INLS261/461 Tools for Information Literacy

This is the basis of much of what we will be doing

Definitions (from The Internet Book by Douglas Comer)

• client-server computing is the interaction between two programs when they communicate across a network
  • a program at one site sends a request to a program at another site and awaits a response
    • the requesting program is the client
    • assuming we are using our laptops as a client, we might want to know how laptops work
• the program satisfying the request is the server
  • assuming we want to retrieve something from a server over the web, we might want to know how web servers work

client-server interaction is the basis of distributed computing

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baseline understandings about the tools we will be using

• How PCs work

  • introduction
  • microprocessors
  • Wireless: It's everywhere you want to be

• advice on how to deal with problems as they come up

  • The Weekly Fab 5 by Patrick Crispen, TOURBUS
  • Basic Computer Security from ITS

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terminology

• is memory the same thing as storage? [notice how dated the details are in this storage article]
• what are operating systems?
  • we are familiar with Windows and Apple
  • what are some of the others? Wikipedia lists lots and lots
• what does open source mean?

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email & file transfer

• Secure Shell Client is recommended for use with SILS servers

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storage space

• FTP - reach into your files from home
• don't store anything on your lab computers as they are periodically wiped clean

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screenshots

• a tool we will use a lot
• PrtSc & ALT+PrtSc

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ergonomics

• HealthyComputing.com - advice on how to avoid ending up like someone we know
  • Laptop Ergonomics
• How to use and transport your Laptop ergonomically

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