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Conventions Used in This Blog 

The following conventions are used in this blog:

Safety Instructions

These instructions are intended to ensure that during classwork hours or during your work at home student should use the prelisted equipment and tools correctly to avoid danger or property loss.  The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”

☠ Warnings: 

Serious injury or death may cause if any of the warnings is neglected.

⚠ Cautions: 

Injury or equipment damage may cause if any of the cautions is neglected.

Vocabulary and Definitions

Data: 

Any boolean or alphanumeric value (i.e. "Brown", "47", "1.85", "80", "Karl")

Metadata: 

Labels attached to data (i.e. "Eye Color", "Age", "Body Height", "Body Weight", "Name")

Information: 

Any "Metadata - Data pair" is called as "information".

Semantics

Text in brackets "[text]" includes metadata; you have to enter the corresponding data for that metadata (label).

Conventions for Syllabuses, Course Notes, Tutorials and Handbooks

  1. When you’re instructed to press a key combination (press and hold down one key while pressing another key), the key combination is separated by a plus sign. "Ctrl+Esc", for example, indicates that you must hold down the Ctrl key and press the Esc key; then release both keys.
  2. "Point the mouse" refers to moving the mouse so that the mouse pointer is on a specific item. 
  3. "Click" refers to pressing the left mouse button once and releasing it. 
  4. "Double-click" refers to pressing the left mouse button twice in rapid succession and then releasing it. "Right-click" refers to pressing the right mouse button once and releasing it. 
  5. "Drag" refers to pressing and holding down the left mouse button while moving the mouse. 
  6. "Italic type" is used for new terms and for emphasis. 
  7. "Bold type" is used for material you need to type directly into the computer. 
  8. A "special typeface" is used for information you see on-screen — error messages, expressions, and formulas, for example.

Icons and Alerts 

You’ll notice special graphic symbols, or icons, used in the margins throughout this blog. These icons are intended to alert you to points that are particularly important or noteworthy. The following icons are used in this book:
  • ♔ This icon highlights a special point of interest about the topic under discussion.
  • ♕ This icon points to a useful hint that may save you time or trouble.
  • ⚡This icon alerts you that the operation being described can cause problems if you’re not careful. 
  • ☛ This icon points to a more complete discussion in another section or post of this blog.
  • 🌍 This icon highlights information for readers who are following the examples and using the sample files listed on the class pages accompanying this blog. 
  • ☼ This icon calls attention to new features.

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