General Terms You Should Know by

T-Drive (this is a network drive)

jlsmith — 2013-09-16 16:38:46 UTC

Located on the school network as ms-TurnIn. This is where most of your homework will be submitted. Click on the Start Menu in the bottom left hand corner of your screen, then click on Computers. You will find the drive there under the header Network Locations. There is a folder titled Smith, J on the T-Drive and inside that folder is where you will submit assignments.

Blackboard (Learning Management System)

smartin2 — 2013-09-19 20:07:35 UTC

Our class website is a Blackboard site where we see our updated information and assignments along with other important information.

Keyboard Shortcuts

smartin2 — 2013-09-19 20:08:08 UTC

Ctrl + C = Copy

Ctrl + X = Cut

Ctrl + Z = Undo

Ctrl + P = Print

Ctrl + S = Save

Word processing:

smartin2 — 2013-09-19 20:10:19 UTC

The use of computer software to enter and edit text.

H-Drive (this is a network drive)

smartin2 — 2013-09-19 20:10:42 UTC

Your personal school drive for saving files. This is accessible from any computer as long as you have internet access.

URL - Uniform Resource Locator

jlsmith — 2013-11-15 05:30:53 UTC

Also know as a web address. This item tells a web browser where to look on the internet for a specific website.

CPU - Central Processing Unit

jlsmith — 2013-11-15 05:32:46 UTC

The "brain" of a computer where all the "thinking" goes on inside the computer.

Input Device

jlsmith — 2013-11-15 05:34:32 UTC

An item or device that gives instruction to the processing unit of a machine (keyboard, mouse, touchscreen, microphone)

Output Device

jlsmith — 2013-11-15 05:34:58 UTC

An item or device that gives information back to an end user after processing internal commands (screen, printer, speaker).

Hard Drive

jlsmith — 2013-11-18 18:09:01 UTC

The data center for a computer where software is installed and files are stored.

Portable Drive

jlsmith — 2013-11-18 18:09:19 UTC

Also known as a Flash, Jump, USB, or Thumb Drive, portable drives are easily transported from computer to computer.

Network Drive

jlsmith — 2013-11-18 18:09:50 UTC

A network drive is a storage device on a local area network (LAN) within a school, home, or business.

Local Drive

jlsmith — 2013-11-18 18:10:48 UTC

A local drive is physically located on the machine where you are working and is used to store files. A local drive is typically a hard drive