Introduction to

Information Technology
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Module 0
G-LITE1 – Living in the IT Era
1st Semester, SY 2022 - 2023
Computers are Everywhere ● List the phases of the digital
revolution.
How has the digital revolution ● Describe embedded computers.
● Identify communication
changed communication?
technologies.
Section 1.1 Learning Goals ● Discuss emerging technologies

After completing this section, you will be

able to:

Terminologies
● augmented printing ● computer
● emerging technologies ● smartphone
● augmented reality (AR) ● digital revolution
● information technology (IT) ● software as a service (SaaS)
● bandwidth ● e-mail
● quick response (QR) codes ● software-defined storage
● cloud computing ● embedded computers
● interactive books

Digital Revolution
● Information technology (IT) includes all work done with computers
● Digital revolution is the ever-expanding progression of technical, economic, and cultural
changes brought about by computers
● A computer is a device that handles input, processes data, stores data, and produces
usable output according to sets of stored instructions

− Giant Computers
 − Phase occurred from the 1940s − Connect via “dumb” terminals
through the 1960s
− Characterized by room-sized
computers
Personal Computers ● Complete desktop-sized computers
● Communication via telephone line
● Phase occurred from 1970s -1990s
Networked Computers ● Launched in 1991
● Part of the Internet
● Phase occurred from the mid-1990s
to early 2000s. Mobile Computing
● E-mail is communication sent to a
● Cell phones, tablets, e-readers, GPS
computer address where the message
devices
is stored to be read at a later time by
● Capable of using Wi-Fi to minimize
the recipient
cost of transmissions
Internet
Cloud Computing
● Began in 1960s as a US Department
● Involves storing and retrieving data
of Defense project called ARPANET
from Internet-based spaces
● Last restrictions for commercial use
● Began in early 2000s
were lifted in 1995.
● Similar to giant computer with
Networked Computers personal computing devices like
terminals
● World Wide Web

Embedded Computers
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Embedded computers are small digital computers found inside other devices
● Not readily visible
● Location
● Easily incorporated into many devices
● Any programmable devices likely contain an embedded computer
● Continuous Operation
● Expected to run continuously for years without error
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Communication Technologies
● A smartphone is a handheld computer that contains a telephone, software applications,
and the ability to quickly connect to the Internet
Speed Emerging Technologies
● Bandwidth is a measure of the ● Emerging technologies are
amount of data that can travel on a innovations representing
network. High bandwidth is called significantly new fields or
broadband communications. technologies
● Visual Displays
Reach
- Google Glass; smartphone apps
● All that is required is an Internet - Augmented reality (AR) is a view of
connection the live world that has been
● Global communication enhanced with computerized
graphics, sound, or other outputs
Communication Technologies - Augmented printing is a form of AR
● Advantages in which the user holds a mobile
- Global reach via social media, global device over a printed page, and
discussions instantly associated videos or other
- Economic growth via wider access to content appears on the screen
money ● Printed page is connected to the
● Disadvantages virtual world
- Epidemic of crime and attacks on
computers
- Privacy and security at risk via ease
of access

Medical Technology
● Diagnoses can be done remotely
● Three-dimensional printing for organ-transplant surgery
Interactive Books
● Enhanced e-books that contain integrated multimedia features
● Enhanced educational opportunities.

New and Emerging Classes of Software ● Software that resides in the cloud
and is accessed by users without
● Software as a Service (SaaS)
downloading or installing locally.
 ● Some of the software is free; others ● Employers expect a solid foundation
require a monthly subscription in hardware
feeExamples include Dropbox and ● Possible that what students learn in
Google Drive. their first year will be obsolete by
● Quick response (QR) codes their third year
- Two-dimensional bar codes
Current Employment
- Contain information that can be read
in two directions ● Required basic computer
- Encoded with a web or e-mail understanding of computers
address, but may contain numeric, ● Jobs have disappeared
alphanumeric, binary and kanji data - Replaced by technology
types - Examples is printing press typesetter
● Software-Defined Networking ● New jobs have appeared
- Local modification to network - Computer programmers
- Modifies OSI model. - Help desk operators

