Examinations
1. Multiple choice
2. Prior to an exam, you will be given a list
of item to study for the exam.
3. Not all topics will be mentioned in class.
You are responsible for reading the text
in order to cover all topics.
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Obtaining PowerPoint Slides
Download from Course Web Site
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http://campus.murraystate.edu
Click on “Courses”
Scroll down to “Ms. Ramona Smith”
Click on “CSC 199”
Right-mouse click on file.
Select “Save Target As”
Save to disk.
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What if you don’t have
PowerPoint on your computer?
Open the PowerPoint file on campus.
Go to “File”
Select “Send to”
Select “Microsoft Word”
Select “Outline Only”
Click on “OK”
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Computers:
Tools for an Information Age
Chapter 1
Computers: Tools for an Information Age
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Computer System Components
Hardware
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Equipment associated with the system
Tangible
Software
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Instructions that tell the hardware what to do
Not tangible
Also referred to as: Program or Application
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Computer Programmer
writes software
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User
purchases and uses software
Often called end-user
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Hardware: The Basic Components
of a Computer
What is a Computer?
Four primary
components:
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Input devices
Processor
Output devices
Storage
Primary
Secondary
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Peripheral Devices
All hardware devices attached to the
computer
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Includes all input, output, and storage devices
Tangible components of a computer.
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Networking
Network: a system that uses
communications equipment to connect
computers and their resources
Common network tools:
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Local Area Network (LAN)
Modem
Electronic mail
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The Internet
The largest and most far-flung network
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Connects users worldwide
Not actually a network, but a collection of
thousands of networks
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Getting Connected
To access the Internet, connect to a server
computer
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Server receives, processes, and transmits
information
Computers use a standard protocol to
communicate
Need an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
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Browser
Software used to view web pages over the
internet. (i.e. explore the World Wide Web)
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Classification of Computers
Personal Computers
Notebook Computers
Handheld Computers
Midrange Computers
Mainframes
Supercomputers
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