Computers and Society The decade of the 1980’s saw an explosion in computer technology and computer usage that deeply changed society. Today computers are a part of everyday life‚ they are in their simplest form a digital watch or more complexly computers manage power grids‚ telephone networks‚ and the money of the world. Henry Grunwald‚ former US ambassador to Austria best describes the computer’s functions‚ "It enables the mind to ask questions‚ find answers‚ stockpile knowledge‚ and devise
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Computer Fundamentals Computer is an electronic device that manipulates data according to set of instructions and produce a meaningful result. • Computers are not very intelligent devices‚ but they handle instructions flawlessly and fast. • They must follow explicit directions from both user and computer programmer. • Computers are really nothing more than a very powerful calculator with some great accessories. • Applications like word processing and games are just a very
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Computers – An Introduction A computer is defined as an electronic device that accepts input‚ processes it as per the given instructions and produces meaningful output. The term computer is used to describe a device which is combination of electronic and electromechanical devices. It is derived from the word “Compute” which means Calculation. “Charles Babbage” is known as the father of the computer. Data and Information Data refers to raw facts that are gathered and fed to the computer. A computer
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Computer Engineering As we know‚ "Computer engineers are involved in the design and development of operating systems‚ compilers and other software that requires efficient interfacing with the components of the computer" [1]. Computer Engineering is most appropriate for my future plans. It will challenge my skills to learn how to design and develop hardware and software. Even though there are disadvantages pursuing a career in Computer Engineering‚ there are also advantages such as what it
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Duy Lai EN 110 AI Mr. Schuh 10/15/14 Computer Computer is the most amazing gift of science. Almost everyone have one or more computer. This device was developed by Charles Babbage. Computer is a part of our life today. Computer can be used on many thing like school‚ business‚ government and etc... we can see computer anywhere we go around the world. Computer is so amazing with many functions. Four basic function if computer are input‚ processing‚ output and storage. Input collectively refers to
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Motherboard The main board of a computer‚ usually containing the circuitry for the central processing unit‚ keyboard and monitor. PCI (Peripheral component interconnect) slot- an interconnection system between a microprocessor and attached devices in which expansion slots are spaced closely for high speed operation. 1-6 slots AGP (Accelerated graphic port)(Advanced graphic port) – an expansion slot found on many motherboards specifically designed for video graphic card. Central processing unit
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UNIT - I BASIC STRUCTURE OF COMPUTERS FUNCTIONAL UNITS A computer consists of five functionally independent main parts. They are‚ ➢ Input ➢ Memory ➢ Arithmetic and logic ➢ Output ➢ Control unit Basic functional units of a computer [pic] The operation of a computer can be summarized as follows The computer accepts programs and the data through an input and stores them in the memory.The stored data
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A brief description of the industry: The Computer And Peripherals Industry is composed of a diverse group of companies. It produces a wide range of products for sale to just about all businesses and consumers. The industry tends to lead the economic cycle‚ and is very competitive. This industry markets a wide range of products and services‚ many of which are tied to mainframe and server computers‚ personal computers‚ and storage devices. A number of offerings include gear to connect this hardware
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The Journey Inside Introduction to Computers Lesson 2: Four Components of a Computer Directions: Use the http://educate.intel.com/en/TheJourneyInside/ExploreTheCurriculum/ website to complete the units in this series. Choose Intro to Computers on the gray menu bar. Choose Lesson 2 on the left side of your screen and complete the questions below after reading the paragraph‚ watching the video‚ and completing Activity 1. 1. Both a toaster and a computer have physical parts you can touch such
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Overview of the Computer System This lesson includes the following sections: • The Parts of a Computer System • Looking Inside the Machine • Software: Bringing the Machine to Life The Parts of a Computer System • What is a Computer? • Hardware • Software • Data • Users The Parts of a Computer System - What is a Computer? • A computer is an electronic
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