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COMPUTER
FUNDAMENTALS
Instructor: Fatima Naseem
Lecture # 01
[email protected]
http://web.uettaxila.edu.pk/CMS/AUT2010/cpCFb
s/index.asp
Course Book
 “Introduction to Computers” by Peter Norton,
6th Edition
Contact
 Fatima Naseem
Room # 17, CED.
[email protected]
 Office Hours :
Thursday 9.00 AM11.00 AM
Monday 9.00 AM11.00 AM
Grading Criteria
 Quizzes (4-5)
 Assignments (4-5)
 Lab Work
 Mid Semester
 End Semester
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Policies
 Everything will be announced on OCMS
 The Lecture will always be on time, otherwise the
changed schedule will be announced in advance
 The quiz will not be delayed, no one should come
to request for its delay
 There will be no makeup quiz
 Assignments have to be submitted on mentioned
time, if submitted after 24 hrs of due time half
marks shall be granted, after that zero marks
will be given
Chapter # 01
Introducing Computer
Systems
Chapter #1A
EXPLORING COMPUTERS AND
THEIR USES
Overview
 Computer Defined
 Computers for Individual Users
 Computers for Organizations
 Computers in Society
The Computer Defined
 Electronic device
 Converts data into
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information
Any computer regardless
of its type, is controlled by
instructions, which tell it
what to do.
Digital Computers
Analogue Computers
Can be categorized on
different basis
 Modern computers are digital
 They are so called because they work by the
numbers
 Digital systems represent data as one distinct
value or the other
 Break all types of info into tiny units, works on
them and again combine them to represent info
 Work in a strict manner by processing these units
individually and in organized way
 Older computers were analog
 A range of values made data
 Somewhat more flexible but not necessarily more
precise and reliable
Computers For Individual Use
 Some computers are meant to be used by one
person at a time
 This category includes:
 Desktop computers
 Workstations
 Notebook computers
 Tablet computers
 Handheld computers
 Smart phones
 PCs are also called microcomputers for their size
 Although used by individuals but can be part of
networks
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Computers For Individual Use
 Desktop computers
 The most common type of computer
 Sits on the desk or floor
 Performs a variety of tasks
 Has a system unit
 Might be horizontal or vertical
 Workstations
 Specialized computers
 Optimized for science or graphics
 More powerful than a desktop
Computers For Individual Use
 Notebook computers
 Small portable
computers
 Weighs between 3
and 8 pounds
 About 8 ½ by 11
inches
 Typically as powerful
as a desktop
 Can include a
docking station
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Computers For Individual Use
 Tablet computers
 Newest development
in portable computers
 Input is through
a pen called stylus or
digital pen
 Run specialized
versions of office
products
Computers For Individual Use
 Handheld computers
 Very small computers
 Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
 Note taking or contact management
 Data can synchronize with a desktop
 Smart phones
 Hybrid of cell phone and PDA
 Web surfing, e-mail access
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Computers For Organizations
 Some computers handle the needs for many
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people at the same time
Such systems normally lie at the heart of
organizations network
Some are generic and some are special purpose
People generally access them through
terminals
They include:
 Network Servers
 Mainframe Computers
 Minicomputers
 Supercomputers
Computers For Organizations
 Network servers
 Centralized computer
 All other computers connect
 Provides access to network resources
 Multiple servers are called clusters or server
farms
 Often simply a powerful desktop
 Or might be mounted on in large racks or reduced
to small units called Blades
 Different servers may have different purposes
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Computers For Organizations
 Mainframes
 Used in large organizations
 Handle thousands
of users
 Users access through a
terminal
 Two types of terminals
 Dumb terminal only for
input and output data
 Intelligent terminal
performs some processing
but usually doesn’t have any
storage
Computers For Organizations
 Minicomputers
 Called midrange computers
 Power between mainframe and desktop
 Handle hundreds of users
 Used in smaller organizations
 Users access through a terminal
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Computers For Organizations
 Supercomputers
 The most powerful
computers made
 Handle large and
complex calculations
 Process trillions of
operations per second
 Found in research
organizations
Computers In Society
 More impact than any other invention
 Changed work and leisure activities
 Used by all demographic groups
 Computers are important because:
 Provide information to users
 Information is critical to our society
 Managing information is difficult
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Computers In Society
 Computers at home
 Many homes have multiple computers
 Most American homes have Internet
 Computers are used for
 Business
 Entertainment
 Communication
 Education
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Computers In Society
 Computers in education
 Computer literacy required at all levels
 Computers in small business
 Makes businesses more profitable
 Allows owners to manage
 Computers in industry
 Computers are used to design products
 Assembly lines are automated
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Computers In Society
 Computers in government
 Necessary to track data for population
 Police officers
 Tax calculation and collection
 Governments were the first computer users
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Computers In Society
 Computers in health care
 Revolutionized health care
 New treatments possible
 Scheduling of patients has improved
 Delivery of medicine is safer
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Chapter 1B
Looking Inside the Computer System
Overview
 Parts of Computer System
> Hardware
> Software
> Data
> User
 Information Processing Cycle
 Essential Computer Hardware
 Processing Devices
 Memory Devices
 RAM
 ROM
 Input and Output Devices
 Storage Devices
 Magnetic Storage
 Optical Storage
Parts of the Computer System
 Computer systems have four parts
 Hardware
 Software
 Data
 User
 Hardware
 Mechanical devices in the computer
 Anything that can be touched
 Interconnected electronic devices used to control
computer’s operations, input, output
 Referred to as device
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Parts of the Computer System
 Software
 Set of instructions which make the computer work
 Tell the computer what to do
 Also called a program
 Thousands of programs exist
 Some to help computer perform its tasks and
manage its resources, others to help users perform
their tasks such as creating documents
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Parts of the Computer System
 Data
 Pieces of information that by themselves do not
make much sense
 Computer processes them in various ways,
converting them to useful information
 Computer organize and present data
 Users
 People operating the computer
 Most important part
 Tell the computer what to do
 No system is completely autonomous
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Information Processing Cycle
Steps followed to process data
 A computer converts data into information by
performing various operations on data
according to some instructions from a program,
displays results to user and stores them
 This is called Information Processing Cycle
 Following are the step, and each involves one
or more specific components of computer
 Input
 Processing
 Output
 Storage
optional
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Essential Computer Hardware
 Computers use the same basic hardware
 Hardware categorized into four types
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Essential Computer Hardware
 Processing devices
 Brains of the computer
 Carries out instructions from the program
 Manipulate the data
 Most computers have several processors
 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
 Secondary processors
 Processors made of silicon and copper
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Essential Computer Hardware
 Memory devices
 Stores data or programs
 Random Access Memory (RAM)
 Volatile
 Stores current data and programs
 More RAM results in a faster system
 Read Only Memory (ROM)
 Permanent storage of programs
 Holds the computer boot directions
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Essential Computer Hardware
 Input and output devices
 Allows the user to interact
 Input devices accept data
 Keyboard, mouse
 Output devices deliver data
 Monitor, printer, speaker
 Some devices are input and output
 Touch screens
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Essential Computer Hardware
 Storage devices
 Hold data and programs permanently
 Different from RAM
 Magnetic storage
 Floppy and hard drive
 Uses a magnet to access data
 Optical storage
 CD and DVD drives
 Uses a laser to access data
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Software Runs The Machine
 Tells the computer what to do
 Reason people purchase computers
 Two types
 System software
 Application software
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Software Runs The Machine
 System software
 Most important software
 Operating system
 Windows XP
 Network operating system (OS)
 Windows Server 2003
 Utility
 Symantec AntiVirus
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Software Runs The Machine
 Application software
 Accomplishes a specific task
 Most common type of software
 MS Word
 Covers most common uses of computers
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Computer data
 Fact with no meaning on its own
 Stored using the binary number system
 Data can be organized into files
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Computer users
 Role depends on ability
 Setup the system
 Install software
 Mange files
 Maintain the system
 “Userless” computers
 Run with no user input
 Automated systems
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Any Questions ?