Topic Objectives for "Components"

The objective of unit Components is to learn to recognize and understand the key unit
vocabulary. This is accomplished by completing the readings and practice activities.

Key Topic Vocabulary

Below is a list of key vocabulary terms in the current unit:

- graphics card

- microprocessor

- basic input output system

- coprocessor

- sound card

- computer case

- motherboard

- Universal Serial Bus

- upgrade

- network interface card

- serial port

- parallel port

- power supply

- Graphics Processing Unit

- chipset

- floating point operation

Topical Readings:

Below is a list of all the reading(s) in the u

graphics card
Definition: a component of a computer which is
designed to convert a binary image stored in
memory to a display medium
Example: “The latest and greatest games normally
require the latest and greatest graphics cards. ”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

microprocessor
Definition: an electronic device constructed from
microscopic transistors and other circuit elements
on a single integrated circuit; popular manufactures
of these devices include Intel, AMD, and IBM
Example: “The microprocessor is often thought to
be the central brain of a computer because it
performs most of the calculations.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

Topic Objectives for "The Keyboard

Part One"
The objective of unit The Keyboard Part One is to learn to recognize and understand the key
unit vocabulary. This is accomplished by completing the readings and practice activities.

Key Topic Vocabulary

Below is a list of key vocabulary terms in the current unit:

- alternate key

- control key

- tab key

- escape key

- function key

- arrow keys

- page down key

- page up key

- delete key

- print screen key

- Caps Lock key

- hash key

- caret key

- tilde key

- scroll lock key

Topical Readings:

Below is a list of all the reading(s) in the unit:

Topic Objectives for "The Keyboard

Part Two"
The objective of unit The Keyboard Part Two is to learn to recognize and understand the key
unit vocabulary. This is accomplished by completing the readings and practice activities.

Key Topic Vocabulary

Below is a list of key vocabulary terms in the current unit:

- asterisk

- ampersand

- underscore

- minus sign

- plus sign

- case

- square brackets
- brackets

- parentheses

- at sign

- percent sign

- less than sign

- greater than sign

- forward slash

- back slash

Topical Readings:

asterisk
Definition: a star (*) character which often means
"multiply" in a math equation or "match all" in a
RegEx wildcard
Example: “The programmer could not remember
whether to use an asterisk (*) or percent sign (%)
as a wildcard in his SQL regular expression.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)
& ( ampersand )
Definition: a key which is used in many languages
to mean 'and'
Example: “In SQL queries, it is best practice to
spell out 'AND' and must not use the ampersand
(&) key as a shortcut.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

underscore
Definition: The "_" character sometimes used to
join words without a space
Example: “The long filename contained many
underscores because spaces weren't allowed.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

minus sign
Definition: a "-" operator often indicating the
process of subtraction or difference
Example: “The program did not output the
expected result because the programmer forgot a
minus sign.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)
plus sign
Definition: a "+" operator normally indicating the
operation of addition
Example: “The elementary school teacher told the
students that 2 plus 2 equals 4.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

case
Definition: in typography, this is the distinction
between capital (majuscule) and lower (minuscule)
letters
Example: “In order to change case on a computer,
the user typically presses the "Shift" key”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)
square brackets
Definition: the punctuation marks '[' and ']' used in
pairs to set apart or interject text within other text
Example: “In programming languages, the use of
square brackets are sometimes used to show
elements of arrays.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

square brackets
Definition: the punctuation marks '[' and ']' used in
pairs to set apart or interject text within other text
Example: “In programming languages, the use of
square brackets are sometimes used to show
elements of arrays.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)
brackets
Definition: the punctuation marks '{' and '}' used in
pairs to set apart or interject text within other text
Example: “In programming languages, brackets
are often used to denote executable code in a
FOR/NEXT loop.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

parentheses
Definition: the punctuation marks '(' and ')'used in
pairs to group values or sets of values.
Example: “Parentheses are often used to show
which mathematical values are calculated first in an
equation. ”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

% ( percent sign )
Definition: a symbol meant to show percentage
Example: “The CEO reported that sales we up
75% over last quarter.”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)
< ( less than sign )
Definition: a symbol which means that the value
on the left is smaller than the value on the right
Example: “3 < 5”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

> ( greater than sign )

Definition: a symbol which means that the value
on the right is less than the value on the left
Example: “5 > 3”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

/ ( forward slash )
Definition: a key used to separate folders and files,
often used in Unix file systems
Example: “the user's php binary was located in
/usr/local/php”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)

\ ( back slash )
Definition: a key used for separating files and
folders, normally in a Windows file system.
Example: “The users files were located in
'C:\documents and settings\gregbrady\my
documents'”
Part of Speech: noun (thing)