CSC 110 Fundamentals of Computing LAB 2A

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1 h CSC 110 Fundamentals of Computing LAB 2A Instructor Due Date Project TOTAL Maximum Points 2 points 2 points 2 points 2 points 1 point 1 point 10 points Your Score PROJECT ONE ( Word Processing ) - Thesaurus To use the thesaurus feature in a word processor. This lab project uses the thesaurus feature that is typically available in electronic word processors. You will be given various words and are to list four synonyms or phrases, which can be used to replace the given words inside of a document. A thesaurus is a treasury of words that can used to replace a given word with a new word or phrase that gives the same meaning as the original word. A thesaurus is a handy feature of a word processor in that it minimizes using the same words within a document and therefore adds a more professional touch to your completed documents. STEP 1 STEP 2 Open a New MS Word Document Open a new MS Word document. Use the Thesaurus Feature In your document, type the following heading: Using the MS Word Thesaurus Press Enter a few times and then type the following statements and ordered list template: Statement 1 : She took the INITIATIVE to mail her personal resume. synonyms (a) (b) (c) (d) After you type the above lines, press Enter a few times. Note: MS Word AutoCorrect may automatically change the (c) characters into a copyright symbol. To undo this action just click Edit on the toolbar and select Undo AutoCorrect and continue typing. Now place your mouse cursor directly over the word INITIATIVE and click once on this word. Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 1 of 11

2 PROJECT ONE Open the Thesaurus feature, by applying the keyboard shortcut Shift + F7 or by clicking - on the option Tools on the MS Word main menu bar, pointing to. Language and clicking - on the Thesaurus option. STEP 3 STEP 4 You will notice that the Thesaurus feature opens showing various synonyms that can be chosen to replace the word INITIATIVE. Select four of these words and individually write the words next your list. A sample of four words is given below. (a) (b) (c) (d) plan proposal scheme idea Use the Thesaurus Feature Again You will now repeat the above procedure and apply the Thesaurus feature to another word. Below the list of the first statement, type the following: Statement 2 : I will now DESCRIBE the various features of the system. synonyms (a) (b) (c) (d) After you type the above lines, press Enter a few times. In a manner similar to STEP 1, find four different synonyms that can be used in place of the word DESCRIBE. Again, individually write your selections next your ordered list template. Below your second statement, repeat again the format of STEP 1 and apply the procedure to each of the statements given below. Statement 3 : Students of architecture learn to CREATE buildings in styles such as art deco. Statement 4 : VOLUNTARY organizations include church assemblies and community groups. Statement 5 : The corporation DEBACLE involved poor accounting procedures. Statement 6 : The company is researching new COMPUTER technology. Print your Document After your complete your document, type your name, date and course information within the document. Print your document and submit the hardcopy for credit. To print, choose File and then select Print. Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 2 of 11

3 PROJECT TWO ( Word Processing ) - Personal Resume To design a simple, personal employment resume using a word processor. This project deals with creating a personal employment resume similar to the one shown in Figure 1 on the next page. Create the resume on a word processor either by using a built - in template or designing and formatting your own. The resume should include: (1) the heading section consisting of the person's name, address and telephone number(s) and (2) the body of the resume which is divided into various sections such as employment history, references, etc. A personal employment resume should say a lot about the individual but in a brief fashion. Dividing a resume into the usual sections enables the reader of the resume to quickly view the important items that should be conveyed with the resume. STEP 1 STEP 2 Open MS Word For this project, you are to utilize a word processor. Launch MS Word on your computer, if it is not yet open. Type the Sample Resume Beginning with a new MS Word document, type the sample personal resume shown within Figure 1, which follows. Note, you may type the fictitious resume given in Figure 1, or, if you choose, you may construct your own personal resume. As you are typing / designing the resume, make good use of style formatting to make your resume stand out and appear professionally prepared. That is, use Bold, Underline and Italic, where applicable. Also, use various Font Sizes and Font Types to embellish the resume. Note: If you decide to use the MS Word Resume Wizard to complete this project and if it is loaded on your computer, the general instructions to access this feature are: point to and click - on File on the MS Word main menu bar select New to open the New Document Task Pane select the General Templates link or the Templates link labeled On my computer. the Templates dialog box opens within the Templates dialog box, select the Other Documents tab. Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 3 of 11

4 STEP 3 PROJECT TWO in the Other Documents tab, double - click the Resume Wizard icon the Resume Wizard opens follow the various steps of the wizard to create the style and type of resume of your choice Spell Check and Preview the Resume Once you are finished typing the resume information for this project, spell check and print preview the document. If you chose to type the sample resume below instead of your own resume, place your name, date and course number at the lower portion of your document. Print the document and submit the hardcopy for credit. Figure 1 Sample Personal Employment Resume Eddie Engineer 555 East Adams Street Suite 505 Chicago, Illinois Telephone (312) To obtain employment in a growing engineering company. Education DeVry University Chicago, BS degree 2005 Experience Present Skyway Engineering, Chicago, Illinois Job duties include: Design engineering Product Research Higgins Engineering, Chicago, Illinois Job duties include: Product Design and Development Product Research Skills Hobbies Knowledge of computer software such as MS Office, Lotus SmartSuite, COBOL, FORTRAN, C and Visual Basic.NET Computers, Movies, Books, Chess References Available upon request Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 4 of 11

