Homework
In addition to the labs, this course has homework assignments
which consist of readings in the textbook and answering
online questions.
Week 1
The following assignments are due Tuesday, Apr. 4.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 1.
- (4 pts) Fill out the online survey.
- Get a CATS account.
- Find Register on the class page, and check
in for doing homework.
- (8 pts) Enter the name of your cats account, and submit it.
Cats name:
- (8 pts) Find the mystery spot in the picture,
and submit the solution when you find it.
- Check out when finished with the computer.
Week 2
The following assignments are due Tuesday, Apr. 11.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 2.
- (10 pts) Do the online review questions for chapters 1 and 2
from the links below.
- Complete parts I, II, and IV of
NetTrail.
Keep a record of your answers.
- (10 pts) Also enter your answers online here.
(Note: You will eventually have to do part III of NetTrail as well.)
Week 3
The following assignments are due Tuesday, April 18.
- Study for Tuesday's exam.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 3-5.
- Do online review questions for chapter 3-5
from links below.
Week 4
The following assignments are due Tuesday, April 25.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 6.
- (5 pts) Do online review questions for chapter 6
from links below.
- Use internet searches to answer the following questions.
Week 5
The following assignments are due Tues., May 2.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 7-8.
- (10 pts) Do online review questions for chapters 7, 8
from links below.
Week 6
The following assignments are due Tues., May 9.
- Study for Thursday's exam.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 9-10.
- Do online review questions for chapters 9, 10
from links below.
- Complete part III (Library) of
NetTrail.
Keep a record of your answers.
- Also enter your answers online here.
(This is scored along with the other NetTrail exercises in week 2
homework. If you already did it, you do not have to do it again.)
Week 7
The following assignments are due Tues., May 16.
- Finish and turn in your term paper in lab.
- Make sure you print a receipt and get your TA to sign it.
- (8 pts) What is the title to your term paper?
Enter it here.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 11.
- (8 pts) Do online review questions for chapter 11.
from links below.
Week 8
The following assignments are due Tues., May 23.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 12.
- (10 pts) Do online review questions for chapters 12.
from links below.
Week 9
The following assignments are due Mon., May. 29.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 13.
- (5 pts) Do the ethics quiz.
- (5 pts) If you have not already done so, put your resume
on your CATS web page under the name resume.htm.
(If your resume has too much personal information, then
you can use a substitute page, but it should have the
name resume.htm .)
- (5 pts) If you have not already done so, put your term paper
on your CATS web page under the name cs2paper.htm .
- (5 pts) View this very simple
calculator.
It has a Javascript program in it.
It is supposed to be able to multiply and divide the inputs,
but it has some bugs and always gives 0.
Download the source, modify it so that it multiplies and
divides correctly, and upload it to your web page under the
same name, calc.htm.
Week 10
The following assignments are due Mon., Jun. 5.
- Read Computer Confluence chap. 16.
- (10 pts) Do online review questions for chapter 13, 16
from links below.
- Study for the final exam.
Computer Confluence online review questions
There are a few errors in the answers the questions below.
Please email corrections to me.
For these chapter review questions, you are allowed multiple
attempts to answer them. (But you must do an entire chapter
at once. Only the total correct for the chapter is recorded.)
You can receive full credit for these questions by submitting
correct answers for 80% of the questions.
Here is a link to all review questions.