Computer Concepts

Module 1
Introducing Today’s
Technologies
Computers, Devices,
and the web

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 Objectives

• Today’s Technology
• Computers
• Mobile Devices
• Data and Information
• The Web
• Programs and Apps

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 Today’s Technology (1 of 2)

• 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 web, and related technologies

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Figure 1-1 People use a variety of computers, mobile

devices, and apps every day.
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 Computers (1 of 5)
• A computer is an electronic device, operating
under the control of instructions stored in its own
memory

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• Laptop

Figure 1-2 A laptop is a widely used type of computer.

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 Computers (3 of 5)

• Tablet

Figure 1-3 A slate tablet.

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 Computers (4 of 5)

• Desktop and All-in-One

Figure 1-4 Some desktops have a separate tower; all-in-ones do not.

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 Computers (5 of 5)

• Server

Figure 1-5. A server provides services to other computers or devices on a network

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 Mobile Devices

• Smartphone
• Digital camera
• Portable and digital media player
• E-book reader
• Wearable device

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 Data and Information (2 of 14)
• A keyboard contains keys you press to enter data
and instructions into a computer or mobile device

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 Data and Information (3 of 14)

Figure 1-13 Users have a variety of options for entering typed text.

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 Data and Information (4 of 14)
• A pointing device is an input device that allows a user to
control a small symbol on a screen, called the pointer
• Some mobile devices and computers enable you to
speak data instructions using voice input.

Figure 1-14 A mouse and a touchpad.

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 Data and Information (7 of 14)

• 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 and more

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Figure 1-17 A printer can produce a variety of printed output including photos and
3-D solid objects.

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• A display is an output device that visually conveys
text, graphics, and video information

Figure 1-18 Displays vary depending on the computer or mobile device.

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 Data and Information (10 of 14)
• Speakers allow you to hear audio such as music,
voice, and other sounds
– Earbuds
– Headphones

Figure 1-19 In a crowded environment where speakers are not practical, users can
wear headphones to hear music, voice, and other audio.

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 Data and Information (11 of 14)

• 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

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 Data and Information (12 of 14)

Hard Disk Drive Solid-State Drive

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 Data and Information (13 of 14)

USB Flash Drive Memory Card

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Data and Information (14 of 14)

Optical Disc Cloud Storage

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 The Web (1 of 8)

• The Internet is a worldwide collection of computer

networks that connects millions of businesses,
government agencies, educational institutions, and
individual

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Figure 1-27 The Internet is the largest computer network,

connecting millions of computers and devices around the
world.
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 The Web (3 of 8)

• 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 or mobile
device

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 The Web (4 of 8)

Figure 1-28 Webpages, such as the one shown here, can display text, graphics,
audio, and video on a computer or mobile device. Pointing to a link on the screen
typically changes the shape of the pointer to a small hand with a pointing index
finger.
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 The Web (5 of 8)
• 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 (6 of 8)
• 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 (7 of 8)

• An online social network, also called a social

networking site, is a website that encourages
members in its online community to share their
interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos
with other registered users like Facebook and
Twitter.

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 Programs and Apps (1 of 6)

• Software, also called a program, tells the

computer what tasks to perform and how to
perform them
– System Software
 Operating system
 Tools

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Figure 1-30 Shown here are the macOS and Windows operating systems
for laptops and desktops and the Android and iOS operating systems for
smartphones. You interact with these operating system interfaces by
clicking or tapping their icons or tiles.
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 Programs and Apps (3 of 6)
– Applications
 Microsoft word
 Photoshop

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• Installing a program is the process of setting up the

program to work with a computer or 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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• 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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 Programs and Apps (6 of 6)

Figure 1-31 A software developer writes instructions using

Visual Basic (a) to create Payroll Information window shown
here (b).
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