1992-1993 Academic Catalog

12 Computer Information Network Computer Information Network The College recognizes that students must live and work in a society where computers and computer networks are an essential part of everyday life. To equip students to function effectively in this environment, Cedarville has developed and launched CedarNet, the campus-wide computer information network. Utilizing hardware and initial technical support provided by IBM, this network promises to revolutionize the way the students receive, send, manipulate, and process information. Benefits Students using the network can: take notes and write papers more efficiently make written assignments look better and communicate more effectively communicate electronically with their professors, friends, and classmates manage, display, and analyze data by using database, statistical, and spreadsheet software complete special assignments which make specific use of network features search library holdings for personal and class research projects, papers, or presentations, even when the library is closed enhance personal Bible study create illustrations for class, personal, or ministry presentations niaster course content or skills through individual, self-paced study learn skills which will help them do better as a student and obtain a better job upon graduation Access Access is the key to any effective information system. The network is designed to provide both the hardware and software that members of the college family needs to obtain and use information. All students and faculty have access to the network. However, because of the locations of the computers, individual access may vary. Phase I involves connecting the public computer laboratories (located in the College Center, Science Center, Library, and Business Administration Building), two residence halls, and nearly all faculty offices to the network. Residents of Printy and Lawlor Halls access the network from computers in their rooms. Commuters and students from other residence hall areas access the network from the public computer laboratories. To enable students to take advantage of the network, the public laboratories, with a total of 90 stations, are conveniently open to the students. Equipment IBM 386SX's with 4MB RAM, a 3.5" floppy drive, 40 MB hard drive, VGA color monitor, and MIDI compatible sound board are located in the residence halls and public laboratories. Output devices include 24-pin near letter quality dot matrix printers in the residence halls and 12 laser printers, 2 color inkjet printers, and one thermal color printer in the public laboratories. Because of the specific interface boards required to operate on the network, along with the software licensing guidelines, students may not use their own computers on the network. Software Software includes: On-line library catalog access WordPerfect for Windows (word processing) Quattro Pro for Windows (spreadsheets) FoxPro, dBASE IV, Paradox (data bases) Harvard Graphics Rightwriter for Windows WordPerfect Persuasions Pagemaker (desktop publishing) Toolbook, ObjectVision 2.0 (visual programming and hypertext) C++ for Windows Pascal FORTRAN COBOL Minitab for Windows and DOS SPSS for Windows WordPerfect Office (e-mail) LOGOS (Bible research) Faculty may also specify or produce their own software for specific courses or projects.