Objectives Overview

Define the term

computer, and
Differentiate Hardware
describe the
and Software
relationship between
data and information

Appreciate the importance

of computer in our daily
lives
 A World of Computers

What is computer literacy?

• Knowledge and understanding
of computers and their uses.
– Awareness - you will be aware of their importance and
their versatility, and their pervasiveness in the society.
– Knowledge - You will learn what computers are and
how they work.
– Interaction - There is no better way to understand
computers than through interacting with one.
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 A World of Computers
• Computers are everywhere

Money The Home Health and Medicine

Energy Paperwork Education
Graphics
Retailing Transportation Law enforcement
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Agriculture Government Training The human connection
 What is a Computer?

• A computer is an electronic device,

operating under the control of instructions
stored in its own memory

Collects Produces
data Processing information
(input) (output)

Data Processing Cycle 7

 What is a Computer?

What is the information processing cycle?

• Input
• Process
• Output
• Storage
• Communication

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What is a Computer?

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The Components of a Computer

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 The Components of a Computer
A computer contains many electric, electronic,
and mechanical components known as hardware.
Input Device • Allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer

Output Device • Hardware component that conveys information to one or more people

• Case that contains the electronic components of the computer that are
System Unit used to process data

Storage Device • Holds data, instructions, and information for future use

Communications • Enables a computer to send and receive data, instructions, and

Device information to and from one or more computers or mobile devices
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 Advantages and Disadvantages
of Using Computers
Advantages of Disadvantages of
Using Computers Using Computers
Speed Dependency

Reliability Impact on Environment

Accuracy No feeling

Storage Health Risks

Reduction of Paper work

and Cost Public Safety
 Computer Software
Software tells the computer what tasks
to perform and how to perform them.

System Software
• Operating system
• Utility program

Application Software

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 Computer Software

A programmer
develops software
or writes the
instructions that
direct the
computer to
process data into
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Computer Applications in Society

Education
Business
Banking
Health Care
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Computer Applications in Society

Government
Publishing
Travel
Manufacturing
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