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Learning objectives:
society;
b. comprehend the capabilities of computers
and
its limitations;
c. appreciate the necessity of studying computers
and its History;
d. know the basic parts of the computer; and
e. identify the different parts of the
computer
system
What is a computer?
Is
Capabilities of a computer:
Capabilities of a computer:
2. It can process data at a very fast speed
with almost perfect accuracy.
Capabilities of a computer:
3. It can store a great amount and variety
of operations.
Capabilities of a computer:
4.
Capabilities of a computer:
5. It can communicate with its operators
Limitations:
1. It can only carry out those operations
that a
instructed to
correct
malfunction
History of computer:
1. The abacus was an early aid for mathematical
History:
2. Napier's Bones. In 1617 an eccentric Scotsman
History:
3. Calculating clock - so named by its inventor,
History:
4. Pascaline - In 1642 Blaise Pascal, at age 19, as an
History:
5. Punched cards
History:
Difference Engine - a
History:
7. Hollerith desk (1890) -
History:
6. Mark I-
which was
built as a partnership
between Harvard and
IBM in 1944. This was
the first programmable
digital computer made in
the U.S.
History:
7. ENIAC (1945) -
Electronic Numerical
Integrator and
Calculator was built
at the University of
Pennsylvania by two
professors, John
Mauchly and the 24
year old J. Presper
Eckert.
History:
7.Microprocessor
(1971) - is a computer
that is fabricated on an
integrated circuit (IC).
Computers had been
around for 20 years
before
the
first
microprocessor
was
developed at Intel .
Output Devices:
The Printer
The Monitor
The Speaker
Storage Devices
Diskettes
Hard Disk
Compact Disc
Flash Drive
B. SOFTWARE
C. PEOPLEWARE
as the processor;
also referred to as
the brain of the
computer, because
all the processing
takes place in this
part.
Input Devices:
The KEYBOARD
Is a typewriter like device use for inputting data. It is
The MOUSE
Output Devices:
The PRINTER a computer peripheral
Storage Devices:
Ex.
Application Software - spreadsheet,