Computers in the Future Employment

Workplace ● Emerging technologies grow from

research
Worker Productivity ● New jobs will emerge as time goes
on
● Worker productivity is a measure of
● Advanced medical research
how efficiently and quickly one can
● Moving from treating and curing to
complete tasks
preventing automotive industry,
● Changing Tools
finance, home health care, and green
- Workers are becoming loyal to their
collar jobs.
skills, not their employers
- People used to read books and Challenges of a Digital Society
manuals to learn; now they use the
Internet and search engines ● Closing the digital divide is crucial
● Eliminating Distance to address educational, social, and
- Employees can communicate with economic disparities in access to
colleagues around the world information technologies.
● Telecommuting is working for a Cultural and Societal Issues
company from home using
information technologies ● Issues such as the digital middle
● Technical Knowledge class, data mining, and cybersecurity
- Number of worldwide Internet are important considerations in the
devices in use in 1984 was only digital age.
1,000 Closing the Digital Divide
- 1,000,000 by 1994
- 1,000,000,000 in 2008 ● Efforts to close the digital divide
involve providing access to
 technology in education, social, and
economic contexts

Systems and Software

Components of a Computer System

Software, Hardware and People

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What is Software?
Software is instructions that tell a computer what to do. Software comprises the entire set of
programs, procedures, and routines associated with the operation of a computer system. The term
was coined to differentiate these instructions from hardware—i.e., the physical components of a
computer system. A set of instructions that directs a computer’s hardware to perform a task is
called a program, or software program.

Types of Software
● System Software
➔ Controls a computer’s internal function through an operating system
➔ Manages computer peripherals
● Application Software
➔ Directs the computer to execute commands given by the user
➔ Does specific tasks that are needed by the user.
● Network Software*
➔ Coordinates communication between computers in a network.
Operating Systems and Software Overview
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Terminologies: Windows Operating System:

- Accessibility options - Windows Interface Overview:

- Check box - Desktop metaphor.

- Desktop theme - Icons represent files and programs.

- Device driver - Starting Programs in Windows:

- Drop-down menu - Start menu lists all programs.

- Hibernation - Double-click on the desktop icon.

- Language packs - Interface Controls:

