Discovering Computers 2016

Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology

Chapter 1
Introducing Today’s
Technologies
 Objectives Overview

Describe the purpose

and uses of
smartphones, digital
Differentiate among Describe the
cameras, portable and
laptops, tablets, relationship between
digital media players, e-
desktops, and servers data and information
book readers, wearable
devices, and game
devices
Differentiate the web
from the Internet, and
Explain the purpose of
describe the
Briefly explain various a browser, a search
relationship among the
input options engine, and an online
web, webpages,
social network
websites, and web
servers

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 Objectives Overview

Differentiate between
Briefly describe digital
wired and wireless
security risks
Differentiate between technologies, and
associated with viruses
an operating system identify reasons
and other malware,
and applications individuals and
privacy, your health,
businesses use
and the environment
networks
Discuss how society
uses technology in Identify technology
education, government, used by home users,
finance, retail, small/home office
entertainment, health users, mobile users,
care, science, travel, power users, and
publishing, and enterprise users
manufacturing

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 Today’s 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 web, 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
and All-in-One
▣ Server

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 Mobile and Game Devices
Smartphone

Digital camera
Portable and digital media
player
E-book reader

Wearable device

Game device
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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
the 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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Figure 1-16 whole or in part.
 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 or other material
◼ A 3-D printer can print solid objects, such as
clothing, prosthetics, eyewear, implants, toys,
parts, prototypes, and more

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 Data and Information

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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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 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 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 USB Flash

Drive Drive

Memory Optical Disc Cloud

Card Storage
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 The Web
▣ The Internet is a worldwide collection of
computer networks that connects millions of
businesses, government agencies,
educational institutions, and individuals

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 The Web
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 Web

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 The Web
▣ 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
▣ 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
▣ 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 Privacy
Malware

Health Environmen
Concerns tal 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
• Tools

Applications

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 Programs and Apps
▣ Installing a program is the process of setting
up the program to work with the computer,
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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 Programs and Apps
▣ 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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 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 FTP GPS

Instant Mobile data Videoconfere

Internet Newsgroups
messaging services nce

Wireless Wireless
Voice mail VoIP Internet messaging
access points services

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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, often wirelessly,
via communications devices and
transmission media

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 Communications and Networks

Home Networks Business Networks

• Connect to the Internet • Facilitate communications
• Share a single high-speed • Share hardware
Internet connection
• Share data, information,
• Access photos, music,
videos, and other content and software
• Share devices
• Play multiplayer games
• Connect game consoles to
the Internet
• Subscribe to and use VoIP
• Interact with other devices in
a smart home
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 Technology Uses

Governmen
Education Finance Retail
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Entertainm
Health Care Science Travel
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Manufacturi
Publishing
ng

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 Technology Users

Home User Small/Home Mobile User

Office User

Power User Enterprise

User
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 Chapter Summary

Various
Basic methods for
computer input, output, The Internet
concepts memory, and
storage

Digital security Uses of

and safety technology
risks and applications in
precautions society

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 Discovering Computers 2016
Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology

Chapter 1
Introducing Today’s
Technologies
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