Concepts
	Bit,Byte Kilo, mega,giga, tera, size of one piece of page
	Number of People in the world, in the USA, on the internet
	Components of A Computer Information System
	Hardware
	Software
	People
	Data (GIGO)
	Procedures
	Trends in Computers [faster, cheaper, smaller, most reliable (importance to business), easier to use/more capable Moore's law.  Exponential change: double every 1.5 years now double every year (Now did you know)
	Data->process->information sort, summarize, save, send select->Information
	ROM RAM (volatile/nonvolatile, user decides contents vs mfgr decide)
	Desktop vs file cabinet
	Storage( Floppy, Zip, Flash/USB/Thumb, Hard disk, CD/DVD - Speed capacity, reliability, portability, cost)
	Surge Suppressor, UPS
	Password
	Killer Apps
	Typewriter->word processing (why pay cost? easier revise so you'll do it so better documents that communicate)
	Calculators->Spreadsheet (why cost?  more information, better decisions)
	File Cabinet- cost savings cabinet but bigger data in one place
	What computers do well (versus human do poorly)- repetitive - formulaic
	Most expensive part of computer system (training and the mistakes made because it is inadequate)
	Windows
	Format disk (how, why ready for files, detect & isolate bad) Poor reliability of floppies cover storage types and attributes Speed, capacity, reliability, portability (see trends in computers above): floppy, thumb drive, Zip, hard disk, CD & DVD, tape
	Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize
	Scroll Bar
	Folders
	File, View, Sort in Detail, Delete
	Shift and Ctrl to select
	My Computer
	Control Panel
	Ctrl F or Edit Find
	Internet
	Inet- WWW, Email, IM
	Icons, Hover,
	Hyperlinks, sometimes text,  color, graphic, hover (see URL in lower left, invite to download whatever to your machine, virus)
	Favorites, Digg, tagging, social, del.ic.us
	Toolbar customize
	NetNetiquette & Emoticons
	Directories and Search Engines
	Searching (" " - ), read tips
	Ctrl +N
	RateMyProfessor
	Bulletin Board
	Incorporating Text & Graphics into Web pages or Word documents
	Create a personal web site using Google Sites
	Portals
	Answers.com (download, cite)
	New Window with Ctrl + N
	Email
	Importance of Subject
	Pros/Con versus telephone and snail mail
	Sending (to, cc bcc) (reply, reply all. forward, delete, file, mark as unread)
	Receiving (Reply, Reply All, Forward, Mark as new, Folder)
	Folders
	Signatures
	Address Books
	Groups or Distribution Lists
	Word Processing
	Menus, Tool Bars, Help, UNDO
	Using Help
Entering, Editing, Moving vs. Copying (cut & paste, drag & drop)
Saving, Retrieving (finding) Documents
Printing Documents (copies) - Print Preview importance
Formatting Characters (Bold, Italic, Underline, Size, Typeface, Color, Fonts)
Formatting Paragraphs (Inheritance, Alignment, Indents, Leading [singe, double, 1½, exact, multiple], Keep Together)
Borders and Shading
Symbols
Bullets and Numbering
Headers & Footers,
Ruler (Right Indent, Left, First Line, Hanging)
Formatting  (Page Setup - Margins, Orientation)
Customizing toolbar
Tabs
Speller, Thesaurus, www.onelook.com
Find/Replace
Clip Art: inserting, sizing, positioning, obtaining from Internet
Footnotes
AutoCorrect
Columns
Case Change
Tables (Insert, Deleting, Sizing, Formatting, rows and columns, Merging cells, shading, borders)
Mail Merge (creating, modifying, selective printing)
Form Letter
Data Document
Tracking Changes
Resume - going to be scanned, san serif (versus serif) keywords
Excel
moving around in the sheet
store
enrollment
carpet store invoice
P&L
loan
payroll
one value per cell, delete, edit
inserting and deleting rows and columns
Sigma for totaling
Vlookup
IF
PMT
VLOOKUP
Printing - importance of Preview
Graphs
Using the Wizard
Modifying chart properties
PowerPoint
Similarities to MS Word
Themes
Animated Clip Art
Slide Transitions
Drawing: circle/oval, square/rectangle, lines/arrows, Autoshapes: paint bucket, border color/width, text color
Slide show setup: kiosk
Animating Objects, order of appearance
Locating & Using Themes on the Internet
Views: slide, slide sorter, slide show
Pen on slide show view
Access
Design
Queries
Forms
Change Field properties
Multiple Fields
Reports