ITL102: Introduction to IT Literacy

• ITL102 is a course in IT Literacy.
• The Lecturer's name is Asst. Prof. Muhammed Erdem İSENKUL.
• Muhammed Erdem İSENKUL can be reached at [email protected] or [email protected].
• The course is 14 weeks long, varying due to topics and exam weeks.
• Exams are based on tests.
• The midterm is 40% and the final is 60% of the final grade.
• After the midterm, some content from previous chapters may be assessed again.

Course Topics

• Introducing Today’s Technologies.
• Connecting and Communicating Online.
• Computer and Mobile Devices.
• Program and Applications.
• Digital Security, Ethics and Privacy.
• Computing Components.
• Input and Output.
• Digital Storage.
• Operating Systems.
• Communicating Digital Content.
• Building Solutions.
• Working in the Enterprise.

Objectives Overview

• Differentiate between laptops, tablets, desktops, and servers.
• Explain various input options.
• Describe the purpose and uses of smartphones, digital cameras, portable media players, e-book readers, wearable devices, and game devices.
• Compare the web to the Internet, and explain the relationship between the web, webpages, websites, and web servers.
• Describe the relationship between data and information.
• Explain the purpose of a browser, a search engine, and online social networks.
• Describe possible digital security risks associated with viruses, malware, privacy, personal health and the environment.
• Differentitate operating systems and applications.
• How society uses technology in various fields, including education, government, finance, retail, healthcare, science, travel, publishing and manufacturing is discussed.
• Wired and wireless technologies are compared and contrasted, pointing out the reasons why people and organizations use networks.
• Technology used by types of users is identified, including home, small and home office, mobile, power, and enterprise users.
• Because technology changes, you must keep up with the changes to remain digitally literate.
• Digital literacy requires having current knowledge and understanding of computers, mobile devices, the web, and related technologies.
• A computer is an electronic device operating under the control of instructions stored in its memory.
• A computer both accepts data (input) and produces information (output).
• Types of computers: Laptop, Tablet, Desktop, and Server.
• A keyboard is an input device which contains keys you press to enter data and instructions into a computer or mobile device.
• A pointing device is an input device that allows a user to control a small symbol on the screen called the pointer.
• Voice and video input enable you to speak instructions and capture images.
• A scanner is a light-sensing input device that converts printed text and images into a form the computer can process.
• An output device conveys information from a computer or mobile device to one or more people.
• A printer is an output device that produces text and graphics on a physical medium, such as paper or other material.
• A 3-D printer can print solid objects, such as clothing, prosthetics, eyewear, implants and toys.
• A display is an output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and video.
• Speakers allow you to hear audio such as music, voice, and other sounds, examples include earbuds and headphones.
• Memory consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by those instructions.
• A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on storage media.
• A storage device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media.
• Storage media include Hard Disks, Solid-State Drives, USB Flash Drives, Memory Cards, Optical Discs, and Cloud Storage.
• The Internet is a worldwide collection of computer networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals.
• The World Wide Web (or web) is a global library of information available to anyone connected to the Internet.
• The web consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents, each of which is called a webpage.
• A website is a collection of related webpages.
• A web server is a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer.
• A browser enables users with an Internet connection to access and view webpages.
• A search engine finds websites, webpages, images, videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic.
• An online social network encourages members to share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users.
• It is important that users protect their computers and mobile devices.
• There are digital safety and security risks such as Viruses and Malware, Privacy, Health Concerns, and Environmental Issues.
• Green computing reduces the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer.
• Green computing strategies include recycling, using energy efficient hardware, regulating manufacturing processes, extending the life of computers, and properly disposing of replaced computers.
• Software, also called a program, tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.
• System Software includes operating systems and tools.
• Applications are another type of software.
• Installing a program sets up the program to work with the computer, mobile device, printer, and/or other hardware.
• Once installed, you can run a program so that you can interact with it.
• You interact with a program through its user interface.
• A software developer, sometimes called a developer or programmer, develops programs and apps or writes the instructions that direct the computer or mobile device.
• There are many ways to communicated with technology, including chat rooms, email, Fax, FTP, GPS, Instant Messaging, Internet, Newsgroups, RSS, Video Conferencing, Voice Mail, VoIP, Wireless Internet access points, and Wireless Messaging Services.
• A communications device is hardware capable of transferring items from computers and devices to transmission media.
• Wireless communications technologies include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Cellular radio.
• A network is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media.

Home Networks

• Connect to the Internet.
• Share a single high-speed Internet connection.
• Access photos, music, videos, and other content.
• Share devices.
• Play multiplayer games.
• Connect game consoles to the Internet.
• Subscribe to and use VoIP.
• Interact with other devices in a smart home.

Business Networks

• Facilitate communications.
• Share hardware.
• Share data, information, and software.
• Technology is used in Education, Government, Finance, Retail, Entertainment, Health Care, Science, Travel, Publishing, and Manufacturing.
• Technology Users are classified as Home User, Small/Home Office User, Mobile User, Power User, and Enterprise User.
• The chapter covers basic computer concepts, various methods for input, output, memory, and storage, The Internet, digital security and safety risks and precautions, and uses of technology applications in society.