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Fundamental of Computer

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Outstanding Features

Fundamental of Computer
What is a
Computer?

Computer is a Electrical and

Electronical Device

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Computer Full Form

C = Commonly
O = Oriented
M = Machine
P = Properly
U = Used for
T = Training
E = Education
R = Research

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There are 4 types of Devices

INPUT(Manual)
PROCESS(Automatic)
OUTPUT(Result)
STORAGE (Memory)

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INPUT DEVICES

Keyboard

Mouse

Joystick

Scanner

Digital Camera

Mic

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PROCESSING DEVICES

Motherboard

ROM

(Read Only Memory)

Hard disk

Processor

RAM

(Random Access Memory)

SMPS

(Switch Mode Power Supply)

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PROCESSING DEVICES
Floppy Drive

Sound Card

Modem

UPS

(uninterruptible power
supply)

Graphics Card

DVD/CD R-W

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OUTPUT DEVICES

Monitor

Printer

Plotter

Speaker

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SECONDARY MEMORY DEVICES

Hard disk

Floppy disk

(range 40 GB to 2 TB)

(1.44 MB)

DVD

4.7 GB, 8.5 GB

Blue ray Disc

(25 GB, 40 GB)

CDs

(720MB)

Pen Drive

128 MB to 256 GB
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Memory Device
1 byte 1 character
1024 bytes 1 Kilobyte (KB)
1024 KB 1Megabyte (MB)
1024 MB 1 Gigabyte (GB)
1024 GB 1 Terabyte (TB)

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Computer Devices

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Types of Computers
ON THE BASIS OF WORKING:

Analog computer

Digital computer

Hybrid computer
(Digital + Analog)

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Types of Computers
ON THE BASIS OF SIZE:
Mainframe computer

Desktop computer

Mini computer

Laptop computer

Work station

Palmtop computer

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THE FATHER OF COMPUTER

English inventor
1791-1871
invented a viable
mechanical computer
equivalent to modern
digital computers

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Major Computers Companies first

Computers
Toshiba - In 1954 Toshiba introduces
its first computer, the "TAC" digital
computer.
NEC - In 1958 NEC builds its first
computer the "NEAC 1101.
Hewlett Packard - In 1966 Hewlett
Packard released its first general
computer, the "HP-2115.
Compaq - March 1983 Compaq
released its first computer and the
first 100% IBM compatible computer
the "Compaq Portable.
Dell - In 1985 Dell introduced its first
computer, the "Turbo PC.

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Generations of Computer
First Generation Of Computer (1946 to 1958)
i. Vacuum tubes are used to electronic circuit
ii. Storage capacity was limited (1kb to 4kb)
iii. Slow processing (millisecond)
iv. High voltage needed up to 150000 volts.
v. large in size (51002 feet)

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2nd Generation Of Computer

(1959 to 1964)
i. Transistor were used
ii. processing speed was faster
iii. Smaller in size(512 feet)
iv. Input and output device were faster

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3RD GENERATION OF COMPUTER

(1965 to 1974)
i. ICs were used in place of transistor
ii. processing speed is faster than second generation
iii. minicomputer were in produced during this generation
iv. Storage capacity in measured in mega byte.

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4th Generation Of Computer

(1975 to 1990)
i. VLSI and micro processer are used
ii. processing speed is very high Giga bytes
iii. very smaller size
iv. input and output devices were versatile

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5th generation of computer (1990

to In completed
i. Intelligent processing
ii. Easy human computing
iii. computer will understand natural language
iv. They have artificial intelligence.

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6th Generation of Computer

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Applications Of Computer
Personal use

Audio/ Video mixing

School & College

Entertainment

Graphic designing

Design & Modeling

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Applications Of Computer
Satellites & Networking
System

Banks & other offices

Research Center

National & Multinational

organizations

Hospitals

Robotics

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How to save computer from

Viruses
Safety locks

Computer security

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What is computer virus?

Virus is a program that has been coded

to cause problems on someone else
computer.
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Some of the common virus activities are

as follows
The computer may not boot
The window may crash
Data may automatically delete.
The size & format of the file may change
The computer becomes slow
Computer perform wrong data & instructions

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How to save computer from

Viruses
Computer must be kept in safe & clean place with optimum
temperature
Floppy disk or pen drive must be carefully used.
A strong antivirus must be installed & update regularly using
internet.
Don't use others pen drive until you are sure that there is no
virus.

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Antivirus Utilities
Avira

K7

Norton

Avast

Kaspersky

e Scan

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