Structure:

This talk is based upon html webpages. This way, it will always be accessible online after we leave. If you would like to return to these pages to review the information, or find a valuable resource, you can point your browser to http://www.fluidthoughts.com/projects/intro-internet/

Hypertext is not written to be read in a linear fashion, but by jumping around from link to link exploring information as catches the user's attention. I have constructed this write-up as a series of pages that strive to inform about various topics, while also linking to a central vocabulary page that can offer up definitions of commonly used computer terms. This way, you won't need to dig in the text for something that you wanted to reference, but follow the link.

Outline:

What is a computer

• input devices
• output devices
• Operating System
• Components

Operational basics

• command line:
• GUI:

Software

• desktop applications: MS office, Photoshop, etc.
• operating systems: windows, mac, linux, Unix, BeOS, etc. different instructions & languages, but need to communicate
• Java

the internet

• email, AOL Instant messanger, file transfer (ftp),
• web browsing
• web file standards: plug-ins, html, acrobat, flash, shockwave, mp3,

useful links

• list of useful links

security fundamentals

• viruses
• cracking/hacking
• staying offline & no file sharing is like abstinence
• personal privacy

the future: