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Practical Test
In the second test (in March), you will do a practical test with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Written test will be conducted for first test and both exams.
Seating Arrangement
Please fill in your Chinese name, English name and class number when you fill in the draft seating plan.
E.g. 陳大文 (1)Chan Tai Man
David
How to log in computers
User name: student no. (start with S) Password: STRN (your ID in entrance
exam)
Survey
Do you have any experience on the following? Word processing? (e.g. MS Word) Spreadsheets? (e.g. MS Excel) Image processing? (e.g. Photoshop) Audio / movie processing? Homepage authoring? Using Facebook?
Survey (2)
Do you have any experience on the following? Setting up / repair computers? Writing programs?
(e.g. Visual Basic, C++, PHP, …) Database? (e.g. MS Access, SQL)
Survey (2)
Did you hear the following terms? Linux Android WIFI WEP Hash function Salt and IV (initialization vector)
1.1 How Does a Computer Work?Every computer operation can be divided into three
stages: input, process and output.
1.1 How Does a Computer Work?
A student working on a worksheet
Washing clothes by a washing machine
Example of ‘input process output’
1.1 How Does a Computer Work?
‘Input process output’ represents the three stages of a computer operation process.
InputEnter data andcommand into acomputer.
ProcessThe computerworks on thedata.
The computershows theprocessed results.
Output
Three stages of a computer operation process
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System?Hardware
• The physical part of a computer system
Software
• A sequence of instructions to control the computer system
• No physical form
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System? Hardware
composed of input devices, a system unit, output devices
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System? Input devices
for entering commands or data into the computer
scannermouse keyboard microphone
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System?System unit
contains a central processing unit (CPU), circuit boards, a power supply and storage devices
works on data together with the software to produce processed results
System unit
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System? Output device
The processed result can be displayed to users by different output devices.
Speakers
printermonitor
Software Software can be classified into two types: system
software and application software.
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System?
System software manages the operations of computer hardware helps us operate the computer system easily controls and facilitates the execution of the application
software
Macintosh Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows XP
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System?
Application software carries out specific tasks for the user application software cannot be run on a computer
system without the presence of an operating system
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System?
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System?
Type of application software
Function Example
Word processor Create, edit, format, save and print documents.
Microsoft Word
Spreadsheet • Perform calculation and data manipulation.
• Create charts.
Microsoft Excel
Type of application software
Function Example
Presentation software Create presentations and slide shows.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Image editing software Edit photos and graphics.
Ulead Photolmpact
1.2 What are the Components of a Computer System?