AY Honors/Computing V - Specialization

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Overview

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

11. Teach a novice to use a computer. This person has to at least know how to turn the computer on and off correctly and to use three commands in an operating system.

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1. Have the Computing IV - Advanced honor.

2. Have the Computer Programming honor.

3. Submit a report of at least 1000 words of the development of the computer in the area of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, Internet and Intranet.

4. Define the following terms:

a. User

b. Programmer

c. Systems analyst

d. Project manager

e. Team leader

f. Help Desk

g. Hacker

h. Hyperlink

i. www

5. Know the difference between the following printers:

a. Matrix

b. Laser

c. Plotter

d. Inkjet

6. Create a web page of your Club or Pathfinder unit, and place it on the Internet.

7. Have a collection of at least 15 e-mails from other people connected to Pathfinders in any part of the world.

8. Teach the Computing II honor to a regular class.

9. Know how to explain the passing of information between the peripherals and the CPU, using the binary code "1" and "0": Mount a diagram.

10. What does upgrade mean?

11. Teach a novice to use a computer. This person has to at least know how to turn the computer on and off correctly and to use three commands in an operating system.

12. Mention four operating systems for computer networks.

Printable Answer Key Tab Name/Edit Answer Key

1

Have the Computing IV - Advanced honor.

For tips and instruction see Computing IV - Advanced.

2

Have the Computer Programming honor.

For tips and instruction see Computer Programming.

3

Submit a report of at least 1000 words of the development of the computer in the area of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, Internet and Intranet.

4

Define the following terms:

4a

User

4b

Programmer

4c

Systems analyst

4d

Project manager

4e

Team leader

4f

Help Desk

4g

Hacker

4h

Hyperlink

4i

www

5

Know the difference between the following printers:

5a

Matrix

5b

Laser

5c

Plotter

5d

Inkjet

6

Create a web page of your Club or Pathfinder unit, and place it on the Internet.

7

Have a collection of at least 15 e-mails from other people connected to Pathfinders in any part of the world.

8

Teach the Computing II honor to a regular class.

For tips and instruction see Computing II - Intermediate.

9

Know how to explain the passing of information between the peripherals and the CPU, using the binary code "1" and "0": Mount a diagram.

10

What does upgrade mean?

11

Teach a novice to use a computer. This person has to at least know how to turn the computer on and off correctly and to use three commands in an operating system.

12

Mention four operating systems for computer networks.

References

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