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Alabama Digital Literacy and Computer Science 9-12

Computing Systems

Students compare and contrast common operating systems, investigate application and account security, and use both basic and advanced command-line tools to manage authentication and authorization.

Lessons

2.1 History of Computers

  • History of Computers
  • Video Quiz
  • Mission: Who invented the computer?
  • Evidence Collection
  • Exhibit A: Charles Babbage
  • +8 more

2.2 Computer Organization

  • Computer Organization
  • Computer Organization
  • Draw a Computer
  • What Kind of Device?

2.3 Operating Systems

  • Multi Task Challenge!
  • Intro to Operating Systems
  • Types of Operating Systems
  • Operating Systems Practice
  • OS Updates and Upgrades
  • +3 more

2.4 Internal Components

  • Internal Components
  • Internal Components
  • Build a Computer
  • Build a Computer
  • Test Your Brain's RAM
  • +2 more

2.5 Peripheral Devices

  • Peripheral Devices
  • Peripheral Devices
  • Peripheral Port Scavenger Hunt
  • Personalized Peripherals
  • IT Help
  • +1 more

2.6 Lab: Configuring a Computer

  • Lab: Configuring a Computer
  • Lab: Configuring a Computer Submission

2.7 Comparing Operating Systems

  • Operating Systems Data Talk
  • macOS vs. Windows OS
  • Choose a Linux Distro!
  • File Systems
  • Which OS is Right For You?
  • +1 more

2.8 Compatibility

  • Compatibility
  • Compatibility Quiz
  • File Extensions
  • Processor and File Types Exploration
  • Processor and File Types Submission

2.9 Software and Applications

  • Software and Applications
  • Software and Applications Quiz
  • A Variety of Applications
  • Software Simulations Reflection

2.10 Software Licenses

  • Software Licenses
  • Software Licenses Quiz
  • Do I need a Software License?
  • Is This Original?

2.11 Application Security

  • Application Security
  • Application Security
  • Windows Defender Antivirus
  • Windows Defender Antivirus Response
  • CodeHS System Restore

2.12 System Administration

  • User Accounts
  • User Accounts Quiz
  • User Accounts
  • Shared Folders and Files
  • Host Security
  • +4 more

2.13 Health Impacts of Technology

  • The Impact of Technology on Mental Health
  • Impact of Technology on Mental Health Reflection
  • Research Risks and Strategies
  • Strategies for Mitigation Artifact

2.14 Alternative Computing Architectures

  • Computing Architectures
  • Computing Architecture Types Quiz
  • Quantum Computers Explained
  • Quantum Computers Explained Reflection
  • Cluster Computer Explained
  • +3 more

2.15 Compressing Data

  • Compressing Data
  • Data Compression Quiz
  • Lossless and Lossy Compression
  • Lossless and Lossy Compression Reflection
  • Data Compression Handout
  • +1 more

2.16 Computing Systems Quiz

  • Computing Systems Quiz

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