My CSI 112 Experience

When I first signed up for this class I expected to learn exactly what we did. I knew we would be learning how to use programs like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. I also knew that we would be using the more complicated programs like Access to create databases. I was expecting to learn about most of what we did, but I wasn't expecting to learn about it in such detail. When I used most of these programs in High School I was only taught to use the simple functions of Word or PowerPoint, some of the features we used for those in this class I didn't even know existed.

I already knew allot about many of the concepts we went over in class. But if I had to choose which one I learned the most about it would have to be security. I knew there was allot that went into protecting computers from viruses and other threats. But I had no idea that there were so many types of threats out there. I always just trusted my virus scan to sort out all of the problems and never really worried about it other than that. I still trust my virus scan to protect me most of the time, but now I avoid certain places as much as possible on the internet and take allot more precautions when doing anything that could cause a virus attack. I already knew about internet scams and already did what I could to avoid them, but certain things I just didn't know until I took this class.

I would say the program I learned the most about would be Access. I've never actually used a program like that before, the closest thing I've used to it would be Excel. I was always under the assumption that most businesses used programs like Excel to manage information. I had seen Access a few times before but only while I was just looking through the programs on a school computer. So of all the things I learned about,I learned the most about database management.

I feel learning about computer security has benefited me the most. As I already said, I learned the most in that section, and that being the most important section of the class made it that much more beneficial. Knowing how to protect my computer better is great for me, but now if I go into a field involving computer I will be more capable of defending those computers as well. I've already used most of what I learned to help several members of my family make their home PCs more secure. Overall every section of the class was beneficial to me, but this section was the most beneficial because of how often I will use what I've learned in it in real life.