This is the recommended starting course, even for students who feel they “know a lot” about computers. This course covers how computers are used in the real-world, close examination of the keyboard, the concept of input and output devices (mice, printers, scanners, etc.), “bits” and “bytes”, storage capacities of diskettes, how data is stored on a computer (ASCII), number systems, character sets, and units of measurement (prefixes such as “mega-”, “giga-”, etc.). Course will be a combination of hands-on, demonstration/lecture, and video segments.