Introduction to computers and winodws 7
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
Our lifestyles have undergone a sea change with the advancement in technology especially in the field of computers. Computers are an integral part of our lifestyles today and are found at offices, homes, schools, colleges, hotels, shops etc. This advance in technology has made our lives easy and comfortable. For instance, we can execute a number of activities using computer based systems- we can write a draft on word processor and email it, make calculations using an electronic spreadsheet and incorporate graphics, create a database of friends with their phone numbers, addresses and e-mail ids etc. It is an arduous process to perform these activities using existing traditional methods. Computers can also simplify other tasks such as word processing, designing, web site development, database management etc. Therefore, a computer should be referred to as a ‘Data processor’.
A computer is a device that opens up a world of possibilities. As the human race has advanced over the ages, we have always tried to do more things. And at the same time, we have tried to do these things faster, better and in a more complex and specialised manner.
The practice of going to your nearby post office and filling out a form to send a money order still exists. You have probably done this yourself. However, in the time it takes to send one money order from Gulbarga to Bangalore the old way, a person using computers will have sent thousands of crores of rupees to thousands of people in a thousand different places around the world.
Almost any work you can think of, and you do, Computers help you do it better, faster and more reliably.
In today’s “Information age” computers are everywhere. Your mobile phone is a computer, the ATM machine is a computer, the handheld ticket printing machines that bus conductors use is a computer, and most modern cars have at least two computers built into them!
Now, let us consider typical computer. It is a device that
Our lifestyles have undergone a sea change with the advancement in technology especially in the field of computers. Computers are an integral part of our lifestyles today and are found at offices, homes, schools, colleges, hotels, shops etc. This advance in technology has made our lives easy and comfortable. For instance, we can execute a number of activities using computer based systems- we can write a draft on word processor and email it, make calculations using an electronic spreadsheet and incorporate graphics, create a database of friends with their phone numbers, addresses and e-mail ids etc. It is an arduous process to perform these activities using existing traditional methods. Computers can also simplify other tasks such as word processing, designing, web site development, database management etc. Therefore, a computer should be referred to as a ‘Data processor’.
A computer is a device that opens up a world of possibilities. As the human race has advanced over the ages, we have always tried to do more things. And at the same time, we have tried to do these things faster, better and in a more complex and specialised manner.
The practice of going to your nearby post office and filling out a form to send a money order still exists. You have probably done this yourself. However, in the time it takes to send one money order from Gulbarga to Bangalore the old way, a person using computers will have sent thousands of crores of rupees to thousands of people in a thousand different places around the world.
Almost any work you can think of, and you do, Computers help you do it better, faster and more reliably.
In today’s “Information age” computers are everywhere. Your mobile phone is a computer, the ATM machine is a computer, the handheld ticket printing machines that bus conductors use is a computer, and most modern cars have at least two computers built into them!
Now, let us consider typical computer. It is a device that