Discovering Computers 2016

Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology

Chapter 1
Introducing
Today’s
Technologies
Objectives Overview

Describe the purpose and

uses of smartphones, digital
Differentiate among Describe the relationship
cameras, portable and
laptops, tablets, desktops, between data and
digital media players, e-
and servers information
book readers, wearable
devices, and game devices

Differentiate the web from

Explain the purpose of a
the Internet, and describe
Briefly explain various input browser, a search engine,
the relationship among the
options and an online social
web, webpages, websites,
network
and web servers

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Objectives Overview

Briefly describe digital

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

Discuss how society uses

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

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Today’s Technology

• 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 USB Flash Drive

Drive

Memory Card Optical Disc Cloud Storage

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The Web

The Internet 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 Environmental
Concerns 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

We us information generated by one or more of

these communications technologies

Chat rooms Email Fax FTP GPS

Instant
Internet Newsgroups RSS Videoconference
messaging

Wireless Wireless
Voice mail VoIP Internet access messaging
points services

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

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Technology Uses

Education Government Finance Retail

Entertainment Health Care Science Travel

Publishing Manufacturing

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Technology Users

Home User Small/Home Mobile User

Office User

Power User Enterprise User

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Reference Material

• The Concepts of Information Technology by Imran Saeed, Afsan Raza,

Tariq Mahmood and Zafar Hussain, 6th Edition, IT Series Publications.

• The Essential Guide to Computing: The Story of Information Technology

by E Garrison Walters, Prentice Hall PTR (August 11, 2000). ISBN-10:
0130194697

• Computer Applications by Tasleem Mustafa, Tariq Mahmood, Imran

Saeed and Zahid Javed, IT Publication Series

TEXTBOOK:
• Discovering Computers by Gary B. Shelly & Misty E. Vermaat, Course
Technology; 1st Edition (January 25, 2011).

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