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Introduction to Informatics What is

Informatics?
NGUYEN Duc Dung, Ph.D.
Institute of Information Technology, VAST

By Computer and
Telecommunication
Systems

Informatics: Automatic
Automatic Information Processing Information Processing

- Store
- Retrieve, view
- Share/send
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Information? DIKW Pyramid

USTH, 09/12/2022
What is conveyed or represented by a 09/12/2009
particular arrangement or sequence of 2067/QĐ-TTg
09/12/2009
things.
(From Oxford Dictionary) 09/12/2009

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How Do Computers Store Information? Digital vs. Analog Data

(213,198,170,174,88,97,…

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Homework 1 Informatics: Course Content

• History of Computing • Data Presentation and
and Computer File Structures
Architecture (no practice)
Informatics vs. Information Technology • Networks and the
• Operating System (OS) Internet

• Software Tools for • Introduction to

Techies Programming and
Software Engineering

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Why Do We Need an OS? What is an Operating System?

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Why Do We Need an OS?

Why Do We Need an OS?

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What is an OS? Computer Architecture

“The program responsible for managing the user interface,
system resources, and processes.”

“OS is a software system that allows multiple software

applications to use a single set of hardware components at the
same time.”

“OS manages all of the software and hardware on the computer.

Most of the time, there are several different computer programs
running at the same time, and they all need to access your
computer's CPU, memory, and storage. The OS coordinates all of
this to make sure each program gets what it needs.”

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BIOS/MBR Boot Process BIOS

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) :

- Is firmware used to perform hardware initialization
- Provides runtime services for OS and programs.
- Pre-installed on a personal computer's system board.
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BIOS/MBR Boot Process Disk and Disk Partition

MBR (Master Boot Record):

- Is a small program.
- Stored in the first sector of the boot disk.
- The boot disk may be a hard drive, a floppy drive, or
even a CD or DVD drive.
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Disk and Disk Partition

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BIOS/MBR Boot Process Boot Menu

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OS Shares

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Homework What is an Operating System?

“OS is a software system that allows multiple software

applications to use a single set of hardware
components at the same time.”
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Practice 1: Computer Hardware Practice 2: Computer Software

• CPU • OS
• Storage – Name, type, version
– RAM: Total, free
– Account manager: Add, setting, remove new account
– Hard disk: Partition, used, free
– Process, resource manager
• I/O devices
– Keyboard, mouse – Program manager: Install, uninstall a program
– Display: Resolution, colors (software), new font (e.g. .VnTime)
– Printer, scanner, camera • Software tool (Total Commander or command
– Network line) for:
• Driver – System information
– Install, uninstall (printer)
– File manager (folder, files)

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References
• Greg Anderson, David Ferro, Robert Hilton.
Connecting with Computer Science. Thomson
Course Technology (2005)
• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org
• https://neosmart.net
• Other websites

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