Course Catalog - Desktop Computing - Computing Concepts Series

Course Catalog

Summary:

This series examines several basic computing concepts. Security issues are discussed, including administrative, physical, logical, and network security, and how to plan for security risks. The basic concepts of database functionality and selection are also discussed. Data processing and management is examined in detail, including teleprocessing, data transmission, and messages.

Certification:

Audience:

This series is for anyone who is interested in learning about computer security.

Features:

Activities allow learners to apply course concepts in an interactive questioning environment.
Exercises allow learners to practice in the actual application being studied.
A Course Topics list contains active hyperlinks, permitting quick access to specific topics.
Find-A-Word allows learners to look up an unfamiliar term in the Glossary, on the Web, or in a dictionary. In addition, it lets them find other occurrences of the term in the same course.
Search text enables learners to rapidly search all text within a course to easily retrieve information required.
Courses challenge the learner with a variety of question formats, including multi-step simulations, true/false, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank.
A skill assessment generates a customized learning path based on the results of a pre-test.
A glossary provides a reference for definitions of unfamiliar terms.
Bookmarking tracks the learner's progress in a course.