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What Is Computer Literacy?
• To be computer literate, you must:
– Understand a computer’s capabilities and
limitations
– Know how to use a computer
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• Avoid hackers and viruses
• Protect your privacy
• Understand the real privacy and security risks
• Use the Internet wisely
• Avoid online annoyances
• Maintain your computer
• Make good purchase decisions
• Integrate the latest technology
Being a Savvy Computer User
and Consumer
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Digital Home
• In a digital home, you can control home
systems from your computer and via the
Internet.
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Digital Home - Components
• Media computer with:
– TV tuner
– Radio tuner
– Media software
– Blu-ray, DVD, and/or
CD
– Network adapter
– A network
– A digital television
– A digital media
adapter
– A universal remote
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Computers in Your Career?
• Information technology (IT) involves:
– Information handling
– Information retrieval
– Computers
– Telecommunications
– Software deployment
• The seven fastest-growing occupations
are computer related.
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Computers in Your Career?
• Computer careers in:
– Business
– Retail
– Shipping
– Arts
– Computer gaming
– Education
–Law enforcement
–Legal system
–Agriculture
–Automotive technology
–Medicine
–Sciences
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Computers in
Business, Retail, and Shipping
• Data mining
• Package tracking
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Computers in the Arts
• Web site galleries
• Virtual dance
• Computer-
generated art
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Computer Gaming Careers
• Programming
• 3D animation
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Computers in Education
• Computers in the
classroom
• Distance education
• Computerized
research
• The Internet
• PDA-guided tours
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Computers in Law Enforcement
• Computers find records and possible
suspects.
• Computer forensics is growing.
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Computers in the Legal System
• Surveillance cameras capture crimes
• Forensic animations based on evidence
• High-tech courtrooms
• Handheld wireless devices used to display evidence
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Computers in Agriculture
• Programs assist in managing complex
farming business and information systems.
• RFID tags track and record animals in
case of diseases.
• Computerized sensors monitor conditions
and activate equipment to protect crops.
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Computers in Automotive
Technology• Environmental
trends and
government
regulations
• Computerized
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• Consumer demand
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Computers in Medicine
• Patient simulators and surgical robots
• Physiome Project
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Biomedical Implants
• Technological solutions to physical
problems
• Identity chips
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Simulations• Supercomputers are used to create
simulations in– Archaeology
– Meteorology
– Cosmology
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Computers in Sports
• Improved training—
exercise physiology
• Timing and
scorekeeping
• Data storage and
statistics
• Best percentage
plays
• Smart goals
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Nanotechnology
• Nanoscience: Study of molecules and
nanostructures—billionth of a meter
• Nanotechnology: Science of use of
nanostructures
• Smaller computers use less electric
power and stay cooler
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Affective Computing
• Computing that relates to emotion or tries to influence emotion—autism or emotional disabilities
• Emotional-Social Prosthesis (ESP) device
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