CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
Electronic device operating under the control of instructions store in its own
Computer memory, that can:
Accept processes data Produces & store result
Collection of unprocessd items, which include
Data text,numbers, images, audio, and video
Information Conveys meaning and is useful to people
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Store instructions waiting to be executed & data Interprates & carries out the basic
needed by those instruction. instruction that operate the computer
memor process
System unit
Output Devices
Storage devices Component Convey information to one or more
people
of a
Hold data,instruction and
information for future use
Example:USB flash drives, Input Device
hard disks, CDs, DVDs and
memory card Enter data and instruction
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Networks Collection of computers and divices connects together
Internet Worlwide collection of networks that connects millioans of businesses.
Web site Collection of related Web pages
Web
Contains text, graphics, audio,
Web page video,and link to other Web pages
Elements Of Information
System
1.Hardwar 3.Data
e 2.Softwar
e
4.People
5.Procedur
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notebook desktop
Special-purpose computer,
component in a large product
Personal
Compute Mobile Notebook, tablet PC, handheld
Embanded r Computer computer, PDA, & Smart Phone
Computer
& Device
Supercomput
Categories
er Of
Fasters ,most powerful Console
and the most expensive
Mainfra Mobile computing device for video games
mes Servers
Large, expensive,can handle thousands of
connected users Controls access to network resources &
provides centralize storage
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Softwar
Computer Called program consists of a series of instruction that tells the
software computer what to do and how to do
Graphical User Interfce (GUI):
users interact with the software using graphics and visual image such as icons
System Consists of the program that control or mantain the operations of the
software computer and device
Operating System (OS):
A set of program that coordinates all the activities among computer hardware device.
Example: Windows XP & Vista
Utility Program:
Allow users to perform mantainance
Application Program designed to make users more productive
software Example: word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation graphics