5 PROJECT THREE ( Windows Calculator ) - Computer Arithmetic To utilize the Windows Calculator to complete various exercises involving computer arithmetic. Use the built - in Windows Calculator program to convert various binary numbers into decimal numbers and vice versa. The exercises are provided within this lab packet. Note: A binary number is one that is comprised of 0 s and 1 s only. Do you need a calculator to compute some particular numerical expression? Why not use the calculator that comes with the Windows operating system. The Windows calculator has two views, the Standard view and the Scientific view. The Standard view is a four - function type calculator enhanced with a percent and square root key. The Scientific view contains many features that come with a typical scientific calculator. To compute using the Windows Calculator, you can either use your computer keyboard's numeric keypad or your mouse pointer. For this project, you are to utilize the Windows Calculator to convert binary numbers to decimal numbers and vice versa. A binary number is one that consists solely of digits that are 1 or 0. For example, is a binary number that is equivalent to the decimal number 51. STEP 1 Open the Calculator Program Open the Windows Calculator program using the following typical instructions: Using your mouse, click - on the Windows Start button. Next, navigate your mouse to All Programs and then Migrate to the Accessories option. Point - to and click - on the Calculator option. STEP 2 Switch to the Scientific View of the Calculator Program Ensure that the Calculator is in the Scientific View by opening the menu option. View, on the Calculator menu bar, and then selecting Scientific. This last step will enable you to use the all the features of the calculator. With Calculator window open in the Scientific View, let us try an example of converting a binary number into a decimal one. Example Use the Calculator program to convert the binary number into a decimal number. Solution To convert into a decimal number, use the following steps: Navigate to the section of the Calculator that has the number systems conversion buttons. You will notice that the available number types are: Hex. Dec. Oct. Bin. Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 5 of 11

6 PROJECT THREE Select the Bin option button for Binary number conversion. Now, enter the binary number into the calculator. To enter these digits, you can use your mouse to point to the calculator keys or you can use the numeric keypad on your keyboard. When you are finished entering the digits, click - on the Dec option button to change the original binary number into a Decimal number. Your answer should be the decimal number 76. Once you have matched this answer, you are ready to complete the exercises below. Note: you can use a similar procedure to that given above to convert a decimal number into a binary one. Enter your responses in an MS Word document. Construct your Word document in a two - column format such that the given numbers are on the left hand side and the converted numbers are on the right hand side, similar to that shown below. Submit the document for credit. PART 1 Computer Arithmetic Exercises Convert each binary number below into its corresponding decimal equivalent. BINARY NUMBER DECIMAL EQUIVALENT (a) (b) (c) (d) PART 2 (e) Convert each decimal number below into its corresponding binary equivalent. DECIMAL NUMBER BINARY EQUIVALENT (a) 143 (b) 62 (c) 122 (d) 168 (e) 44 Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 6 of 11

7 PROJECT FOUR ( Word Processing ) - Cooking Recipe To create a word processing document that consists of a cooking recipe. Use Microsoft Word to design a cooking recipe such as the one shown on the next page. You may either key - in the exact document shown on the next page or one of your own particular recipes. Designing a document that consists of a simple cooking recipe is easy using a word processor. Whether it is a gourmet sandwich, a non - alcoholic beverage, grandmother s favorite cookie recipe or even a traditional ethnic dish, list the ingredients first and then follow with the cooking instructions. STEP 1 Open Word and Type Your Recipe First open MS Word on your computer. Once Word has opened, in a new document, begin typing your recipe. Either type the exact sample recipe shown on the following page or write your own recipe creation. STEP 2 Requirements to Complete This Project The main requirements for this project are as follows: Your document should consist of a heading portion and subheadings which separate the instructions and ingredients portions of your recipe. When designing your recipe document, make good use of Font type and size to embellish your recipe text and thus give it a professional image. To add any symbols to your document which are not located on your keyboard, click Insert on the main menu, point to and click Symbol. When the Symbol window opens, if it is not already selected, click - on the Symbols tab within this window. With the Symbols tab active within the Symbol window, click the down arrow next to the Font:. field and select a font such as Symbol or Wingdings. Add a page border to accent your document. To do this, click the option Format on the menu bar and select Borders and Shading. When the Borders and Shading window appears select the tab option named Page Border tab and then apply an appropriate style and setting to your document. Also, add an appropriate picture. To do this, click Insert on the main menu bar, point to Picture, then point to and click Clip Art. The Task pane will appear on the right. Type in a key word to search for an appropriate picture and then click on it to insert it. And a footer to your document, that contains your name, course title and date. To add a footer, click View on the menu bar, select the option Header and Footer. Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 7 of 11

