CNIT 101: Operating Systems I - Windows Vista
Last Updated 8/19/2009
Fall 2009 Schedule
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What you are required to do in this class each week
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Week |
Start Date |
Due Date |
What's Due by Due Date |
Weekly Topic |
Homework Assignment |
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1 |
Aug-17 | Aug-28 | Personal Introduction on Forum, Email, Practice quiz and submit DONE.TXT | Introduction to Course: How to use Insight. | Read the week one online Course Content. Introduce yourself on the Forum and reply to an introduction. Buy the Textbook. Become familiar with the schedule & course requirements. Email the instructor. Upload Week 1 DONE.TXT. Take the Practice Quiz. Optional: Attend the in-person orientation on CCSF Campus, |
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2 |
Aug-28 | Sep-08 | Graded forum post & response. Tutorial 1 Quiz | Tutorial 1 --
Exploring Vista Basics |
DO/READ Tutorial 1, Sessions 1.1 and 1.2. Follow the hands on steps while sitting at a computer running Windows Vista. Use the Forum to post information about features that are related to different editions of Windows Vista. Take the tutorial 1 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. |
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3 |
Sep-04 | Sep-11 | Tutorial 2 Quiz. Upload file from Case 1. | Tutorial 2 -Organizing your files | DO/READ Tutorial 2, Sessions 2.1, 2.2 and
2.3. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 2 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. Do Case 1 at the end of the chapter. Submit a file as described in the Week 3 tasks. |
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4 |
Sep-11 | Sep-18 | Tutorial 3 Upload. | Tutorial 3 -Personalizing Windows Part 1 |
DO/READ Tutorial 3, Sessions 3.1, and 3.2
up to page 129. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Turn in a screen print as described in the week 4 tasks. |
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5 |
Sep-18 | Sep-25 | Tutorial 3 Quiz. Tutorial 3 Case 2 Upload. | Tutorial 3 -Personalizing Windows Part 2 |
DO/READ Tutorial 3, Sessions 3.2 starting
at Changing Display settings on page 129, and 3.3 to the end of the
chapter. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 3 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. Do Case 2 at the end of the chapter. Submit a file as described in the week 5 tasks. |
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6 |
Sep-25 | Oct-02 | Graded forum post and response. | Appendix B -Additional Windows Vista tools | DO/READ Appendix B (at back of
textbook.) Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Graded forum assignment. |
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7 |
Oct-02 | Oct-09 | Tutorial 4 Quiz . Tutorial 4 Case 1 Upload. | Tutorial 4 -Internet and e-mail | DO/READ Tutorial 4, Sessions 4.1 and
4.2. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 4 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. Do Case Problem 1. Upload a screenprint. |
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8 |
Oct-09 | Oct-16 | Midterm Exam | Midterm | The midterm exam will cover tutorials 1 through 4 and appendix B.. |
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9 |
Oct-16 | Oct-23 | Tutorial 5 Quiz. Graded forum post and response. | Tutorial 5 -Protecting your computer | DO/READ Tutorial 5, Sessions 5.1 and
5.2. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 5 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. Graded forum assignment. |
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10 |
Oct-23 | Oct-30 | Tutorial 6 Quiz. Case 3 files upload. | Tutorial 6 -Searching for information and group collaboration | DO/READ Tutorial 6, Sessions 6.1 and
6.2. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 6 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. Do Case 3, steps 1-7. Turn in the 3 .jpg files created. |
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11 |
Oct-30 | Nov-06 | Logo and Case 2 file upload. | Tutorial 7 -Managing multimedia
files Part 1 |
DO/READ Tutorial 7, Sessions 7.1
only. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Turn in the logo you create on page 350. Case 2 steps 1 - 16 only. |
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12 |
Nov-06 | Nov-16 | Tutorial 7 Quiz and Case 2 file upload. | Tutorial 7 -Managing multimedia
files Part 2 |
DO/READ Tutorial 7, Sessions 7.2 and
7.3. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 7 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. Case 2 steps 17-24 only. |
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13 |
Nov-13 | Nov-20 | Tutorial 8 Quiz. Graded forum post. | Tutorial 8 -Networks and Mobile Computing | DO/READ Tutorial 8, Sessions 8.1 and
8.1. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 8 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. Graded forum assignment. |
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14 |
Nov-20 | Dec-01 | Review assignments upload. | Tutorial 9 -Maintaining hardware and
software Part 1 |
DO/READ Tutorial 9, Session 9.1
only. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Review Assignments 1 - 6. Turn in 3 files. |
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15 |
Nov-27 | Dec-08 | Tutorial 9 Quiz. Review assignments upload. | Tutorial 9 -Maintaining hardware and
software
Part 2 |
DO/READ Tutorial 9, Sessions 9.2 and
9.3. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 9 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. Review Assignments 7 - 14. Turn in 3 files. |
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16 |
Dec-04 | Dec-11 | Tutorial 10 Quiz . | Tutorial 10 -Improving your computer's performance | DO/READ Tutorial 10, Sessions 10.1 and
10.2. Follow the hands on Tutorial steps at a computer. Take the tutorial 10 quiz (up to 3 times, highest score counts towards grade) and practice quiz. |
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17 |
Dec-11 | Dec-18 | FINAL EXAM | FINAL EXAM - note ending date! | Final Exam must be taken between the available dates. Remember, exams are open book but are timed. Note that the Final exam period ends 12/18 at 11:55pm! |