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Information Technology Its Applications
Information Technology Its Applications
SAK3002
Information Technology
&
Its Applications
1
Chapter
INTRODUCTION
Overview
Computer operations:
Storage Communications
Violation of Impact on
Privacy Labor Force
Impact on
Health Risks
Environment
Computer History
The computer that we use now is a fairly recent
invention
Hardware Software
Hardware
The physical parts of a computer
Can be internal (located inside the system unit) or external (located
outside of the system unit)
Software
Programs or instructions used to tell the computer hardware what to do
Computer Hardware
Input device:
Hardware used
to enter data
and instructions
Processor
Also called a Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The electronic component that interprets and carries
out the basic instructions that operate the computer
Memory
Consists of electronic components that store
instructions waiting to be executed and data needed by
those instructions
Storage
Storagemedia
media
Physical
Physicalmaterial
materialon
onwhich
whichdata,
data,instructions,
instructions,
and
andinformation
informationare
arestored
stored
Storage
Storagedevice
device
Records
Recordsand
andretrieves
retrievesitems
itemstotoand
andfrom
from
storage
storagemedia
media
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Hardware
Hardwarecomponent
componentthatthat
enables
enablesaacomputer
computerto to
send
sendand
andreceive
receivedata,
data,instructions,
instructions,
and
andinformation
information
Occurs
Occursover
overcables,
cables,telephone
telephone
lines,
lines,cellular
cellularradio
radionetworks,
networks,
satellites,
satellites,and
andother
other
transmission
transmissionmedia
media
Computer Software
What is software?
Consists
Consistsofofaaseries
series
of
ofinstructions
instructionsthat
that Also
Alsocalled
calledaa
tells
tellsthe
thecomputer
computer program
program
what
whattotodo
do
Allows you to
interact with the
software using
graphics and icons
Controls how you
enter data and how
the screen displays
information
Operating
OperatingSystem
System(OS)
(OS)
isisaaset
setof
ofprograms
programs
that
thatcoordinates
coordinatesallall
activities
activitiesamong
among
computer
computerhardware
hardware Utility
UtilityPrograms
Programsallow
allowthe
theuser
usertoto
devices
devicesandandallows
allows perform
performmaintenance-type
maintenance-typetasks
tasks
users
userstotorun
run usually
usuallyrelated
relatedtotomanaging
managingaa
application
applicationsoftware
software computer,
computer,its
itsdevices
devicesor
orits
itsprograms
programs
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Computer Software
Application software
Programs that perform specific tasks
for users
Word
Spreadsheet
Processing
Presentation
Database
Graphics
Programmer
Someone who develops
application or system software
Programmer writes
the instructions to
direct the computer to
process data into
information
Web application
Categories of Computers
What are the categories Personal Computers
of computers? (desktop)
Mobile Computers and
Mobile Devices
Game Consoles
Servers
Mainframes
Supercomputers
Embedded Computers
Small
Small enough
enough toto
carry
carry in
in aa pocket
pocket
Used
by mobile
Small employees such as
enough to fit meter readers and
in one delivery people
hand
A smart phone is
an Internet-enabled
telephone that usually
provides PDA capabilities
End of Chapter 1
Review
Computer definition?
Computer operations?
Computer main components?
Computer categories?
Computer impacts on society?
For more details information and pictures, please refer to your text book.