Maricopa Community Colleges  BPC110   19946-20032 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/26/94
BPC110 19946-20032 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Computer Usage and Applications
Exploration of computer operations and uses. Specific applications to business-personal computers. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
BPC110   19946-20032 Computer Usage and Applications
1. Describe the components of a computer system. (I)
2. Explain computer ethics issues. (I)
3. Describe the characteristics of a disk operating system. (II)
4. Use disk operating system commands to facilitate software applications. (II)
5. Describe the characteristics of a word processing program. (III)
6. Enter, edit, and print materials using a word processing program. (III)
7. Describe the characteristics of an electronic spreadsheet program. (IV)
8. Use an electronic spreadsheet to enter data, create formulas, manipulate data, and print reports. (IV)
9. Describe the characteristics of an electronic database program. (V)
10. Use an electronic database program to create files, enter, edit, and create reports. (V)
11. List reasons for using graphics in business documents. (VI)
12. Use an application program to create business charts and graphs. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
BPC110   19946-20032 Computer Usage and Applications
    I. Introduction to computer
        A. Historical perspective of computing
        B. Hardware terms
        C. Software terms
        D. Ethics
      II. Disk Operating Systems
          A. Booting
          B. Disk handling
          C. Disk formatting or initializing
          D. Copying files and disks
          E. Erasing or deleting files
          F. Naming or renaming files
          G. Directories or folders
          H. Running applications software
          I. Saving
          J. Printing
          K. Shutting down or turning off the computer
        III. Word processing programs
            A. Text input
            B. Text editing
            C. Text manipulation
            D. Checking Spelling
            E. Formatting
            F. Printing
          IV. Electronic spreadsheet programs
              A. Data input
              B. Data editing
              C. Data manipulation
              D. Creating formulas
              E. Functions
              F. Printing
              G. Charts and graphs
            V. Electronic database programs
                A. Record structure
                B. File structure
                C. Data input
                D. Data editing
                E. Data manipulation
                F. Report generation
                G. Printing
              VI. Other topics
                  A. Graphics
                  B. Resources
                  C. Future of computers
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