8 PROJECT FOUR On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the icon that switches you between the Header and the Footer and type your name, course number and date in the Footer portion of your document. Click Close button on the Header and Footer toolbar. Once you have completed this project, spell check and preview your document. Print your document. Attach a copy to your lab packet. Traditional Greek Salad Ingredients One 16 - ounce package of salad greens 1 cup Calamata Greek olives or similar black olives 1/4 pound of Feta cheese, crumbled into small chunks 3 tomatoes, medium sliced 2/3 cup of Greek style oil and vinegar salad dressing 1/4 cup of red or white onions, thinly sliced 1/2 of a medium sized cucumber, peeled and sliced 5 or 6 anchovies 10 green salad Salonika peppers Instructions Toss the salad greens, sliced tomatoes, onions, olives and cucumbers together with the salad dressing. Top with Feta cheese, anchovies and Salonika peppers Makes about 5 or 6 servings Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 8 of 11

9 PROJECT FIVE ( Word Processing ) - Document Construction To construct an MS Word document step - by - step. This project has you preparing a word processing document in a step - by - step fashion. Formatting and editing techniques are important to consider when preparing professional looking Word processing documents. STEP 1 Follow each of the steps provided below to complete this project. First, open MS Word on your computer. STEP 2 Starting with a new Word document and with your cursor located at the upper left, press your keyboard Enter key twice. STEP 3 Change the Font type to Tahoma, change the Font size to 18, click your. B Bold icon and click your I Italic icon. STEP 4 Type the words: Petty Cash Voucher STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 STEP 10 Press your keyboard Enter key four times. With Tahoma as your font, change the font size to 12 and deselect both the B Bold icon and the I Italic icon. Type the word Date and immediately after this word type a colon :, press your keyboard Tab key twice and then type the underscore character _ continuously ten times, so that you have a straight uninterrupted line segment. Press your keyboard Enter key two times. Type the word Amount and immediately after this word type a colon, press your keyboard Tab key once, type a dollar sign, press your space bar once and type the underscore character _ continuously ten times, so that you have a straight uninterrupted line segment. Press your keyboard Enter key four times. Type the word Name and immediately after this word type a colon, press your keyboard Tab key twice and type the underscore character _ continuously twenty times, so that you have a straight uninterrupted line segment. Click View on the main Word menu bar and select Header and Footer. In the Header portion press Enter once and type the text NorthWest Industries. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the icon that switches you between the Header and the Footer and type your name and course number in the Footer portion of your document. Click the Close button on the Header and Footer toolbar. Finally, spell check, preview and print your document. Attach the hardcopy to your lab cover sheet for credit. Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 9 of 11

10 PROJECT SIX ( Operating System ) - Windows Features and Tricks To complete various projects involving the Windows operating system. This project has you performing various tasks associated with the Windows operating system. Tips and tricks are great to know when working with Windows. STEP 1 Create a Folder in MS Word This project enables you to create a new folder within your floppy diskette drive or your computer s hard disk drive. First open Word on your computer so that a new document appears on your computer screen. Then click File and select. Save As to open the Save As dialog box. Next to create your new folder, as shown in Figure 1 below, select either your 3.5 inch floppy ( A: ) drive or a Temp folder within your computer s hard drive. With the location that you want to create your folder visible in the Save in: box, click the Create New Folder icon located within the Save As window, as shown below. When the New Folder window appears, name your new folder My Projects followed by your initials. Click OK to close the New Folder window. Figure 1 Click here to create a new folder Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 10 of 11

11 PROJECT SIX Now that you have created the new folder, keep your Save As window open in order to take a screen snapshot of this window. Do this by pressing and holding your keyboard Alt key and then tapping your Print Screen key. Then, close the Save As window, press your Enter key a few times and paste the screen snapshot onto your document by pressing and holding your keyboard Ctrl key and then tapping your v key. Below your snapshot, type your name, date and course number. Finally, print a copy and attach it to your lab cover sheet for credit. STEP 2 Using the Windows Help and Support Utility Use your Windows Help utility to find information about using the My Computer icon to format a 3.5 inch floppy diskette. To navigate to the Windows Help utility, merely depress your Start button and then point to and click - on the option Help and Support. Then, when the Help and Support Center window opens, click the Search text field and type: Formatting Disks. Then click the green arrow next to the Search field. Refer to the figure shown below. Thereafter, view the Search Results and click on the article Format a Disk ( or similarly named article ) that explains on how to format a disk. Review this article and print the information that appears within the article. Attach the hardcopy to this lab packet for credit. [ Note: some Windows operating systems may have similar steps to perform a Help topic search but may differ in detail to the steps given above. ] Copyright 2006 by P.E.P. Page 11 of 11