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APT

ER

Browsers, Information Managers, and System Software

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Competencies1. Use browsers

1. Navigation2. Find information3. Communicate

2. Functionality of information managers

3. Primary operating systems4. Five essential utilities

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BrowsersCommunicating - e-mail and newsgroups

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Browsers

Searching - finding information by category, topic or key word(s)

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Navigating the WebDescription Site

NBCProgramming

www.nbc.com

New and usedcar sales

www.autobytel.com

Medicalinformation

www.mayohealth.org

Activevacations

www.adventurerequest.com

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More NavigatingHypertext linksInformation through portalsInformation through search sitesCommunicating through e-mail

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PIM or Desktop Managers

E-Mail, calendar, contacts, and journal

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Task Organization

Basic reminders, tasks, coordinate, and update

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System Software

Operating systemsResourcesUser interface Applications

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System Software

UtilitiesService programsManage computer resourcesHelp users with diagnosing problemsDevice drivers

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System SoftwareLanguage translators

Translates programming language into the language that the computer understandsCompiling to 0’s and 1’s

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Operating Systems

ResourcesUser interfaceRuns applications

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ApplicationsWord processingSpreadsheetsDatabasesMultitasking

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Important Operating Systems

Microsoft’s Windows MacintoshUNIXLinux – Red HatDOS

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Most Essential UtilitiesTroubleshootingAnti-virus programsUninstall programsDevice Drivers

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Most Essential Utilities -- Housekeeping

Backup programsFile compression programsDefragmentation

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Windows Utilities

BackupDisk cleanupDisk defragmenter

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Utility Suites

Norton McAfeeDataFellows

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A Look to the FutureBetter support Windows

userssmall to medium-size businesses

Linux & Unix enterprise

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