- Platform - Radio button allows only one selection in

a group.
- Power down
- Check box allows many selections in a
- Power options group.
- Power states - Drop-down menu presents choices in a
list.
- Radio button
Common Tasks Using Windows:
- Sleep
- [Ctrl][A] selects all items.
- System software
- [Ctrl][X] cuts items for pasting.
- User account
- [Ctrl][C] copies items.
- Utility programs
- [Ctrl][V] pastes items.
- [Ctrl][Z] undoes the last action.
Operating Systems:
- [Alt][Tab] access to all open
- System software includes four types of
applications.
software: the operating system, utility
programs, device drivers, and programs. Starting and Exiting the OS:
- Written for the computer system. - Power on and power down manually.
- Platform is the combination of the - Log on and off to the user account.
operating system and the processor.
- Switch the user to another person.
 - Lock and unlock access to the computer. - Power down turns the computer
completely off.
User Accounts:
- Sleep allows rapid restart of all activity,
- Set of privileges for allowed actions.
small power use.
- Each user can personally configure
- Hibernation allows restart of all activity,
features.
no power use.
- Group policies provide the ability for the
IT administrator to change permissions and
configurations of all or some user accounts Handheld Device Operating Systems:
for the devices within a group of devices.
- Operating systems specifically created for
Basic Desktop Configuration: handheld devices.
- Languages: Windows supports a wide - Examples: Android for non-Apple
range of languages. Language packs can be devices, iOS for Apple devices, Windows
downloaded from Microsoft and installed to Phone for selected smartphones, Blackberry
change the language of the OS interface. for proprietary devices, and several mostly
open-source operating systems.
- Date and Time: Calculated in
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and - Different versions of each, just like
distributed to 24 time zones around the computer operating systems.
world.
- Visual Options: Configured in one of the
System Utility Programs:
available resolutions. Desktop themes set
the colors used for window borders, the - Utility programs assist in managing and
desktop background, and other visual optimizing a computer’s performance.
qualities.
- Examples: File Explorer finds files, Disk
- Accessibility Options: Assist users with defragmenter reorganizes files on disk.
vision, mobility, or hearing impairment. Set
in the Control Panel through the Ease of - Add extra protection against viruses and
Access heading. malware, assist in installing or removing
software, find files, and speed up
Power Configurations Options: communication.
- Power options manage how the computer
uses electricity.
Device Drivers:
- Power states conserve power used by the
CPU. - Device driver is a special software
program that provides instructions to the
- Power saver is low use. operating system for how to use a specific
peripheral.
- Balanced is medium use.
- Provide flexibility for users.
- High performance is high use.
- Provide simpler code for the OS. and place illustrations to create, edit, and
publish documents.
- Windows auto installs when new hardware
is detected. - Spreadsheets: Cells in the table contain
text, numbers, or mathematical equations.
Popular with accountants, payroll
Programs: administrators, and financial managers.
- Considered application software or - Data Management: Used for tracking large
production software. amounts of data. Benefit is seen when the
user asks, or queries, the database to show a
- Users install to perform work for specific piece of information.
themselves.
- Presentations: Provides tools to combine
- Not required for the computer to operate. text, photographs, clip art, video, and
graphs into a series of slides for playback.
Transitions, animations, and sounds.
Application Software:
- Digital Audio: Podcasting is the
- Allows the user to perform specific distribution of audio files. Common audio
activities. file formats include WAV and MP3.
- File format indicates the manner in which - Graphics: Pictures, drawings,
the data the file contains is stored on the photographs, and images used as decoration
disk. or to enhance or illustrate a topic.
- Types of application software: Raster-based software creates graphics
Productivity, Entertainment and composed of dots or pixels. Vector-based
Educational, Utility, and Development. software creates graphics composed of
lines, curves, and fills based on
mathematical formulas.
Application Software: Productivity - Videos: Create, edit, and publish digital
Software: video recordings. Create
- Suite is a group of programs, usually with professional-looking products with little
similar interfaces, that provide training.
complementary tasks.
- Examples: Microsoft Office, Open Office, Entertainment and Educational Software:
Star Office, and LibreOffice.
- Entertainment: Games, Interactive Books,
- Documents: Templates have formatting Movie players and video streaming.
and organizational suggestions that can help
the user create a professional-looking - Education: Learning games, Tutorials.
document. Desktop publishing (DTP) is the
process of using a computer to typeset text
Application Utility Software:
- Small programs provided with OS. - Reinstallation: Used when original
software becomes corrupted. Same process
- Not essential to OS operations.
as installing new software.
- Examples: Calculator, Clock, Calendar,
Text editor, and more.
Section 3.3 Learning Goals
After completing this section, you will be
Development Software:
able to:
- Write and edit code in programming
- Explain software licenses.
languages.
- Describe application software.
- Compile high-level code into machine
code. - Install application software.
- Link with files to communicate with the
target OS.
Terminologies:
- Integrated development environment
(IDE) provides editing capability to write - Application software
and correct program codes, compilers to
- Open-source software
convert the code into machine language,
and linkers to make executable files. - Bugs
- Podcasting
Installing Software: - Desktop publishing (DTP)
- System requirements are specifications for - Proprietary software
processor speed, RAM, hard drive space,
- End user license agreement (EULA)
and any additional hardware or software
needed to run the software. - File format
- New Installation: Load new applications - For-purchase software
into the computer. Set up so the OS can
communicate. - Freeware

- Updates: Sometimes called patches. Fixes - Integrated development environment

to software to correct bugs, remove security (IDE)
issues, or otherwise improve a version of - Raster-based software
the software.
- Shareware
- Uninstallation: Removes software from
computer. The Add or Remove Programs - System requirements
function in the Windows Control Panel will - Template
remove software.

Types of Computers and Components

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Section 2.1 Learning Goals
- After completing this section, you will be able to:
- List the categories of computers.
- Identify basic parts and functions of a computer.
- Explain the purpose of an operating system.

Terminologies
- Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU) - Motherboard
- Booting - Operating System (OS)
- Central Processing Unit (CPU) - Output
- Clock Speed - Peripheral Devices
- Computer System - Personal Computer
- Control Unit - Port
- Firmware - Processing
- Floating Point Operations per Second - Random-Access Memory (RAM)
(FLOPS)
- Read-Only Memory (ROM)
- Hardware
- Server
- Input
- Storage
- Input Device
- Supercomputers
- Mainframe Computers
- Universal Serial Bus (USB)
- Memory
- Millions of Instructions per Second (MIPS)

