Discovering Computers

Technology in a World of Computers,

Mobile Devices, and the Internet

Chapter 1
Digital Literacy
Gambaran Umum

Jelaskan tujuan dan

penggunaan smartphone,
Perbedaan Antara laptop, kamera digital, pemutar Menjelaskan hubungan
tablet, and server media portabel, pembaca e- antara data and informasi
book, dan perangkat
permainan

Bedakan internet dari web,

Explain the purpose of a
dan menggambarkan
Secara singkat menjelaskan browser, a search engine,
hubungan antara web,
berbagai pilihan input and an online social
halaman web, situs web,
network
dan web server

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Objectives Overview

Briefly describe digital Differentiate

security risks associated
between an
with viruses and other
malware, privacy, your operating system and
health, and the environment applications

Differentiate between Discuss how society uses

wired and wireless technology in education, retail,
finance, entertainment, health
technologies, and identify care, travel, government,
reasons individuals and science, publishing, and
businesses use networks manufacturing
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A World of Technology

• Because technology
changes, you must keep
up with the changes to
remain digitally literate
• Digital literacy involves
having a current
knowledge and
understanding of
computers, mobile
devices, the Internet, and
related technologies
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Figure 1-1
Computers

• A computer is an electronic device, operating

under the control of instructions stored in its own
memory

Accepts Produces
data Processing informatio
(input) n (output)

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Computers

• Laptop
• Tablet
• Desktop
• Server

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Mobile and Game Devices

Smartphone

Digital camera

Portable media player

E-book reader

Game console

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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 a 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

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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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Figure 1-17
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 a 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 Drive

USB Flash Drive

Memory Card Optical Disc

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The Internet

• The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that

connects millions of businesses, government agencies,
educational institutions, and individuals

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The Internet

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 Internet

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Figure 1-26
The Internet

• 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 Internet

• 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 Internet

• 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 Malware Privacy

Health Environme
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Concerns ntal 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
Utility program

Application Software
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Programs and Apps

• Installing is the process of setting up software to

work with the computer, printer, and other
hardware
• Once installed, you can run an application so that
you can interact with it
• You interact with a program or application
through its user interface

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Programs and Apps

• A software developer, sometimes called an

application developer or computer 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

• In the course of a day, it is likely you use, or use

information generated by, one or more of these
communications technologies
Chat
rooms Email Fax
Instant
FTP GPS messaging
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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 via communications
devices and transmission media

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Communications and Networks

Home Networks Business Networks

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

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Uses of Technology in Society

Governme
Education
nt Finance

Entertain Health
Retail ment Care

Travel Science Publishing

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Technology Users

Home User Small/Home Office User

Mobile User

Power User Enterprise User

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Chapter Summary

Various methods for

Basic computer input, output,
concepts memory, and storage

The Digital security

and safety risks
Internet and precautions
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Technology in a World of Computers,
Mobile Devices, and the Internet

Chapter 1
Digital Literacy

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