Introduction to Information Systems

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• Introduction to Information Systems

CSC 151 Week 2

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Week 2 - Objectives

• Review and discuss various topics for Word and
  Windows

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Information System

• People
• Procedures
• Hardware
• Software
• Data

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Software

• Systems
• (e.g. Windows, Apple, Unix, etc.)
• Applications
• Tools
• (e.g.wordprocessing, spreadsheet, presentation,
  data base, programming languages, integrated
  packages, etc.)
• Solutions
• (e.g. General Ledger, payroll, etc.)

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Windows Features

• Move data between applications
• Link data between applications
• Graphic user interface - point and click
  environment
• Multitasking

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For Windows XP Understand How To

• Find or list files and attributes on different
  disk drives (local and networked)
• Create, copy, delete, rename documents (files)
  and folders (directories)
• Use explorer to navigate your file space
  (hierarchical file organization)
• Use the clipboard
• Print
• Use help

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Internet Tools

• Web Browser
• URL, hyperlink, HTML, homepage
• Browser add-ons
• Plug ins
• Filters
• E-mail
• Username, domain name
• Telnet
• FTP

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For Word know how to

• Set up a page
• Create, modify, add or delete and indent text
• Change font attributes, color, etc.
• Number or bullet items
• Add headers and footers
• Index, footnote
• Insert table
• Do simple calculations on tables
• Do newspaper columns