Basic Parts and Functions of a Computer

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Hardware is the physical components of - Memory is the part of the computer that
the computer: stores information for immediate processing.
- CD/DVD drive - Random-access memory (RAM) is
memory that can be changed, Volatile.
- Motherboard
- Read-only memory (ROM) is memory
- System Unit – main part of a
that cannot be changed. Contains static
microcomputer, sometimes called the
information the computer will always need
chassis.
to operate, Nonvolatile.
- Ribbon Cable
Measuring memory:
Four main hardware components:
- Capacity:
- Input device
- 8 bits = 1 byte
- Memory
- 1 byte = 1 character
- Processor
Processing:
- Output device
- Transformation of input data and acting
- Motherboard/Mainboard/System Board – on those data.
the main circuit board of a computer. It
- Central processing unit (CPU) is the
connects all the hardware in the computer.
device that fetches coded instructions,
Input: decodes them, and then runs or executes
them. Also called the microprocessor and is
- Translates data from the human world considered as the brain of the computer.
into computer data.
[INTEL’s Model - AMD’s Model]
- An input device provides the computer
with data on which it can act. - Pentium – Personal Computer (PCs)
- Keys, touch, mouse, controller - Athlon – Personal Computer (PCs)
- Scanner, camera, microphone - Celeron – Budget PCs
Storage: - Duron – Budget PCs
- Where the data are kept by the computer - Centrino - Laptops
so the information can be viewed, played, or
- Turion – Laptops
otherwise used.
- Itanium – Server Computer
 - Opteron – Server Computer - The processor, also called the central
processing unit (CPU), interprets and carries
- Xeon – High-end Workstation and Server
out the basic instructions that operate a
PCs
computer.
- Arithmetic/Logic Unit (ALU) –
- A multi-core processor is a single chip
temporarily holds data that is being
with two or more separate processor cores.
processed and handles all arithmetic and
logical operations. - Processors contain a control unit and an
arithmetic logic unit (ALU).
- Control unit – extracts instructions from
memory and decodes and executes them, - For every instruction, a processor repeats a
calling on the ALU when necessary. set of four basic operations, which comprise
a machine cycle.
- Registers – one of the small set of data
holding places that are part of the computer - The processor contains registers that
processor. It can hold an instruction, a temporarily hold data and instructions. The
storage address or any kind of data. system clock controls the timing of all
computer operations. The pace of the system
- Cache memory – is a type of memory that
clock is called the clock speed and is usually
is extremely fast. It is placed inside the
measured in gigahertz (GHz).
computer’s microprocessors (brain) or
directly on the motherboard circuitry. - The leading manufacturers of processor
chips are Intel and AMD.
- Processor speed is measured in hertz (Hz)
and refers to the number of cycles per - A processor chip generates heat that could
second that a CPU can execute. Modern cause the chip to malfunction or fail.
processors typically have speeds in the range
Require additional cooling:
of 1 GHz (gigahertz) to 3.8 GHz, with
higher end models being capable of even - Heat sinks
greater speeds.
- Liquid cooling technology
- Cooling pads

Processors:

Basic Parts and Functions of a Computer (Continued):

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Output: - Monitor, speakers, printer, external storage
device.
- Data provided to the user.
Memory: - Flash memory can be erased electronically
and rewritten.
- Memory consists of electronic components
that store instructions waiting to be executed - CMOS technology uses battery power to
by the processor, data needed by those retain information when the power to the
instructions, and the results of processing the computer is off.
data.
- Access time is the amount of time it takes
Stores three basic categories of items: the processor to read from memory. Measured
in nanoseconds.
- The operating system and other programs.
- Applications.
Adapters:
- Data being processed and the resulting
information. - An adapter card enhances functions of a
component of a desktop or server system unit
- Each location in memory has an address.
and/or provides connections to peripherals.
- Memory size commonly is measured in
- Sound card and video card.
gigabytes (GB) or terabytes (TB).
- An expansion slot is a socket on a desktop or
Computers and mobile devices contain two
server motherboard that can hold an adapter
types of memory:
card.
- Volatile memory: Loses its contents when
- With Plug and Play, the computer
power is turned off. Example: include RAM.
automatically can recognize peripheral
- Nonvolatile memory: Does not lose devices as you install them.
contents when power is removed. Examples
- A USB adapter enhances functions of a
include ROM, flash memory, and CMOS.
mobile computer and/or provides connections
Memory (Continued): to peripheral devices.
- Two common types of RAM exist: Buses:

- Dynamic RAM - A bus allows the various devices both inside

and attached to the system unit to
- Static RAM communicate with one another.
- RAM chips usually reside on a memory - Data bus, Address bus.
module and are inserted into memory slots.
- Word size is the number of bits the processor
- Memory cache speeds the processes of the can interpret and execute at a given time.
computer because it stores frequently used
instructions and data. A computer might have these three types of
buses:
- Read-only memory (ROM) refers to
memory chips storing permanent data and - System bus
instructions. Firmware.
- Backside bus
 - Expansion bus - Mobile computers and devices can run using
either a power supply or batteries.
Power Supply and Batteries:
- Batteries typically are rechargeable
- The power supply or laptop AC adapter
lithium-ion/lithium-polymer batteries
converts the wall outlet AC power into DC
power.

