Monday, September 26, 2016

  • Input devices
  • keyboard
  • mouse
  • pen
  • tablets and touch screens
  • a note on mouse
  • wired - usb connection 
  • wireless - usb connection 
  • Bluetooth- doesn't take up a usb port
  • optical and laser
  • inpute devices
  • video/web conferencing
  • consumer based - Skype, facetime 
  • commercial - web ex, go to meeting, zoom, adobe connect
  • zoom - video conferencing
  • snapchat
  • team viewer - screen sharing
  • webcams
  • instillation - using drivers
  • usb device installation rule
  • always install the drivers ( software) first  and then connect and configure the device ex: webcam
  • install drivers for complete features
  • internet audio and video formats
  • image: raw file format, compressed file format
  • raw file : bmp
  • compressed: jpg or gif
  • audio: raw, compressed
  • raw: wav : 44100 khz 
  • when record set the sampling frequency then the sampling depth, then the channels
  • compressed file: mp4
  • ipad: compressed file  
  • web: streaming file
  • ipad and web run on mp4
  • html 4
  • html 5 - doesn't need flash
  • scanner
  • Images - cant edit the document  
  • OCR - an editable word document
  • switch - network printer
  • mfp- multifunction printer - scans, fax, copy - prints
  • software OCR
  • biometric input - fingerprint, facial features, Iris, handwriting
  • more printers
  • network printer uses an IP address - all computers can print with this
  • 4 different types of printers
  • free software at adobe creative cloud
  • inkjet - color, cheap initial price - long term expensive
  • laser - initially expensive, long - term cheaper
  • LCD-LED technology
  • resolution
  • refresh rate - response time
  • color depth
  • Dot pitch
  • Contrast ration
  • Brightness ( nit)
  • Replace older CRT monitors  
  • port connection _ display, dvi port, hdmi port, VGA,
  • wi di - projecting the screen from a tablet by wireless communication onto a projector
  • intel's technology 
  • both the laptop and the projector must support widi
  • other wireless screen projection
  • USB based wireless projection - diamond
  • streaming from the screen
  • cloud printing 
  •  printing on a printer over the internet
  • university printing at CSULA
  • email document to printer
  • HP laser jet
  • printer characteristics
  • printing speed
  • printing speed
  • printer drivers
  • checking for driver errors
  • device manager
  • an exclamation mark against a printer on the device manager would indicate that the printer may not be fully functional  
  • virtual printers
  • virtual pdf printers
  • directing printer output to pdf,xml, and snagit printer  

Monday, September 19, 2016

System Components

  • module contents
  • describe the system units
  • motherboard components
  • processor
  • memory
  • expansion slots and cards
  • Components of the system unit
  • motherboard
  • processor
  • memory
  • hard disk
  • expansion bus - video cards
  • minimum power is 500 watts
  • ddr 2   
  • ddr 3
  • ddr 4
  • things in the system unit
  • motherboard mad of a processor,memory, ports, chip set,
  • storage - hard drive, HDD, SSD
  • power supply - 500 watts  
  • other storage - DVD
  • should have an I5 processor
  • 8 gb of memory
  • The motherboard - processor socket , expansion slots
  • chip set
  • drivers are essential
  • DCI expansion slot: 32 bit or 64 bit
  • System unit : SATA, DATA
  • BIOS setup : a program code stored in your computer
  • Only reason to update BIOS is to change the boot order of your drives
  • NBT your whole operating stick can be operated on a stick
  • Processor
  • Intel
  • Pentium Dual core
  • Pentium Quad core
  • i3,i5,i7 
  • Atom
  • AMD
  • Nvidia
  • ARM
  • Qualcomm
  • Motorola
  • speed in Gb
  • don't be carried away with speed
  • to compare computers use the bench mark test
  • cache capacity - very high speed capacity - L1, L2, L3
  • threads - number of things it can do in power
  • get more slots because you can always upgrade your memory
  • HDD technology - moving parts
  • SSD- no moving parts
  • SATA -
  • PATA -
  • Graphics Card - AMD Radeon
  • Processor Components - ALU, Registers, Control Unit , Cache
  • CPU and Components 
  • Front Side bus
  • center of your computer is the memory
  • processor
  • input
  • output
  • permanent storage or hard drive
  • Processor Specs
  • Front side bus
  •  bus width
  • popular processor - Intel, AMD, Apple, IBM
  • Intel - Windows
  • use Unicode now
  • memory functional types - volatile or nonvolatile



