D. Joseph
Fall 1998
Major
Assign. 1 - Library & WWW
Due: Friday, October 2
Points: 30
Additional Library reference: Demystifying Library Databases
Additional WWW reference: Orientation
to the Web using Netscape
Note: You must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. All CSUS Computing
Labs have this component installed. If you are using a home computer and want to obtain a
copy of Acrobat Reader, visit the Abobe site.
Objective: To learn how to use Library and WWW resources to search for
information.
Major
Assign. 2 - Computer Hardware
Due: Wednesday, October 7
Points: 30
Objective: This assignment supplements Chapter 5 of
the text and it's designed to help you:
- Learn what hardware makes up a microcomputer system.
- Locate the major components of a computer.
- Learn the function of these components.
- Remove and examine hardware components.
- Discover how these components work by themselves or with other
components.
Major
Assign. 3 - I/O and Arithmetic (Programming)
Due: Friday, October 23
Points: 30
Additional reference: The Lab book Chapters 1
through 6.
Objective: This assignment pulls together all of the
topics you have learned about in Chapters 1 through 6 of the Lab book. By completing this
assignment you will demonstrate that you know how to
- Create arithmetic expressions in QBASIC
- Prompt the user for input and use that input to find a
solution to the problem statement.
- Document a program by using the appropriate remark statements.
- Print the results of the processing as output on a printer.
Major
Assign. 4 - Spreadsheet & Chart
Due: Wednesday, November 11
Points: 30
Objective: This assignment provides an introduction
to the software known as Microsoft Excel 97. You will learn to:
- Identify and use the controls in the Excel 97 application and
document windows.
- Use the mouse to interact with objects on the screen.
- Use the Excel Help system to get help.
- Create and save a worksheet.
- Use the data in a worksheet to create and save a chart.
Major
Assign. 5 - Loops (Programming)
Due: Friday, November 20
Points: 30
Additional reference: The Lab book Chapters 10
through 12.
Objective: This assignment pulls together all of the
topics you have learned about in Chapters 10 through 12 of the Lab book. By completing
this assignment you will demonstrate that you know how to:
- Create a flowchart to implement an algorithm.
- Create a data file.
- Write a program that reads an arbitrary number of lines of
input from a data file and processes each line of data by using a loop.
- Document a program by using the appropriate remark statements
and meaningful variable names.
- Print the results of the processing as output on a printer.
Major
Assign. 6 - Arrays (Programming)
Due: Wednesday, December 2
Points: 40
Additional reference: The Lab book Chapters 10
through 14.
Objective: This assignment is more challenging that
the last Major Assignment. It tests your knowledge of the topics in Chapters 10 through 14
of the Lab book. By completing this assignment you will demonstrate that you know how to:
- Create a data file.
- Use arrays to store data for 100 students.
- Use loops to store data into an array, process an array, and
print the contents of an array.
- Write a program that reads and processes data for each
student.
- Document a program by using the appropriate remark statements
and meaningful variable names.
- Print the results of the processing as output on a printer.
Major
Assign. 7 - Creating a Web Page
Due: Wednesday, December 9
Points: 20
Additional reference: The text (Oja/Parsons) Chapter
8.
Your lecture notes on HTML tags and the HTML Source code and browser display pages
entitled "Using Computers: Essential Concepts."
Objective: To learn how to use Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML) to create a personal Web page.
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