Input and Output Devices

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Section 2.2 Learning Goals
- After completing this section, you will be able to:
- Discuss input devices and their functions.
- Describe output devices and their functions.

Terminologies: - Output device

- Audio-input devices - Pointing device

- Audio-output device - Printer

- Data projector - Ripping

- Image-input devices - Stylus

- Keyboard - Text-input devices

- Monitor - Touch screen

- Mouse - User interface (UI)

- Optical-character recognition (OCR) - Webcam

What Is Input?
- Is any data and instructions entered into the - Motion input
memory of a computer, commonly used
- Pointing devices
input methods include:
- Voice input
- Keyboard
- Touch screens
 - Pen input - A keyboard is an input device that contains
keys users press to enter data and
- Video input
instructions into a computer or mobile
- Scanners and reading devices device.
Keyboards: - Most desktop computer keyboards have...
- There are a variety of keyboard options for - A graphics tablet, also called a digitizer, is
computers and mobile devices. an electronic plastic board that detects and
converts movements of a stylus or digital
- An ergonomic keyboard has a design that
pen into signals that are sent to the
reduces the chance of repetitive strain
computer.
injuries of wrist and hand. Ergonomics
incorporates comfort, efficiency, and safety
in the design of the workplace.
Motion, Voice, and Video Input:
Pointing Devices:
- With motion input, sometimes called
- A mouse is a pointing device that fits gesture recognition, users can guide on
under the palm of your hand comfortably. screen elements using air gestures.
- A touchpad is a small, flat, rectangular - Voice input is the process of entering input
pointing device that is sensitive to pressure by speaking into a microphone. Voice
and motion. recognition, also called speech recognition,
is the computer or mobile device’s capability
- A trackball is a stationary pointing device
of distinguishing spoken words.
with a ball on its top or side.
- Audio input is the process of entering any
sound into the computer such as speech,
Touch Screens: music, and sound effects. Music production
software allows users to record, compose,
- A touch screen is a touch-sensitive display. mix, and edit music and sounds.
Pen Input: - Video input is the process of capturing
- With pen input, you touch a stylus or full-motion images and storing them on a
digital pen on a flat surface to write, draw, computer or mobile device’s storage
or make selections. medium. A webcam enables a user to
capture video and still image.

Scanners and Reading Devices: - An optical reader is a device that uses a light
source to read characters, marks, and codes
- A scanner is a light-sensing input device that
and then converts them into digital data that a
reads printed text and graphics and then
computer can process.
translates the results into a form the computer
can process.
- A bar code reader uses laser beams to read
bar codes. A QR code stores information in
Printers:
both a vertical and horizontal direction.
- A printer produces text and graphics on a
- RFID (radio frequency identification) uses
physical medium.
radio signals to communicate with a tag
placed in or attached to an object. An RFID - An ink-jet printer forms characters and
reader reads information on the tag via radio graphics by spraying tiny drops of liquid ink
waves. onto a piece of paper.
- Magstripe readers read the magnetic stripe - An all-in-one printer is a single device that
on the back of cards such as credit cards, prints, scans, copies, and in some cases, faxes.
entertainment cards, bank cards, identification
cards, and other similar cards.
- MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) Other Output Devices:
devices read text printed with magnetized ink. - Many users attach surround sound speakers
Banking industry uses MICR for check or speaker systems to their computers, game
processing. consoles, and mobile devices to generate
- A data collection device obtains data higher-quality sounds.
directly at the location where the transaction - Headphones are speakers that cover or are
or event takes place. placed outside of the ear.
- A data projector is a device that projects the
text and images displayed on a computer or
What Is Output? mobile device screen on a larger screen so
that an audience can see the image clearly.
- Output is data that has been processed into a
useful form.
Displays: Assistive Technology Input and Output:
- A display visually conveys text, graphics, - Head-mounted pointer
and video information.
- Braille printer
- A monitor is a display that is packaged as a
separate peripheral device.

