Shift+Happens

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=Vocabulary= >
 * Hardware -computers, the mechanical, magnetic, electronic and electrical devices, comprising a computer system as a cpu desk drives keyboard or screen
 * Processor - the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions and calculations that drive a computer
 * Memory - the capacity of a computer to store information quickly and for a short period of time (RAM)
 * Hard Drive/ Hard Disk - device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces, permanent storage
 * Optical (disk) Drive - refers to lasers which can see and read data on optical disk for example a cd or dvd
 * USB / Flash Drive - Permanent storage like a hard drive, but works without moving parts.


 * Operating System – noun, the software that supports a computer's basic functions, such as scheduling tasks, executing applications, and controlling peripherals.
 * Firmware – noun, Permanent software programmed into a read-only memory.
 * Software – noun, the programs and other operating information used by a computer. Compare with hardware.
 * Applications – A program or piece of software designed and written to fulfill a particular purpose of the user : a database application.
 * Utilities – A program that does something that is helpful for a computer: a virus protection program, hard drive defragmentation
 * Browser –an application that allows the computer user to view web pages


 * [|Internet]
 * [|World Wide Web]
 * [|HTML]
 * [|Markup]

=Skills=

Password Management

 * 1) Use one password for everything
 * 2) Use multiple passwords and write them down
 * 3) Use one 'formula' for making a unique password for each site

Help Files

 * Using help files on applications to figure out how to do something you don't know how to do

File Management

 * Creating folders and sub-folders to manage your files