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Introduction to Computers
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Using ComputersChecking email
ATM
Instant Messaging Doing homework
Research
Blogging Playing games
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Computer Literacy
What is computer literacy?
Having knowledge and understanding of
computers and their uses Refers to the ability to use applications
rather than to program
Why is computer literacy important?
Computers are everywhere nowadays One studyalleges that those with less access to technologyare less successful!
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What Is A Computer?
A computer is an electronic device, operating
under the control of instructions (software)stored in its own memory unit, that canaccept data (input), manipulate data(process), and produce information (output)from the processing. Generally, the term is
used to describe a collection of devices thatfunction together as a system.
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Devices that comprise a computer system
Printer(output)
Monitor(output)
Speaker(output)
Scanner(input)
Mouse(input)
Keyboard(input)
System unit
(processor, memory)
Storage devices(CD-RW, Floppy,Hard disk, zip,)
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System Unit: Inside the Case
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What Does A Computer Do?
Computers can perform four general operations,which comprise the information processing cycle.
Input
Process
Output
Storage
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Data and Information All computer processing requires data, which is a collection of
raw facts, figures and symbols, such as numbers, words,images, video and sound, given to the computer during the
input phase.
Computers manipulate data to create information. Informationis data that is organized, meaningful, and useful.
During the output Phase, the information that has been createdis put into some form, such as a printed report.
The information can also be put in computer storage for futureuse.
Data Information
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Why Is A Computer So Powerful? The ability to perform the information
processing cycle with amazing speed.
Reliability (low failure rate).
Accuracy.
Ability to store huge amounts
of data and information. Ability to communicate
with other computers.
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What Are The Primary
Components Of A Computer ? Input devices.
Central Processing Unit
(containing the controlunit and thearithmetic/logic unit).
Memory.
Output devices. Storage devices.
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Input Devices
Keyboard.
Mouse. Microphone (audio data)
PC camera (video data) Scanner (image input)
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The Central processing Unit
The central processing unit (CPU) contains electroniccircuits that cause processing to occur. The CPUinterprets instructions to the computer, performs the
logical and arithmetic processing operations, andcauses the input and output operations to occur. It isconsidered the brain of the computer.
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Memory
Memory also called Random Access Memoryor RAM (temporary memory) is the mainmemory of the computer. It consists of
electronic components that store dataincluding numbers, letters of the alphabet,graphics and sound. Any information stored inRAM is lost when the computer is turned off.
Read Only Memory or ROM is memory that isetched on a chip that has start-up directionsfor your computer. It is permanent memory.
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Amount Of RAM In Computers
The amount of memory in computers istypically measured in kilobytes or megabytes.One kilobyte (K or KB) equals approximately
1,000 memory locations and one megabyte(M or MB) equals approximately one millionlocations A memory location, or byte, usuallystores one character.
Therefore, a computer with 8 MB of memorycan store approximately 8 million characters.One megabyte can hold approximately 500pages of text information.
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Output Devices
Output devices make the informationresulting from the processing available foruse. The two output devices more commonly
used are the printer and the computerscreen.
The printer produces a hard copy of youroutput, and the computer screen produces asoft copy of your output.
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Storage Devices
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Floppy Disks
A floppy disk is a portable, inexpensivestorage medium that consists of a thin,circular, flexible plastic disk with a magnetic
coating enclosed in a square-shaped plasticshell.
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Structure Of Floppy Disks Initially Floppy disks were 8-inches wide , today the
most widely used floppy disks are 3.5 inches wideand can typically store 1.44 megabytes of data.
A floppy disk is a magnetic disk, which means that itused magnetic patterns to store data.
Data in floppy disks can be read from and written to.
Formatting is the process of preparing a disk for
reading and writing. A track is a narrow recording band that forms a full
circle on the surface of the disk.
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The disks storage locations are divided into pie-shaped sections called sectors.
A sectors is capable of holding 512 bytes of data. A typical floppy stores data on both sides and has 80
tracks on each side with 18 sectors per track.
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Compact Discs A compact disk (CD), also called an optical disc, is a
flat round, portable storage medium that is usually
4.75 inch in diameter. A CD-ROM (read only memory), is a compact disc
that used the same laser technology as audio CDs forrecording music. In addition it can contain othertypes of data such as text, graphics, and video.
The capacity of a CD-ROM is 650 MB of data.
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How Does a Computer Know
what to do? It must be given a detailed list of instructions,
called a compute program or software,
that tells it exactly what to do. Before processing a specific job, the
computer program corresponding to that jobmust be stored in memory.
Once the program is stored in memory thecompute can start the operation by executingthe program instructions one after the other.
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Computer Software
Computer software is the key toproductive use of computers.
Software can be categorized intotwo types:
Operating system software Application software.
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Operating System Software
Operating system software tells the computerhow to perform the functions of loading,
storing and executing an application and howto transfer data.
Today, many computers use an operatingsystem that has a graphical user interface(GUI) that provides visual clues such as icon
symbols to help the user. MicrosoftWindows 98 is a widely used graphicaloperating system. DOS (Disk OperatingSystem) is an older but still widely used
operating system that is text-based.
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Application Software
Application Software consists of programsthat tell a computer how to produceinformation. Some of the more commonly
used packages are:
Word processing
Electronic spreadsheet
Database
Presentation graphics
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Word Processing
Word Processing software is used to create and printdocuments. A key advantage of word processingsoftware is that users easily can make changes indocuments.
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Electronic Spreadsheets
Electronic spreadsheet software allows the user to
add, subtract, and perform user-defined calculationson rows and columns of numbers. These numberscan be changed and the spreadsheet quicklyrecalculates the new results.
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Database Software
Allows the user to enter, retrieve, and update data inan organized and efficient manner, with flexibleinquiry and reporting capabilities.
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Presentation Graphics
Presentation graphic software allows the user to
create documents called slides to be used in makingthe presentations. Using special projection devices,the slides display as they appear on the computerscreen.
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Large Business Applications Network
Accounting Telecommunication
Video Conferencing
Sales management Scheduling
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Computer Applications in Society
Learning
Online banking Online investing
Research
Travel arrangements Computer-aided Design (CAD)
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