Linux (part II)

      Ubuntu is one of three of the most popular open source software bundles created just for student and classroom use. It was Linux's program.

      Ubuntu Education Edition is an application bundle designed to overlay your existing Ubuntu desktop. Installation is a piece of cake, simply download the educational addon .iso file and burn it to a writeable CD, or open it via Ubuntu's Add/Remove Applications option found under the Applications tab.

      There are four different app bundles to choose from, depending on the age level of the user: Tertiary for university-level students, Secondary for 13-18 year-olds, Primary for 6-12 year-olds, and Preschool for the five and under set. Alternatively, you can download the complete educational desktop and receive all four bundles at once.

Kubuntu users have their own educational desktop too, though not all its components are KDE-based.

There's even a suite of educational games called GCompris designed to build language, math, and reading skills in small children.

      Where Ubuntu Education Edition really shines are its batch of science and math apps. A desktop planetarium, periodic table application, mathematical equation plotter, and percentage calculator are but a few of the options students have at their fingertips to help learn, practice, and drill math and science facts

      So, with Ubuntu, parents or teachers can be helped to teach their children or students learn computer well. Or maybe children and students can learn math, to build language, reading skills, and etc easily. It is so important to use Linux in school program. Enjoy it!

Linux

What is Linux?

      Linux is an operating system, a large piece of software that manages a computer. It is similar to Microsoft Windows, but it is entirely free. The accurate name is GNU/Linux but "Linux" is used more often.

      Linux is not one company's product, but a number of companies and groups of people contribute to it. In fact, the GNU/Linux system is a core component, which is branched off into many different products. They are called distributions.

      Distributions change the appearance and function of Linux completely. They range from large, fully supported complete systems (endorsed by companies) to lightweight ones that fit on a USB memory stick or run on old computers (often developed by volunteers).

      A prominent, complete and friendly distribution to step into GNU/Linux is Ubuntu.


Using Linux


      GNU/Linux is no harder to use than Windows, and has many more capabilities. It just takes a dozen minutes to get familiar with a distribution like Ubuntu or Fedora, which come in with many programs installed.

      If you need commercial-quality software to work with business documents, Internet/networking, or multimedia and graphics, it's there right out of the box. Want more than that? Linux can do – there are many hundreds of free, high quality applications you can find, install and uninstall neatly and easily.

      You shouldn't assume however, that Linux is a clone of Windows. To know what to expect when stepping into it, we suggest you read our Making the switch page.

Knowing Computer So Far..

      In this era modernization, we almost never be apart from computer. Now computers are being an important part of our live, included education world. For example, now almost every school in this world give education about computer for their students, from education about how to operate computer, to how to make a program.
      Now lets talk about computer! First, what is computer? Well, computer is a device that accepts information and manipulates it for some result based on a program or sequence of instructions on how the data is to be processed. Complex computer also include the means of storing data from necessary duration. A program may be invariable and built into the computer (called logic circuitry as it on microprocessors) or different programs may be provided to the computer. Now computers have both many kinds of programming!
      Now we jump to the networking. A computer needs a networks. So what is a network? Networking is the practice of linking two or more computing devices together for the purpose of sharing data. Networks are built with mix of computer hardware and software.
      That is several part among all of computer that we should know, so that we can learn computer well. Hope it will help you to learn computer easily. Enjoy it!

(Adapted from: http://www.getgnulinux.org/)