ASSIGNMENT #1

ASSIGNMENT #1

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    The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with Eclipse.

   First you must start Eclipse. Click on the Eclipse shortcut If there is

 no such shortcut, click on start, select Programs and then click on

  Eclipse. Once in Eclipse, go to the tool bar on top and click on File. A menu opens up and you click on New Java Project.

Eclipse IDE - Tutorial

Click here for the tutorial

Downloading Eclipse

Go to this link: https://eclipse.org/downloads/

Download Eclipse IDE for Java Developers,

NOTE: Make  sure you download the right Eclipse for your computer.

To find out if your computer is running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows in Windows 7 or Windows Vista, do the following: Open System by clicking the Start button , right-clicking Computer, and then clicking Properties. Under System, you can view the system type

Basic Computer Concepts

computer - binary - digital - program - instruction - I/O - information - data- bit - byte - octet - nibble - hexadecimal - word - file - directory - hardware - software -interrupt - workstation - minicomputer - mainframe - supercomputer - client/server - wait state - real time - parallel processing

abacus - algorithm - Boolean (George Boole) - Charles Babbage - Difference Engine - Analytical Engine - Claude Shannon - John von Neumann - Vannevar Bush - Grace Hopper - DARPA - ARPANET - Internet - Multics - 3270 - x86 - @ - Mosaic - Netscape -Microsoft Internet Explorer

computer - desktop computer - notebook computer -processor - microprocessor - memory - RAM - ROM - hard disk - diskette - display - I/O -keyboard - mouse - printer - CD-ROM - modem - video adapter - sound card - Accelerated Graphics Port - peripheral - real-time clock - ABCD data switch - handheld - Zip drive

entral processing unit (CPU) - arithmetic-logic unit (ALU) -floating-point unit (FPU) - motherboard - daughterboard - chassis - bus - EISA - PCI - IDE -EIDE - surge suppressor - radiation shield