Storage Devices
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Section 2.3 Learning Goals
- After completing this section, you will be - Hard disk drive, or hard drive, is a sealed
able to: unit that contains a stack of individual disks
which are magnetic media that rotate at a
- Identify types of storage devices.
very high speed. Currently 5 TB.
- Assign names to storage devices.
- Optical Storage
- CD, DVD, Blu-ray.
Terminologies: - Solid-State Drives
- Flash drives - Flash drives are removable peripheral
- Hard disk drive devices and most recognized examples of
SSDs.
- Magnetic media
Naming Storage Devices:
- Optical storage
- Device drive name.
- Solid-state drives (SSDs)
- Volume label: Assigned by the user.
- Volume label Meaningful name for easy ID of contents.
Types of Storage Devices:
- Magnetic Media

Lesson Objectives
• Understanding Networking Benefits • Basic Cellular Network Concepts
• Basic Data Network Concepts • Cellular Service Acquisition
• Internet Service Acquisition • Connectivity of Smartphones and Tablets to
the Internet
• Broadband Technologies and Speeds
• Basic Telephone Network Concepts
• LAN Hardware and Addressing
• Voicemail Configuration and Usage
• Ethernet and Wi-Fi Connections with
Wireless Security

What is a Network? Infrastructure is Everything!

A network connects computers, while an Infrastructure forms the basic underlying
internetwork connects networks. Network physical structure or framework necessary
infrastructure encompasses the hardware for service or enterprise operation.
supporting networking and internetworking.
Why Network? Basic Network Technology
Networking facilitates file and resource Networks transmit data in packets, utilizing
sharing, along with internet connection TCP/IP as the primary protocol. LANs are
sharing, enhancing accessibility and private, while WANs are public, requiring an
collaboration. IP address for network participation.
How Data Travels the Internet Internet service providers offer various
options like DSL, FiOS, broadband cable,
Data transmission employs packet switching,
and satellite internet, each with unique
breaking messages into smaller packets for
features and availability.
independent transmission and reassembly at
the destination.
Connecting the Internet to Your LAN
How Computers Connect to Other Broadband modems and routers facilitate
Computers LAN connectivity, enabling internet access
and connection sharing.
Various connectivity options, including wired
and wireless, enable computer
intercommunication.
Wired Connections - Ethernet
Wide Area Network (WAN)
Ethernet standards and cables, including Cat
WANs connect geographically dispersed 5, Cat 5e, Cat 6, and Cat 6a, support data
areas, offering extended network coverage. transfer at different speeds and interference
levels.

IPv4 and IPv6

Wireless Connections – Wi-Fi
Internet Protocol versions 4 and 6 facilitate
communication between devices on the Wi-Fi technology provides wireless LAN
internet. connectivity, utilizing adapters, signals, and
security protocols for network access
Obtaining Internet Service
Cellular Networks
Cellular networks transmit voice, text, and Cellular Carriers
digital data through radio frequency signals,
GSM and CDMA carriers offer cellular
supported by cell towers and divided into
services, including contract and prepaid
overlapping cells.
plans with varying features and
Cellular Generations commitments.
Evolution from 3G to LTE improves data
speeds and mobile internet access, enabling
Cellular Devices
smarter phone usage.
Smartphones, basic cell phones, and various features like search, copy, paste, and
cellular-enabled tablets offer diverse file selection.
communication and data access capabilities,
catering to different user needs
Working with Files and Folders
Hard-Wired Phones
Tasks like file selection, copying, pasting,
Traditional telephones provide reliable voice
and renaming, along with understanding file
communication via standard telephone lines.
types and extensions, streamline file
Voice Mail management.
Voice mail systems offer centralized audio Searching for Files
message storage and retrieval, enhancing
Windows Search and File Explorer search
communication efficiency.
functionality enable efficient file location
within the system.
File Management
Understanding file structures, file/folder Managing Electronic Media
management, and searching for files ensures
Digital media management involves
effective document organization and
handling electronic content using specialized
retrieval.
players or applications.

Objectives
Sharing Files
- Computing Fundamentals
Sharing options include removable media,
- Backup and Restore public and shared folders, network shares,
and email attachments, with compression
- File Sharing
facilitating file transfer.
- Key Applications
Understanding Folders and Directory
Limitations on Email Attachments
Structure
Email attachment limitations often restrict
Computers organize files hierarchically, with
file size and type, requiring alternative
drive letters representing storage devices
sharing methods for larger files or
and connected devices assigned drive
unsupported formats.
designations.

