This introductory course is designed to familiarize students with the general concepts of computers and information sciences. The course will introduce students to the features and uses of common applications software such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, and operating systems such as Windows. Students will also learn about the various hardware components and basic computer terminology. This course was originally built in Blackboard Learn Original.

Introductory course with the general concepts of computers and information sciences. The course will introduce students to the features and uses of common applications software such as Windows. Students will also learn about the various hardware components and basic computer terminology. This is Module One in a series.Videos:“All GCFGlobal.org® content is available for free at edu.gcfglobal.org.”Parts of this course were created by Ziko Rizk and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. 

This introductory course is designed to familiarize students with the general concepts of computers and information sciences. The course will introduce students to the features and uses of common applications software such as word processing, spreadsheet, database, and operating systems such as Windows. Students will also learn about the various hardware components and basic computer terminology. This is Module two of the series.