INTERNET SAFETY COMPUTER ACRONYMS & MEANING

Here are some safety tips to remember when you are 1. WWW: World Wide Web
using the internet: 2. Internet: International Network
3. OS: Operating System
1. Don’t give anyone your password, name, address,
4. USB: Universal Serial Bus
the name of your school or any information about
5. GIGO: Garbage in Garbage out
your family
6. SD Card: Secure Digital Card
2. Don’t talk to strangers on the Internet
7. FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
3. Don’t agree to meet anyone in person that you’ve
8. UPS: Uninterrupted Power Supply
met online
9. RAM: Random Access Memory
4. Don’t fill in a profile that asks for your name and
10.ROM: Read Only Memory
address
11.GSM: Global System For Mobile Telecommunication
5. Don’t visit a chat room without an adult’s / parent’s
12.SIM Card: Subscriber Identification Module Card
permission
13.PIN: Personal Identification Number
6. Don’t stay online if you see something you think
14.URL: Uniform Resource Locator
your parents won’t like
15.GPS: Global Positioning System
7. Don’t post pictures of yourself without your
16.CC / BCC: Carbon Copy / Blind Carbon Copy
parents’ permission
17.ATM: Automated Teller Machine
8. Do not download or install anything on your
18.GUI: Graphic User Interphase
computer without your parents’ permission
19.FTP: File Transfer Protocol
9. If you have any questions about something you
20.IP: Internet Protocol
read, ask your parent or guardian
21.LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
10.If you are talking to someone online and they make
22.LED: Light Emitting Diode
you uncomfortable, remember you don’t have to
23.DVD: Digital Versatile Disk
talk back to them. etc
24.VPN: Virtual Private Network
25.UPS: Uninterrupted Power Supply
 SIM CARD CHARACTERISTIC OF COMPUTER
1. SPEED: a computer is a fast device. It can perform in a
few seconds the amount of work that a human being
can do in an entire year even if he work day and night.
A SIM card is a microchip in a mobile phone that connects 2. ACCURACY: The computer is always accurate because
devices to a particular phone network. SIM is used to it is programmed and it does not make mistakes or
identify the holder of a mobile device. SIM cards are used error. If you do calculations on the computer, it will
on various devices like mobile/satellite phones, cameras, give you an accurate answer.
computers, etc. 3. STORAGE: The computer has the capability to store
large volumes of data and retrieve information from its
Types of SIM CARDs
memory. The unit of computer memory is measured in
1. Standard SIM Byte or Kilobytes.
4. DILIGENCE: Computers are machines. They don’t get
tired or suffer from human traits. They don’t lose
2. Mini Sim concentration even after working continuously for a
long time.
5. VERSATILITY: A computer has the capacity to perform
3. Micro Sim different type of work at a time.

4. Nano Sim
 COMPUTER USER ACCOUNTS
A User account is an account created on the windows
environment that allows multiple users to share the same
computer using different accounts. This allows each user to
have their own location where they can store personal
information such as documents, pictures, videos, saved
games, and other files.
TYPES OF USER ACCOUNTS
1. Standard accounts: They are for everyday computing.
Standard accounts are limited to an ordinary computer
user. They can explore many locations, files and
programs installed on the computer. But they cannot
change the computer setting and install a new program.
2. Administrator accounts: they are for computer owners.
They have all the privileges to install a new program and
change computer settings. They have full control of the
computer unlike Standard account and Guest account.
3. Guest accounts: They are intended primarily for people
who need temporary use of a computer.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
1 ABACUS: is known to be the first calculating device.
Which was used to be performed addition and subtraction.
It was developed by the Chinese educationists. It is made
up of wooden frame, rods and beads
2. NAPIER BONES: It was invented by John Napier’s of
Scotland in the year 1617. It can do addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division easily.
3. PASCALINE: it was invented by a French scientist called
Blaise Pascal in the year 1642. It could do addition and
subtraction, with numbers being entered by manipulating
its dials. Pascal invented the machine for his father, a tax
collector
4. LEIBNZ CALCULATOR: it was invented by a German
mathematician called Gottfried Leibniz in the year 1671.
He modified the PASCALINE and he developed a machine
which could perform various calculation based on
multiplication and division as well.
5. ANALYTICAL ENGINE: it was invented by an English
Scientist called Charles Babbage In the year 1833. It is
deemed the first mechanical computer because it could
keep our data safely. It features is used in building today’s
computer. Sir Charles Babbage is also known as the father
of the computer.
PARTS OF A COMPUTER KEYBOARD

FUNCTIONS OF THE KEYBOARD KEYS

1. Control Key: it is used together with other keys to
carry out special function.
2. Shift Key: It is used with other keys to display the
second character on a key
3. Cap Lock Key: it is used to switch between capital
letter (Uppercase) and small letter (Lowercase).
4. Space bar: it is used to create a blank space when
typing.
5. Tab Key: it is used to create a paragraph when
typing.
6. Escape Key: it is used to interrupt or cancel the
current process or a running program.
7. Enter Key: It is used to enter a next line when typing
and also used to run a command.
8. Delete Key: it is used to remove unwanted contents
on the computer.
9. Backspace key: it is used to delete or remove
unwanted text characters when typing.
10. Arrow Key: it is used to move the cursor to
Practical Guide Testing or Running App Builder (Debugging)
1. Click on run menu
Mobile App Programming with DEC SOFT APP 2. Click on debug or run
3. After running, click on stop to take you back to the work area
BUILDER

Adding Text
1. Go to Tools
2. Scroll down to Addition
3. Click on Label
4. Click on the where you want it to appear
5. Go to Properties then click on General Tab
6. Scroll down to visuals then
7. Remove the text value then type in your own text.

Adding Pictures
1. Make sure you have the picture stored inside the folder.
2. Go to Tools
3. Scroll down to Addition
4. Click on Image
5. Click on the where you want it to appear
Setting up App builder environment 6. Go to Properties then click on General Tab.
1. Create a folder and rename it. 7. Click on the button beside image
2. Open App builder, click on file. 8. On the dialog box, choose the picture
3. Click on new. 9. Click on ok
4. Click on save.
5. On the save as dialog box, select the folder you created.
6. Click on open Adding Button
7. Click on Save App. 1. Go to Tools
2. Go to button
Applying background color 3. Click on push
1. Select the view (Page) 4. Click on the where you want it to appear
2. Go to properties 5. Go to Properties then click on General Tab
3. Select Style Tab 6. Scroll down to visuals then
4. Scroll down to background color 7. Remove the text value then type in your own text.
5. Click the button beside it then pick a color.
Scratch Code to build an Interactive Calculator
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