1. CH 31 3 3 CHAPTER Browsers, Information Managers, and System Software

2. CH 3Lockley2 Competencies 1.Use browsers 1. Navigation 2. Find information 3. Communicate 2. Functionality of information managers 3. Primary operating systems 4. Five essential utilities

3. CH 3Lockley3 Browsers Communicating - e-mail and newsgroups

4. CH 3Lockley4 Browsers Searching - finding information by category, topic or key word(s)

5. CH 3Lockley5 Navigating the Web

6. CH 3Lockley6 More Navigating Hypertext links Information through portals Information through search sites Communicating through e-mail

7. CH 3Lockley7 PIM or Desktop Managers E-Mail, calendar, contacts, and journal

8. CH 3Lockley8 Task Organization Basic reminders, tasks, coordinate, and update

9. CH 3Lockley9 System Software Operating systems Resources User interface Applications

10. CH 3Lockley10 System Software Utilities Service programs Manage computer resources Help users with diagnosing problems Device drivers

11. CH 3Lockley11 System Software Language translators Translates programming language into the language that the computer understands Compiling to 0’s and 1’s

12. CH 3Lockley12 Operating Systems Resources User interface Runs applications

13. CH 3Lockley13 Applications Word processing Spreadsheets Databases Multitasking

14. CH 3Lockley14 Important Operating Systems Microsoft’s Windows Macintosh UNIX Linux – Red Hat DOS

15. CH 3Lockley15 Most Essential Utilities Troubleshooting Anti-virus programs Uninstall programs Device Drivers

16. CH 3Lockley16 Most Essential Utilities -- Housekeeping Backup programs File compression programs Defragmentation

17. CH 3Lockley17 Windows Utilities Backup Disk cleanup Disk defragmenter

18. CH 3Lockley18 Utility Suites Norton McAfee DataFellows

19. CH 3Lockley19 A Look to the Future Better support Windows users small to medium-size businesses Linux & Unix enterprise

20. CH 3Lockley20