Using File Explorer

File Explorer provides a graphical interface
for navigating and managing files, offering
Networks, Mobile Devices & File Management
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• WANs are public networks
What is a Network? • Every computer that participates on a data
network must have an IP address
• A network is formed by connecting
computers together
• An internetwork is formed by connecting How Data Travels the Internet
networks together
• Circuit switching is one of the most
• Network infrastructure is the hardware that common schemes utilized to build a
supports networking and internetworking communications network, such as the case of
ordinary telephone calls.
• Packet switching is a mode of transmission
Infrastructure is Everything!
in which the message is broken into smaller
• Infrastructure is the basic underlying parts (called packets) which are sent
physical structure or framework needed for independently, and then reassembled at the
the operation of a service or an enterprise. ultimate destination.

Why Network? How Computers Connect to other

Computer
• When you network you can share:
Wide Area Network
- Files
Basic Network Technology
- Resources
• Finding Your IP Address
- Internet connections
- You can find your computer’s IP address
through the Control Panel
Basic Network Technology - Wi-Fi
• Networks transfer data in small units called - Ethernet
packets
- IPv4 and IPv6
• Data networks use TCP/IP as their
networking protocol
• LANs are private networks Obtaining Internet Service
• Service Providers include: Ethernet cables are manufactured in different
numbered grades or categories. Each cable
- Phone/Mobile companies – DSL or FiOS
grade is referred to by its category and
- Cable TV providers – broadband cable number, for example, Category 5 or “Cat” 5
- Satellite companies – satellite Internet • Cat 5 – supports data transfer at 10Mbps,
and 100Mbps
• Which Service Should You Use?
• Cat 5e – supports data transfer at 10Mbps,
- Cost 100Mbps, and 1Gbps
- Availability • Cat 6 – supports data transfer at 10Mbps,
- Desired speed 100Mbps, 1Gbps, and 10Gbps
• Cat 6a – same as Cat 6 but designed for
reduced signal interference
Technology Speeds
DSL: Up to 3Mbps
Wired Connections - Ethernet
Pricing: $30-$50USD/month
• Network Interface Card (NIC)
Cable: Up to 30Mbps
• Adding a Shared Printer to the Wired LAN
Pricing: $30-$50USD/month
FiOS: 3Mbps – $30-$100USD/month,
50Mbps – $30-$100USD/month Wireless Connections – Wi-Fi

Satellite: 5Mbps – $50-$100USD/month, • Adapters, Signals and Bands

15Mbps – $50-$100USD/month • Wireless Security
Comments: Not available in all areas, Shared
service, Not widely available, Data
allowance enforced by provider Wireless Connections – Wi-Fi
• Connecting Your Computer to a WLAN

Connecting the Internet to Your LAN

• Broadband Modems Cellular Networks

• Broadband Routers • Carry voice, text, and digital data over

radio frequency (RF) signals
• Cell towers are part of the network
Wired Connections - Ethernet infrastructure
• Ethernet Standards and Cables • Each cellular network is divided into
thousands of overlapping cells

Wired Connections - Ethernet

Cellular Networks • Configuring Your Voicemail
• Cellular Generations – All About the G’s • Leaving a Clear Voice Mail Message

Cellular Carriers File Management

• GSM Carriers
VO, CHAU QUYNH BAO
• CDMA Carriers
BSN-1B
• Prepaid Carriers

Obtaining Cell Service Understanding Folders and

• Contract Services Directory Structure
• Prepaid Services
Understanding Folders and Directory
Structure
Cellular Service Plans
• Drive Letters
• Talk
• Connected Storage Devices
• Text
• Connecting “Smart” Devices
• Data
• File and Folder Permissions
• Plan Add-Ons

Using File Explorer

Cellular Devices
• Smart Phones
Working with Files and Folders
• Basic Cell Phone
• Working with Folders and Folder Options
• Cellular-Enabled Tablets
• Changing Folder Options
• Mobile Data

Working with Files and Folders

Hard-Wired Phones
• Understanding File Types and File Name
• Voice Mail Extensions
• Selecting Files and Folders
Voice Mail • Copy, Cut, Paste
• Renaming Files • Pictures on Smartphones
• Searching for Files
• Looking at the Recycle Bin Managing Electronic Media

Understanding Default Locations Sharing Files

• Scanners • Limitations on Email Attachments
• Pictures • Compressing File