2 kinds of address
Latest IPV
IPV address
Gateway address
IP Adress : IPV, IPV6, Domain, Mac Adress, Gateway
private and public
Microsoft sway
web 1.0- download, web2.0- upload and download
wifi is location based
wi max is 3g or 4g
business internet ramps - T1 and T3
Internet service provider - AOL
fully qualified domain name
calstatela.edu
Nanda
nanda.calstatela.com77
2 kinds of address
Latest IPV
IPV address
Gateway address
IP Adress : IPV, IPV6, Domain, Mac Adress, Gateway
private and public
Microsoft sway
web 1.0- download, web2.0- upload and download
wifi is location based
wi max is 3g or 4g
business internet ramps - T1 and T3
Internet service provider - AOL
fully qualified domain name
calstatela.edu
Nanda
nanda.calstatela.com77

System Components

  • module contents
  • describe the system units
  • motherboard components
  • processor
  • memory
  • expansion slots and cards
  • Components of the system unit
  • motherboard
  • processor
  • memory
  • hard disk
  • expansion bus - video cards
  • minimum power is 500 watts
  • ddr 2   
  • ddr 3
  • ddr 4
  • things in the system unit
  • motherboard mad of a processor,memory, ports, chip set,
  • storage - hard drive, HDD, SSD
  • power supply - 500 watts  
  • other storage - DVD
  • should have an I5 processor
  • 8 gb of memory
  • The motherboard - processor socket , expansion slots
  • chip set
  • drivers are essential
  • DCI expansion slot: 32 bit or 64 bit
  • System unit : SATA, DATA
  • BIOS setup : a program code stored in your computer
  • Only reason to update BIOS is to change the boot order of your drives
  • NBT your whole operating stick can be operated on a stick
  • Processor
  • Intel
  • Pentium Dual core
  • Pentium Quad core
  • i3,i5,i7 
  • Atom
  • AMD
  • Nvidia
  • ARM
  • Qualcomm
  • Motorola
  • speed in Gb
  • don't be carried away with speed
  • to compare computers use the bench mark test
  • cache capacity - very high speed capacity - L1, L2, L3
  • threads - number of things it can do in power

Monday, September 12, 2016

  • symptoms of a virus
  • OS running slow, stops intermitermittently or does not start
  • less memory available
  • corrupt files and programs
  • programs do not operate properly
  • unknown programs are activated
  • mapping
  • email attachments macros must be disabled
  • clicking on websites
  • flash drives
  • cable router
  • wireless router
  • linxus
  • netgear
  •  tp link
  • d link
  • wireless access point
  • is a switch
  • is a firewall
  • dstcp server
  • software firewall - windows firewall
  • antivirus
  • malware protection
  • security settings
  • windows update
  • security setting in internet explorer
  • good practice
  • email script and attachments
  • document macros
  • UAC is activated
  • digital signature
  • digital certificate
  •  no more service packs its automatically done with windows updates
  • Back - up
  • forget password - boot disk using a usb drive
  • image of your hard disk
  • hardware firewalls
  • used for blocking access to ports on computers behind a firewall
  • hides the IP address behind a private IP address
  • hardware firewall brands
  • wireless routers from the following brands have built-in firewalls
  • software firewall
  • blocks access to ports on individual computers
  • examples
  • windows firewall
  • access point
  • two sides
  • public side
  • private side
  • public IP - people can identify the IP
  • forced execution
  • some website would force the execution of scripts
  • cookies
  • cookies are stored on computers by websites
  • Information stored in cookies are accessed by the website each time the site is visited
  • cookies can be and possibly should be removed as soon as possible, if not, periodically
  • types of cookies
  • authentication cookies
  • cookies store by websites
  • third party tracking cookies
  • Firefox examples
  • Types of attacks
  • botnets
  • denial of service
  • back doors
  • spoofing - impersonating a website
  • spamming
  • firewalls
  • hardwar firewalls
  • Linksys firewall
  • dlink wbr 1310
  • spftware firewalls
  • windows firewall example
  • Authorizing Access
  • password
  • access auditing
  • possessed object
  • PINs
  • biometric devices
  • authentication
  • one factor
  • two factor
  • three factor
  • four factor
  • IOT - Internet of things
  • A digital signature is an encrypted code that a person, website, or organization attaches an electronic verification  
  • Bit Locker - encryption of your hard drive
  • you can also encrypt data on your flash drive - trucrypt
  • If C drive is too full the system will slow down
  • Veracrypt can be used to encrypt part of a drive
  • when encrypted you will have 2 drives
  • an e drive
  • and an f drive