Advantages of using Examples of computer computers Hardware usage 1. Speed Computer Software 1. Input device Definitions 1.

Home User 2. Reliability Importance - System software 2. Output device 2. Small Office/Home Office 3. Consistency - Application software 3. System unit Application software User To make business activities 4. Storage consists of programs designed to 4. Storage device 3. Mobile User more efficient 5. Communication 5. Communication device make users more productive 4. Power User To assist with graphics and and/or assist with personal tasks 5. Enterprise User multimedia projects To support home, personal, and Business software is educational tasks Definitionsapplication software that assists To facilitate communications people while performing business Disadvantages of using computers - computer is an electronic activities 1. Health Risk device, operating under the 2. Violation of privacy control of instructions Web Application is a Web 3. Public Safety stored insite own memory its that allows users to access 4. Impact on Labor Force and interact with software from 5. Impact on environment - hardware iscomputer or device that is any a computer contains connected to the Internet many electric, electronic, and mechanical components Web page authoring software helps users of all skill - software also create a levels called Web pages that Elements of an information system program, tells the computer and include multimedia Categories of computers what tasks to perform and 1. Hardware 1. Personal computers 2. Software how to perform them 2. Mobile computers and 3. Data mobile devices 4. People - networks is a collection of 3. Game consoles 5. Procedures computers and devices

Components of a computer

Chapter 1 Introduction to computers

connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media

- Internet is a worldwide
collection of networks that connects millions of

Computer applications in society Education Finance Government Health Care

4. 5. 6. 7.

Servers Mainframes Supercomputers Embedded computers

Definitions - The system unit is a case that contains electronic components of the computer used to process data - The processor, also called the central processing unit (CPU), interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer - Memory consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processing the data - A port is the point at which a Various forms of application peripheral attaches to or software communicates with a system unit 1. Packagedreferred to (sometimes software 2. Custom software as a jack) 3. Web application 4. Open joins a cable to - A connectorsource software 5. Shareware a port 6. Freeware 7. Public-domain software - Bus allows the various devices both inside and

Inside of the system unit consists of: Drive bay(s) Power supply Sound card Video card Processor Memory Application software for communication Web Browser E-Mail Instant Messaging Chat Room Text, Picture, Video Messaging RSS Aggregator Blogging Newsgroup/Message Board FTP

Chapter 3 Application Software

Categories of applications software 1. Business 2. Graphics and multimedia 3. Home/personal/educational 4. Communications

Learning Tools for application software 1. Online Help 2. Web Based Help 3. Web Based Training 4. Distance Learning

Definitions Input devices 1. Keyboard 2. Pointing devices 3. Mouse 4. Other pointing devices - track ball - touchpad -pointing stick 5. Touch screens and touch sensitive pads 6. Pen input 7. Game controllers 8. Digital cameras 9. Voice input 10. Video input 11. Scanners and reading devices - OCR - OMR - Bar code reader - RFID -Magnetic Stripe and card readers - MICR 12. Biometrics input -Fingerprint reader -Face recognition system -Hand Geometry system -voice verification system -etc 13. Terminal any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer input device is any hardware types of component that allows3users to processor enter data and instructions into Multi-core processor Dual-core processor Quad-core processor

Chapter 4 The components of the system unit

Components of processor - Control Unit - Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

Two types of memory 1. Volatile Loses its contents when power is turned off Example includes RAM 2. Non volatile Does not lose contents when power is removed Examples include ROM, flash memory, and CMOS

Output device 1. Display devices Definitions: Output: Data has been processed into useful form Output device: any type of hardware component that conveys information to one or more people 2. Printers 3. Speakers, headphones, and earbuds 4. Data projectors Printers a) non impact printer 1. 2. ink-jet printer 2. photo printer 3. laser printer 4. multifunction printer (all in one) 5. thermal printer 6. mobile printer 7. label printers 8. Plotters 9. Large format printers b) Impact printers 1. Dot matrix printer 2. Line printer

CHAPTER 5: Input

Display device 1. Monitor LCD - Widescreen 2. Liquid crystal display (LCD) 3. Plasma Monitors 4. CRT Monitor

Definitions Storage holds data, instructions, and information for future use A storage medium is the physical material on which a computer keeps data, instructions, and information A storage device is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from

Storage (you need to know the definitions for each) 1. Hard Disk 2. Flash memory storage 3. Cloud Storage 4. Optical Dics 5. Tape 6. Magnetic stripe cards and smart cards 7. Microfilm and microfiche 8. Enterprise storage

Characteristics of a hard disc Capacity Platters Read/Write Heads Cylinders Sectors and Tracks Revolutions per Minute Transfer Rate Access Time

CHAPTER 6:
Output 1. 2. 3. 4. Text Graphic Audio Video

Output

Other output devices 1. Data projectors 2. Interactive whiteboards 3. Force-feedback game controllers 4. Tactile output

Speaker, headphones and earbuds An audio output device produces music, speech, or other sounds

Functions of an OS
Definitions

Types of system software 1. Operating System (OS) 2. Utility Program

System software consists of the

programs that control or maintain the operations of the computer and its devices

An operating system (OS) is a set of

programs containing instructions that work together to coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources

CHAPT 8: Operating Systems (OS) and Utility Programs CHAPT 7: Storage

A utility program is a type of system

software that allows a user to perform maintenance-type tasks

1. Start and shut down a computer 2. Provide a user interface 3. Manage programs 4. Manage memory 5. Coordinate tasks 6. Configure devices 7. Establish an Internet connection 8. Monitor performance 9. Provide utilities 10.Automatically update 11.Control a network 12.Administer security
Advantages of Cloud Storage Access files from any computer Store large files instantaneously Allow others to access their files View time-critical data and images immediately Store offsite backups Provide data center functions

A stand-alone operating system is Different types of flash memory a complete operating system that
works on a desktop computer, CompactFlash notebook computer, or mobile (CF) computing Secure Digital (SD) device

Secure Digital High An embedded operating system Capacity (SDHC) microSD microSDHC xD Picture Card Memory Stick Memory Stick Micro (M2)

Types of Optical Disc

1.

A CD-ROM can be read from but not written to 2. A CD-R is a multisession optical disc on which users can write, but not erase 3. A CD-RW is an erasable multisession disc 4. Archive Disc

Types of OS 1. Stand Alone 2. Server 3. Embedded

Examples of Embedded OS Examples of Server OS Windows Server 2008 UNIX Linux Solaris Windows Embedded CE Windows Mobile Palm OS iPhone OS Blackberry Embedded Linux Symbian OS Examples of Stand Alone OS Windows Vista Mac OS X UNIX Linux