Chapter 3 The Basics of Networking

• Able to tell whether a communication technology (Internet, radio, LAN, etc) is synchronous or asynchronous; broadcast or point- to- point. • Explain the roles of Internet addresses, domain names, and DNS servers in networking. • Use some basic Windows networking tools (such as ping & trace route) to diagnose problems. • Distinguish between types of protocols (TCP/IP and Ethernet). • Describe how computers are interconnected by an ISP and by a LAN. • Distinguish between the Internet and the World Wide Web.

Chapter 4 A Hypertest Markup Language Primer

• Know the meaning and use of hypertext terms • Use HTML tags to structure a document • Use basics HTML tag attributes • Use HTML tags to link to other files • Use Cascading Style Sheets to style a Web page • Explain the differences between absolute and relative pathnames • Use HTML to encode lists and tables

Chapter 5 Locating Information on the Word Wide Web

• Explain how a Web search engine works • Find information by using a search engine • Use logical operators and filtering to express complex queries • Recognize and find authoritative information sources • Decide whether Web information is truth or fiction • Use knowledge of HTML to create web scraper to capture web page data

Chapter 12 Privacy and Digital Security

• Explain how a Web search engine works • Find information by using a search engine • Use logical operators and filtering to express complex queries • Recognize and find authoritative information sources • Decide whether Web information is truth or fiction • Use knowledge of HTML to create web scraper to capture web page data

Chapter 9 Pricniples of Computer Operations

• Describe how the Fetch/Execute Cycle works, listing the five steps • Explain the function of the memory, control unit, ALU, input unit and output unit, and program counter • Explain why integration and photo-lithography are important in integrated circuits • Discuss the purpose of an operating system • Describe how large tasks are performed with simple instructions • Use the Simple 8-bit Assembler Simulator to demonstrate the Fetch/Execute nature of the computer

Chapter 17,18,19 & 20 Javascript

• Tell the difference between name, value, and variable • List three basic data types and the rules for specifying them in a program • Explain the way in which the assignment statement changes a variable’s value • Write expressions using arithmetic, relational, and logical operators • Write conditional and compound statements • Write loops to process array data structures • Use the temperature converter application as a model to o Write input elements o Create a button table o Write an event handler in JavaScript • Produce a GUI similar to that of the Bean Counter application in the course text • Trace the execution of the temperature conversion app, saying what output is produced by a given input • Explain event-based programming in JavaScript and the use of event handlers

Chapter 7 Representing Information Digitally

• Explain the link between patterns, symbols, and information • Determine possible PandA encodings using a physical phenomenon • Encode and decode ASCII • Represent numbers in binary form • Compare two different encoding methods

Chapter 8 Representing Multimedia Digitally

• Explain how RGB color is represented in bytes • Change an RGB color by binary addition • Explain the meaning of "computing on a representation" • Explain concepts related to digitizing sound waves • Explain the meaning of the Bias-Free Universal Medium Principle • Explain the difference between "bits" and "binary numbers" • Use App Inventor development environment to build mobile application using multimedia

Chapter 10 Algorithmic Thinking

• List the five essential properties of an algorithm • Explain the difference between algorithms, programs, and heuristic solutions • Use the Alphabetize CDs algorithm to illustrate algorithmic thinking: o Follow the flow of the steps in the algorithm execution o Explain the function of loops and tests o Follow an analysis to pinpoint assumptions in the algorithm • Use Scratch programming language to develop an implementation of the CD rack sort algorithm