COMPUTER- comes from the word COMPUTE COMPUTE- means to CALCULATE or to COUNT COMPUTER is an electronic machine that can

accept and arrange data to get a meaningful information. CAPABILITIES OF A COMPUTER COMPUTER 1. Computers can do jobs repeatedly without making mistakes 2. Computers can compute thousands of numbers in 1 second 3. Computers can store a large amount of data 4. Computers do not have feelings Computers can do many jobs at the same time without getting tires

HISTORY OF COMPUTER LIST OF EARLY INVENTIONS BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE COMPUTER 1. Fingers 2. Abacus 3. Pascaline 4. Leibnitz Calculator 5. Jacquards Loom 6. Analytical Engine 7. Tabulating Machine 8. Microprocessor ABACUS- invented 4000 years ago by the CHINESE -helps ADD and SUBTRACT numbers - made of beads that go back and forth ANALYTICAL ENGINE - invented in 1883 by CHARLES BABBAGE and LADY ADA AGUSTA BYRON - they never finished the invention because there were many parts needed to complete the machine. It needed time and effort. CHARLES BABBAGE- FATHER OF THE MODERN COMPUTER LADY ADA AGUSTA BYRON- First Programmer TABULATING MACHINE - invented in 1887 by an American Statistician named HERMAN HOLLERITH - it can do recording, compiling and tabulating of data within weeks. THE MICROPROCESSOR - in 1968, computers used MICROPROCESSORS - it is made up of SILICON CHIPS made up of sand. - It allows the computer to operate faster.

HUMAN Human can easily get tired when doing the same work. It takes minutes before people can add a long list of numbers. Humans can forget information easily Humans need loving care because we have feelings. Humans cannot do many jobs for long periods of time. They need to have a break and rest.

COMPUTER- has changed the way that people work - people can do things which theye thought were impossible. - One gadget used by the astronauts in space was a computer - Computer is a great device that helps people do their work easily LIMITATIONS OF THE COMPUTER 1. It cannot fix itself 2. Computer maintenance is very costly. 3. It cannot make a decision or judgment. It cannot think for itself.

FIRST PERSONAL COMPUTER - In 1981, International Business Machine or IBM introduced the 1ST PERSONAL COMPUTER. - It is called a MICROCOMPUTER MICROCOMPUTER- is the smallest type of computer designed for a single user. It can perform a complete computing system. 3 BASIC COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM 1. Hardware 2. Software 3. People ware I. HARDWARE - refers to any component of the computer that you can see or touch. 4 PARTS OF HARDWARE 1. INPUT 2. SYSTEM UNIT 3. OUTPUT DEVICES 4. STORAGE DEVICE II. SOFTWARE - a set of programs used in the computer. 2 KINDS OF SOFTWARE 1. APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE - programs written for the purpose of doing a specific data processing work. - Used by people without that much knowledge in computes. - They are user-friendly EXAMPLES OF Application software Microsoft Word- for word processing Microsoft Excel- used for electronic spreadsheets Microsoft paint- used for drawing and paintings

2. SYSTEMS SOFTWARE - are programs used to operate the computer, This are programs used by programmers and developers. EXAMPLES OF SYSTEMS SOFTWARE Windows XP DOS Linux Unix III.PEOPLE WARE - computers are still dependent on people to tell them what they have to do and how to do it. - People are needed to repair, maintain and operate computers - Are the people involved in operating a computer EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WARE SYSTEMS ANALYST- he is the architect in computer information - he designs, analyzes and implements the computer information systems. - He assigns which computers are to be used and how they would be used.
PROGRAMMER- responsible for creating programs that the systems analyst needs -He designs the programs to make the jobs easier. -Some of these programs are payroll of a company, inventory of a big supermarket or computer games DATA ENCODER- He is the one who encoded or types in information that the computer processes. In a way, we too are data encoders. COMPUTER OPERATORS- is anyone who can operate the computer.