What a computer is When asked what a computer is‚ most people would describe a box on their desk at home. A computer can actually take a variety of shapes‚ sizes and forms. It is easiest to define a computer in terms of what it can do. A computer does the following four tasks: 1. A computer accepts input. 2. A computer processes the input in some way. 3. A computer produces output. 4. A computer stores data. We will now explain each of these tasks in greater detail. 1. Accepting input An
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End user database Description A simple‚ searchable online database made up of structured records whose content is generated by the participants. The records normally contain personal information relating to a set of individuals. The database is self-perpetuating in that in order to access it‚ participants are usually made to submit their own information. Usually incorporates instant messaging capability for connecting participants based on a match. Purpose The purpose of this method is to ‘find’
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CIST 1001 Exam 1 Name: 1‚ According to the textbook authors‚ what percent of American households play computer or video games? 68% 2. According to the textbook authors‚ what is a popular file format that document management software uses to save converted documents? PDF 3. According to the textbook authors‚ what are two major advantages of business suite software? The software assists people in becoming more effective and more efficient while
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2012 Classification of Computer Users The sound of the keyboard typing away and the clicking of the mouse throughout the night has become a normal occurrence in every American household. Staying up until two or three in the morning browsing the web has become a characteristic of many computer users today. Since the personal computer has been invented life‚ work‚ and pleasure have changed drastically. With the creation of the internet‚ the possibilities with computers are all but endless. People
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User interface is one of the most important parts of any electronic device. When the user interact with a computer system the first thing the user notice that how easily the user can interact with computer not how good or quickly the computer system does it. The Human‚ the user‚ is‚ after all‚ the one whom computer system are designed to assist. The requirements of the user should therefore be our first priority (Alan et al‚ 2004 : 12). Wilbert (2007: 4) defines the user interface “ The user
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THE NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOMES AGENCY ______________________________________________________________________ 721 Housing Quality Indicators (HQI) Form __________________________________________________________________________________ Version 4 (For NAHP 08-11). Published May 2007 Updated April 2008 721 HQIv4 April 2008 Revisions to this edition: This HQI update builds on HQI version 4 in that it is revised to address areas of ambiguity which have been identified by the Housing Corporation and
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Different Computer Users The sound of the keyboard typing away and the clicking of the mouse throughout the night has become a normal occurrence in every American household. Staying up until three or four in the morning‚ knowing school starts at nine AM is a characteristic of many computer users today. Since the invention of the computer‚ life has become much easier for humans. With the birth of the Internet communications‚ people now have limitless possibilities around the world
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COMPUTER CONCEPTS A computer is a machine that processes data and performs tasks according to a set of instructions. To do anything‚ computer must be give specific directions to follow. They get these directions from software. Software‚ such as that used for word processing‚ is a set of step-by-step instruction for the computer‚ written by computer programmers in a programming language like BASIC‚ Pascal‚ or C. Computers also get instructions from you‚ the user. When you use the mouse (more
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COMPUTER CONCEPTS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND NEW DELHI Computer Concepts Hardware & software concepts explained for persons with low or no vision for the students of Intel Technology Training Lab at National Association for the Blind‚ New Delhi Produced and Published by National Association for the Blind Sector-5‚ R.K Puram‚ New Delhi E-mail: nab@vsnl.com First Edition October 2001 Reprint: February 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Computer Concepts – Illustrated 8th edition Objectives * Define computers *Explore how computers work *Categorize computers *Examine personal computers *Introduce software *Introduce the Internet and the Web *Understand email basics Defining Computers Computer * An electronic device that: * Accepts input * Processes data * Stores data * Produces output * Uses instructions in stored programs Personal computer (PC) Computer system
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