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INTRODUCTION
TO COMPUTER

A.A SHEHU
COMPUTER SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT
 Objectives Overview

Describe the purpose

and uses of
smartphones, digital
Differentiate among Describe the
cameras, portable and
laptops, tablets, relationship between
digital media players, e-
desktops, and servers data and information
book readers, wearable
devices, and game
devices
Differentiate the web
from the Internet, and
Explain the purpose of
describe the
Briefly explain various a browser, a search
relationship among the
input options engine, and an online
web, webpages,
social network
websites, and web
servers

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 Objectives Overview

Briefly describe digital

Differentiate between
security risks associated
Differentiate between an wired and wireless
with viruses and other
operating system and technologies, and identify
malware, privacy, your
applications reasons individuals and
health, and the
businesses use networks
environment

Discuss how society uses

Identify technology used
technology in education,
by home users,
government, finance,
small/home office users,
retail, entertainment,
mobile users, power
health care, science,
users, and enterprise
travel, publishing, and
users
manufacturing

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Today’s Technology
 Because technology
changes, you must
keep up with the
changes to remain
digitally literate
 Digital literacy
involves having a
current knowledge and
understanding of
computers, mobile
devices, the web, and
related technologies
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 Computers
 A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of
instructions stored in its own memory

Accepts Produces
data Processing information
(input) (output)

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Computers
 Laptop
 Tablet
 Desktop
and All-in-One
 Server

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Mobile and Game Devices

Smartphone

Digital camera
Portable and digital media
player
E-book reader

Wearable device

Game device
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Data and Information

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 Data and Information
 A keyboard contains keys you press to
enter data and instructions into a
computer or mobile device

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 Data and Information
 A pointing device is an
input device that
allows a user to control
a small symbol on the
screen called the
pointer
 Some mobile devices
and computers enable
you to speak data
instructions using voice
input and to capture
live full-motion images
using video input
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 Data and Information
 A scanner is a light-sensing input device that converts printed text and
images into a form the computer can process

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 Data and Information
 An output device is any hardware component that conveys
information from a computer or mobile device to one or more people
 A printer is an output device that produces text and graphics on a
physical medium, such as paper or other material
 A 3-D printer can print solid objects, such as clothing, prosthetics, eyewear,
implants, toys, parts, prototypes, and more

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Data and Information

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 Data and Information
 A display is an output device that visually conveys text, graphics, and
video information

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 Data and Information
 Speakers allow you to hear audio such as music, voice, and other
sounds
 Earbuds
 Headphones

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 Data and Information

Memory consists of electronic components that store instructions

waiting to be executed and the data needed by those instructions

A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on storage media

A storage device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and

from storage media

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Data and Information

Hard Disk Solid-State Drive USB Flash Drive

Memory Card Optical Disc Cloud Storage

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 The Web
 TheInternet is a worldwide collection of
computer networks that connects millions of
businesses, government agencies,
educational institutions, and individuals

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 The Web

The World Wide Web (or web, for short) is a global library of information
available to anyone connected to the Internet

The web consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents, each

of which is called a webpage

A website is a collection of related webpages

A web server is a computer that delivers requested webpages to your

computer

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The Web

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 The Web
 A browser is software that enables users with an Internet connection
to access and view webpages on a computer or mobile device

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 The Web
 A search engine is software that finds websites, webpages, images,
videos, news, maps, and other information related to a specific topic

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 The Web
 An online social network encourages members to share their
interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered
users

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 Digital Safety and Security
 It is important that users protect their computers and mobile devices

Viruses and
Other Privacy
Malware

Health Environme
Concerns ntal Issues
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 Digital Safety and Security
 Green computing involves reducing the
electricity consumed and environmental
waste generated when using a computer
 Strategies include:
 Recycling
 Using energy efficient hardware and energy saving features
 Regulating manufacturing processes
 Extending the life of computers
 Immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced
computers

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 Programs and Apps
 Software, also called a program, tells the computer what tasks to
perform and how to perform them

System Software
•Operating system
•Tools

Applications

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 Programs and Apps
 Installing a program is the process of setting up the program to work
with the computer, mobile device, printer, and/or other hardware
 Once installed, you can run a program so that you can interact with it
 You interact with a program through its user interface

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Programs and Apps
A software developer, sometimes called a
developer or programmer, is someone who
develops programs and apps or writes the
instructions that direct the computer or
mobile device to process data into
information

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 Communications and

Networks
In the course of a day, it is likely you use, or use information generated
by, one or more of these communications technologies

Chat
rooms Email Fax
Instant
FTP GPS messaging
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 Communications and

Networks
A communications device is hardware capable of transferring items
from computers and devices to transmission media and vice versa

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 Communications and

Networks
Examples of wireless communications technologies include:

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Cellular radio

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 Communications and

Networks
A network is a collection of computers and devices connected
together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and
transmission media

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 Communications and
Networks

Home Networks Business Networks

• Connect to the Internet

• Share a single high-speed Internet connection • Facilitate communications
• Access photos, music, videos, and other content
• Share devices • Share hardware
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Play multiplayer games • Share data, information, and
Connect game consoles to the Internet
• Subscribe to and use VoIP software
• Interact with other devices in a smart home

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 Technology Uses

Educati Govern
Finance
on ment

Entertai Health
Retail nment Care

Publishi
Science Travel ng
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 Technology Users

Home User Small/Home Office Mobile User

User

Power User Enterprise User

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Introduction Summary

Basic Various methods

for input, output,
computer memory, and
concepts storage

The Digital security

and safety risks
Internet and precautions
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