- Give a short history of computers. Describe the major parts of a computer system. Give
four different uses of computers.
- Do the following:
- Tell what a program is and how it is developed.
- Give three examples of programming languages and what types of programming they are used
for.
- Describe a source program and an object program.
- Show how the following may be stored in computer memory: text, numbers, pictures, and
sound.
- Do THREE of the following:
- Use a database manager to create a troop roster, providing name, rank, patrol, and
telephone number of each Scout. Sort the register by rank, by patrol, and alphabetically
by name.
- Use a spreadsheet program to develop a weekend campout food budget for your patrol.
- Use a word processor to write a letter to parents of your troop's Scouts, inviting them
to a court of honor. Use the mail merge feature to make a personalized copy of the letter
for each family.
- Use a computer graphics program to design and draw a campsite plan for your troop.
- Do TWO of the following:
- Visit a business or industry that uses computers. Study what the computer accomplishes
and be prepared to discuss what you observed.
- Use a computer attached to a local area network or equipped with a modem to connect to a
computer network or bulletin-board service such as Prodigy, CompuServe, or America Online.
Send a message to someone on the network or download a program or file from the network.
- Use a general-purpose programming language to write a program application of your
choice, subject to approval by your counselor.
- Be prepared to discuss several terms used in each of the following categories:
- Input/output devices
- Storage media
- Memory
- Processors and coprocessors
- Modems
- Networks
- Electronic mail
- Robotics
- Be prepared to discuss various jobs in the computer field.
- Is it permissible to accept a free copy of a computer game or program from a friend? Why
or why not?
- Describe several ways in which you and your family could use a personal computer other
than for games and recreation.
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Phone: 301-530-9360
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Location in Washington DC Area
3300 Fairfax Drive, Suite C
Arlington, VA 22201
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Troop Committee Chairman, Troop 108
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Washington, DC
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