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Step #1
Five-Step Search Strategy
Internet for Research
Analyze your topic to decide where to begin.
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Step #2 ?
Five-Step Search Strategy
Internet for Research
- Pick the right starting place.
- -search engines
- -subject directories
- -specialized databases
- -find an expert
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Step #3 ?
Five-Step Search Strategy
Internet for Research
Learn as you go & VARY your approach with what you learn.
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Step #4 ?
Five-Step Search Strategy
Internet for Research
Don't bog down any strategy that doesn't work.
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Step #5 ?
Five-Step Search Strategy
Internet for Research
Return to previous strategy better informed.
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How do you search for exact phrases on Google?
- By placing the phrase in quotation marks.
- Example: "Michael Jackson" not Michael Jackson
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Restricted content web pages will end in...?
.edu, .gov, .mil
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Unrestricted content web pages will end in...?
- .com .org .net
- or most country codes .uk .us
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Time management includes...
- Goals
- Avoid Waiting Time
- Bosses & Delegation
- Specific skills and tools
- Stress and Procrastination
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Goals, Priorities, and Planning
- Why am I doing this? What is the goal?
- Why will I succeed?
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To make a to do list...
- Break things down into small steps
- do the ugliest thing first
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In Covey's four-quadrant TODO what goes in the top left box labeled "Important-Due Soon"?
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In Covey's four-quadrant TODO what goes in the top left box labeled "Important-Not Due Soon"?
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In Covey's four-quadrant TODO what goes in the top left box labeled "Not Important-Due Soon"?
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In Covey's four-quadrant TODO what goes in the top left box labeled "Not Important- Not Due Soon"?
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CPU stands for?
Central Processing Unit
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What is a CPU?
Everything that a computer does is overseen by the CPU
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What is a MOTHERBOARD?
This is the main circuit board to which all of the other internal components connect.
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RANDOM ACESS MEMORY (RAM)
Used to temporarily store information with which the computer is currently working.
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READ-ONLY MEMORY (ROM)
A permanent type of memory storage used by the computer for important data that doesn't change
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Basic Input/Output system (BIOS)
A type of ROM that is used by the computer to establish basic communication when the computer is first powered on.
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Caching
The storing of frequently used data in extremely fast RAM that connects directly to the CPU
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Virtual Memory
Space on a hard disk used to temporarity store data and swap it in and out of RAM as needed
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Flash memory
a solid state storage device, Flash memory requires no moving parts and retains data even after the computer powers off.
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Hard disk/hard drives
large and permanent holds information like programs and documents
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The end is?
Maximizing fun
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The typical worker miss how many hours a day?
2 hours
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Managing your time well makes you?
successful
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80/20 Rule
20% valuable people provide 80 % happiness
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Experience is...
something you can't fake
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"If you can dream it, you can do it."
Who said this?
Walt Disney
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How many days was Disneyland built in?
366 days
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Planning to fail is...
...failing to plan
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Have a plan even though...
...it might change
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To Do list should be broken down into?
Small Steps
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DBMS (Data Base Management System)
Provides an interface between the database and the users
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Access is an example of?
A database
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MySQL is an example of what?
Database management system
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Oracle is an example of?
DBMS(data base management system)
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Database is...
organized into tables and saved on to your harddrive.
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Tables are organized into?
Feilds
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A row represents?
A record within the table
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Each field can hold a specific type of data.
True or false?
true
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a field is part of?
a record
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a record is part of a?
a table
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A field that uniquely identifies a record in a table.
primary key
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Which field would act best as a primary key?
an ID number
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A connection between two tables.
Relationship
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_______ requires a primary key.
relationship
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The most common relationship
one-to-many
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information is____?
an assesst
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______ relationships require a "between" table.
Many-to-many
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Relationships and tables are a part of?
Databases
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User interfaces consist of _____ in a database?
Forms, Reports, Queries
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_____ may be used for entering or editing data.
Form
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Forms may include ______ validation rules to prevent obviously incorrect data from being entered.
validation rules
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Validation Rules can prevent ______ data entry mistakes.
some (but not all)
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A ______ displays desired data (e.g., "output")
report
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____ may be printed or displayed on screen.
Reports
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Reports can be very detailed with _____ & ______.
groupings, subtotals
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A _____ is a request for information.
query
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One of the most powerful features of a database is its ability to manipulate the data to extract useful information.
Query
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_____ uses English-like statements to specify the desired query.
Structured Query Language (SQL)
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A ______ is a skilled and trained computer proffessionals who directs all activities related to an organization database, including providing security from intruders.
database administrator
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_____ is the process of identifying useful and previously unknown information from a large data sets or databases.
Data mining
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