Computer Science, HS what they should know
* Note this is probably out of date now* Here is a quick outline of what every High school student to College freshman should know about computers. #1 Able to type Hardware, Simple description of what it is and does: CPU BIOS/EFI- Starts the operating system. Storage media:-: SSD - Solid State Drive HDD - Hard Disk Drive CD/DVD/Blu-ray Flash media USB Video card RAM - Random Access Memory peripherals:-: mouse keyboard printer/scanner etc... Software: Operating systems: (Knows about prior versions) Cell Phone Operating systems: IOS vs Android vs Others Windows 3.1 -> 98 -> 20 -> XP -> Vista -> Win 7->Win 8 -> Windows 10:: Linux -> Ubuntu, or Fedora:: (Alternative to windows) Mac Os X:: Basic settings - Network settings Audio Settings Adding removing programs and apps Remember your passwords - Have a way to keep track of them. UNDERSTANDS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN an...