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Computing Fundamentals Lecture - 2: Dr. Hafiz Adnan Habib Computer Engineering Department UET Taxila
Computing Fundamentals Lecture - 2: Dr. Hafiz Adnan Habib Computer Engineering Department UET Taxila
Lecture - 2
Dr. Hafiz Adnan Habib
Computer Engineering Department
UET Taxila
Computers for Individual Users
List of Computer Manufacturers
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compute
r_system_manufacturers
Computers for Individual Users
• Desktop Computers
• Workstations
• Notebook Computers
• Tablet PCs
• Handheld PCs
Desktop Computer
• Dell
http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/desktops-
n-workstations?~ck=mn
• HP
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-
office/-/products/Desktops/Desktops
• Sony
http://store.sony.com/vaio-desktops/cat-27-
catid-Desktops
Workstation
• Dell
http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/desktops-
n-workstations?~ck=mn
• Apple
http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/
Notebook
• Dell
http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/laptops.asp
x?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&~ck=mn
• HP
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-
office/-/products/Laptops/Laptops
• Sony
http://store.sony.com/vaio-laptops/cat-27-catid-
Ultrabook-Convertible-Laptops
Tablet and Handheld PCs
• Apple
http://www.apple.com/
• Dell
http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/tablet-
deals?~ck=mn
Current State of Art
• Smart Phones
• Smart Watches
• Google Glasses
Smart Phones
• Apple
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
• HTC
http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/
• Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/pk/consumer/mobile
-devices/mobile-phones/smartphones/
Smart Watches
• Pebble
https://getpebble.com/
• Samsung
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/gala
xynote3-gear/
Google Glasses
• http://www.google.com/glass/start/
Computers for Organizations
Computers for Organizations
• Network Servers
• Main Frame Computers
• Mini Computers
• Supercomputers
Network Servers
• Computers Labs of department are connected to
network server in server room
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_(computing)
Mainframe Computers
• Many users access the same data
• Used in corporates and government
organizations such as
– Banks
– Insurance companies etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainframe_compu
ter
Mini Computers
• Todays PCs and Servers are mini computers
physically
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer
Super Computers
• Most powerful and largest in physical size
• Execute trillions of instructions
• Tens of thousands of processors combined
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPGPU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPARC
Current State of Art
• Cloud Computing
http://www.ibm.com/us/en/
http://aws.amazon.com/
http://www.akamai.com/
Other Existences of Computers
Hosting Servers
http://www.godaddy.com/
Application Hosting
http://aws.amazon.com/
http://www.akamai.com/
Looking Inside Computer Systems
Parts of a Computer System
• Hardware
• Software
• Data
• Users
Hardware
• Physical components in computer
Software
• Set of instructions that makes computer
perform tasks
• Software categorization
– Software used by computers to manage resources
– Software used by users to fulfill their
requirements
Data
• Facts or piece of information
• Output Devices
Think
Write in your notebook
Computer Users Role
• Setting up the System
Computer Users Role
• Installing Software
Computer Users Role
• Running Programs
Computer Users Role
• Managing Files