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INTRO

Computers are electronic devices that process information. They have both hardware and software components. The hardware includes the system unit and input/output devices. The software includes operating systems and applications. Computers store data on storage devices like hard drives, floppy disks, USB drives, and cloud storage. Networks connect computers together through communication devices and transmission media. The largest computer network is the Internet, which connects millions of users globally.

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INTRO

Computers are electronic devices that process information. They have both hardware and software components. The hardware includes the system unit and input/output devices. The software includes operating systems and applications. Computers store data on storage devices like hard drives, floppy disks, USB drives, and cloud storage. Networks connect computers together through communication devices and transmission media. The largest computer network is the Internet, which connects millions of users globally.

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 Prepared by: Dennis S.

Chua
A World of Computers

• Computers are everywhere

2
What Is a Computer?

• A computer is an electronic device, operating


under the control of instructions stored in its
own memory

Information Processing Cycle

3
What Is a Computer?

4
Hardware
• The term hardware
refers to the physical
components of your
computer such as the
system unit, mouse,
keyboard, monitor
etc

5
Software
• The software is the instructions that
makes the computer work. Software System Software
is held either on your computers
hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD or on a • *Operating system
diskette (floppy disk) and is loaded • *Utility program
(i.e. copied) from the disk into the
computers RAM (Random Access
Memory), as and when required. Application
Software

Software, also called a program, tells


the computer what tasks to perform
and how to perform them

6
The Components of a Computer

• A computer contains many electric, electronic, and


mechanical components known as hardware

7
The Components of a Computer
• What is_____
an input device?
 Hardware used
to enter data
and instructions

8
The Components of a Computer
• What is ______
an output device?
 Hardware that
conveys
information
to a user

9
The Components of a Computer
• What is the system unit?
 Box-like case
containing
electronic
components
used to process
data

10
What is the magical inside the black box?

11
The Components of a Computer
• What is storage?
 Holds data, instructions, and information
for future use

Storage
Storagemedia
media
Physical
Physicalmaterial
materialon
onwhich
whichdata,
data,instructions,
instructions,
and
andinformation
informationare
arestored
stored

Storage
Storagedevice
device
Records
Recordsand
andretrieves
retrievesitems
itemstotoand
andfrom
from
aastorage
storagemedium
medium

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 12


Storage device
•What is a floppy disk?
 Thin, circular,
flexible disk
enclosed in rigid
plastic shell

 A Zip® disk looks


similar but has
much greater
storage capability
(=170 floppy disk)

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 13


USB flash drive is a data storage device
that includes flash memory with an
integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB)
interface.

HardDisk is the computer's


permanent storage capacity. Size of
the Hard Disk determines how many
files programs can be saved in your
computer.

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 14


Advantages and Disadvantages
of Using Computers
Advantages of Disadvantages of
Using Computers Using Computers

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 15


Networks and the Internet

• A network is a
collection of computers
and devices connected
together, often
wirelessly, via
communications
devices and
transmission media

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 16


Networks and the Internet
• What is a network?
 Collection of computers and devices connected together

Communications
Communications
Device Communications
Communications
Device
Media
Media

Enables Satellites
Enablesaa Cables
connection
connection Telephone Cellular
between
between lines radio
computers
computers
One type is
a modem

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 17


Networks and the Internet

• The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that


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

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 18


Networks and the Internet

• People use the Internet for a variety of reasons:

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 19

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