Joshua+M


 * Topic || Resources || Sentences ||
 * Programming || http://www.w3schools.com || There are many types of Programming. ||
 * || http://www.learn-programming.za.net/ || You write JavaScript inside an html code. ||
 * || Computerworld, 7/16/2007, Vol. 41 Issue 29, p36-37, 2p || A person puts JavaScript in a website to add interactivity. ||
 * How a motherboard works || http://www.howstuffworks.com/motherboard.htm || The motherboard helps connect the microprocessor to the rest of the computer ||
 * || http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4611118_a-motherboard-work.html || The motherboard distributes electrical power to the CPU ||
 * || PC World, Oct2010, Vol. 28 Issue 10, p82-88, 7p, 1 Color Photograph, 2 Charts || A person generally plugs in mice, keyboards, and other USB connections to the motherboard. ||
 * How a motor works || http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4565270_a-motor-work.html || In one type of motor, fuel is inserted, then ignited. ||
 * || http://www.chacha.com/question/how-does-a-simple-motor-work || Sometimes an electromagnet is used. ||
 * || Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications (3rd Edition) by Austin Hughes (Nov 19, 2005) || There are many different types of motors, and each one works differently. ||

Things I want to know:

Why HTML tag names are called what they are

What each name for a programming language stands for (example: CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet)

How to program with different languages

How each language is similar and different

What each language is used for

The history of programming

Things I've learned so far:

A basic knowledge of HTML

A very basic knowledge of JavaScript

What a person can do with different types of programming (a person can make a basic shell of a website (text, images, links, etc) with HTML, a person can add interactivity to a website with Java Script, a person can stylize a website (add a background image, change text color, change fonts, etc) with CSS, and a person can write a cocoa application or an iPhone app with Objective C)

Some types of previous programming