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The case for computer literacy

The case for computer literacy

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The case for computer literacy

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- Hi there, I'm Scott Journeygan. If you're like most people, you've used not just one or two, but a whole bunch of computing devices. You've made calls or sent texts on a smartphone, for example. You've typed a document on a Windows or a macOS desktop for school or work. You've watched a movie on YouTube or Netflix on some device or another. That's a bunch of distinctly different devices, right. And they're literally all around us in today's world. So here's the deal, or two deals really. First, because computers are all around us and used for everything from school to work, to transportation to leisure, to science, to sports, you need to know how they work. That's called computer literacy. Second, all computing devices work similarly. By understanding how one system works, in fact, you can know deep down inside how another system should work and be able to figure it out. Here's an example. I regularly write letters…

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