CS 107 Introduction to Data Processing

Fall Semester 2004

Section 51 - Tuesday - 5:30PM to 8:20PM

Buckman Hall 226

Instructor: Susan E Traudt
Sue@ttsw.com / Sue@ox.ttsw.com

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Syllabus

Assignments

Lectures

Final Exam Instructions

Please follow these directions exactly as specified

On Thursday, December 16, 2004, send an e-mail to me at Sue@ox.ttsw.com. In the subject of the message, please put - CS 107 Final Exam, and be sure to put your name in the body of the message so that I can check your name off and a phone number that I can reach you at in case there is a problem.

I will then mail you your copy of the final exam. When you receive the exam, please e-mail me again to confirm that you have received the exam.

You then have until midnight on Monday, December 20th to complete the exam and e-mail it back to me. You may either send the exam back to me as an attachment or you may cut and paste the exam directly into your e-mail message.

When I have received your exam, I will e-mail you with a confirmation. After correcting your exam, I will e-mail you back with your grade on the exam and with your final grade for the class.

Those of you who are contemplating taking an Incomplete in the class, please let me know your final decision when you mail me your completed final.

If you have ANY problems or do not hear back from me within 24 hours, please do not hesitate to call me at 239-2932.

As of 9 am, Friday, December 17, I still have not heard from four people. Please e-mail me so you can get your copy of the final

Thanks

In the news this week:

12/6/04 - As topics swirl across the Internet, our language changes - http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/harmon/041206harmon.shtml

12/3/04 - IBM puts its PC business up for sale - http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh89174_2004-12-03_06-40-19_n03681893_newsml

12/2/04 - Trial reveals spammer techniques - http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/14/inside.spamming.ap/index.html

11/29/04-Digital memories won't last forever - http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595108766,00.html

Class this week - Week Fourteen

Assignments due on Tuesday - December 7, 2004

Files needed for class this week:

Powerpoint Data Files, Project_03

Course Description

CS 107 Introduction to Data Processing

Concepts underlying modern application of computer systems. Windows, word processing, spread sheets, databases. Not to be taken for credit by computer science majors. 3 credit hours.

Important Dates to Remember

Wednesday, September 1
Classes begin.
Monday, September 6
Labor Day - no classes.
Friday, October 15
Last day to drop a course.
Wednesday - Saturday, November 24 - 27
Thanksgiving Weekend - no classes.
Monday, December 13
Classes end.
Tuesday, Wednesday, December 14-15
Reading days.
Thursday - Tuesday, December 16 - 21
Final exam in this course: Tuesday, December 21
Tuesday, December 21
Last day of the semester; residence halls close at 7 p.m.

Useful Course Links

Search Engines

Computer Technology News

Stumped??

Please remember that I am available 24/7 via e-mail - Sue@ttsw.com

If you wish to talk to me directly, please e-mail me your phone number and the times you may be reached and I will call you. I will be available for face-to-face meetings at the main campus before or after class. Other times can also be scheduled to meet in Echlin Hall 210. Please e-mail or see me in class to schedule a meeting.

Older News Articles

9/9/04 - Bob O. Evans, who led IBM in the development of the IBM 360 mainframe, dies - http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/08/obituaries/08evans.html?ex=1181016000&en=046ee41a4b975059&ei=5035&partner=MARKETWATCH

9/10/04 - Bloggers Prove CBS's Big Mistake - http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28276.htm
and
The Blogosphere Never Sleeps - http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=3829

9/12/04 - New century finds a new journalism - http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/news/opinion/9642361.htm

9/16/04 - Old Media and New Media; Like it or not, they're partners - http://www.reason.com/links/links091504.shtml

9/19/04 - Image flaw exposes Windows PCs - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3661678.stm

9/19/04 - Bounty for Spammers - http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=528&ncid=528&e=4&u=/ap/20040916/ap_on_hi_te/ftc_spam_bounty

9/23/04 - Microsoft: To secure IE, upgrade to XP - http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+secure+IE+for+XP+only/2100-1032_3-5378366.html

10/4/04 - Future Tech: The Internet Reloaded - http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118016,00.asp

10/4/04 - SpaceShipOne has made Space History - http://www.pythom.com/story/SpaceShipOnehasmadeSpaceHistoryOct42004.shtml

9/27/04 - Virgin to Launch Commercial Space Flights - http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/9/27/102758.shtml

9/27/04 - Bill Gates top Forbes 400 - http://www.forbes.com/home/forbes400/2004/09/22/rl04land.html

10/8/04 - No Internet for two weeks? How 28 people coped - http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1004/p11s02-stin.html

10/11/04 - Researchers Test Brain Implant For Quadriplegics - http://www.elecdesign.com/Articles/ArticleID/8210/8210.html

10/11/04 - Radio Telescopes Around the World Combine in Real Time - http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/radio_telescopes_around_world_realtime.html?8102004

10/13/04 - Microsoft warns of 22 new security flaws - http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5406550.html

10/13/04 - FEC May Regulate Web Political Activity - http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20041013/ap_on_el_pr/internet_politics

10/15/04 - Debate dissectors offer instant analysis on Web - http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041015/news_1c15blog.html

10/16/04 - FCC letting utilities move into broadband - http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20041015-085509-5152r.htm

10/24/04 - Beat cop now has portable database - http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Technology/03TechTECH01102404.htm

10/28/04 - Nineteen Individuals Indicted In Internet "Carding" Conspiracy - http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2004/October/04_crm_726.htm

10/31/04 - Tangled In Spyware - http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2875333

11/4/04 - Foxfire, bah humbug - http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5438955.html

11/9/04 - Privacy lost with the touch of a keystroke? - http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1110/p15s02-stin.html

11/9/04 - Mozilla fires up Firefox 1.0 - http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159275

11/15/04 - Wireless World: City WiFi networks growing - http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20041112-073705-3562r

11/15/14 - Fact and Fiction in the Microsoft-SCO Relationship - http://news.com.com/Fact+and+fiction+in+the+Microsoft-SCO+relationship/2100-7344_3-5450515.html?part=rss&tag=5450515&sub

11/15/04 - The Television Will Be Revolutionized - http://biz.yahoo.com/fo/041111/e095d62d4a5fa49d55cfd2db97dd0c28_1.html

11/15/04 - Election apology starts net feud - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4012621.stm

11/16/04 - Heavy computer use tied to glaucoma - http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2004/11/15/glaucoma-screen041115.html

11/18/04 - Bill Gates drowning in spam - http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/18/news/newsmakers/gates_spam.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes

11/18/14 - Burst.com alleges Microsoft Cover-up - http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3437251

11/19/04 - In Texas, a mouse can kill a deer - http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-mouse19.html

11/19/04 - FDA Clears Radio Frequency Chip For Surgery Patients - http://framehosting.dowjonesnews.com/sample/samplestory.asp?StoryID=2004111917370010&Take=1

11/21/04 - Microsoft's Ballmer Warns Asia of Linux Lawsuits - http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=6851307&src=rss/technologyNews§ion=news

Last Updated: 12/15/04