, bite, megabyte, gigabyte and terabyte:

• 1 Bit (There isn’t something that small.)
• 8 Bits = 1 Byte
• 1024 Bytes = 1 Kilobyte.
• 1024 Kilobytes = 1 Megabyte.
• 1024 Megabytes = 1 Gigabyte.
• 1024 Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte.

• Recycle Bin: Is used as a file container, where it is stored all the files that you delete.
• Movie Maker: It’s a free program of Windows that permits you create and share movies of your creation.
• Input Devices: They are the ones that from which information is introduced to the computer to be processed or transformed.
• Output Devices: They are the ones that data previously transformed or processed. Like Printers or speakers.
• Types of Networks:

• LAN - Local Area Network: A LAN connects network devices over a relatively short distance.
• WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network: a LAN based on WiFi wireless network technology.
• WAN - Wide Area Network:  a WAN spans a large physical distance. The Internet is the largest WAN, spanning the Earth.

• Binary Code: A binary code represents text or computer processor instructions using the binary number system's two binary digits, 0 and 1.
• Process to personalize the task bar:

Contextual Menu in Start Menu > Properties > Task Bar > (Select your preferences.) > Apply.

• Process to change the desktop background:

Contextual Menu in the area of Desktop > Properties > Select Your Image > Select the Position > Save.

• Differences between ROM and RAM:
• Jump List: Windows 7 includes a Jump List, that is just a list of the recent documents of a program, jus like Doc1, Doc2 for Word.
• Firewall: It’s the whole system that protects our computers and prevent that hackers get access to out computers.
• Examples of input and output devices:
• Types of icons:

• Document Icons.
• Application lcons.
• Toolbar Icons.
• Menu Icons.

• Differences between file and folder: A folder is any individual item in your PC, lt could be a photo, a Word document, or video. Folders contains this files.
• Differences between Folder and Libraries: A folder is simply a container for storing files. A Library doesn’t contains files. A Library provides a single aggregated view of multiple files of folders and their contents.
• Application Software: Is a program or a group of programs designed for end users. These programs are divided into two classes, system software and application software.

Vocabulary.

Run: Start.

Boot: It is a verb to start the operative system.

Contextual Menu: The right button or the mouse.

Load: Open something.

By default:Standard setting.

Execute: Apply the instructions.

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