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1st year Information & Communication Technology Abbreviations IT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ICT RAM INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY(TEMPORARY) ROM READ ONLY MEMORY (PERMANENT) CPU CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(TOWER) VDU VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT (MONITOR) ABBREVIATIONS CAD CAM WWW CD E-MAIL PC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURE WORLD WIDE WEB COMPACT DISK ELECTRONIC MAIL PERSONAL COMPUTER 3 PARTS OF A COMPUTER INPUT DEVICES PROCESS OUTPUT DEVICE MOUSE CPU PRINTER KEYBOARD RAM VDU SCANNER ROM SPEAKER FLOPPY DISK(WITH INFO) MEMORY STICK (WITH INFO) FLOPPY DISK MEMORY STICK HARDWARE PARTS OF THE COMPUTER YOU CAN TOUCH AND SEE. SCREEN KEYBOARD MOUSE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT RUN THE COMPUTER MICROSOFT OFFICE MS WORD MS EXCEL MS POWERPOINT STORING DATA 1. HARD DRIVE (INTERNAL) 2. FLOPPY DISK/COMPACT DISK (EXTERNAL) 3. MEMORY STICK (EXTERNAL) SOFTWARE FOR BUSINESS 1. MS WORD FOR DOCUMENTS 2. MS EXCEL FOR BUDGETS 3. MS ACCESS FOR ELECTRONIC FILING BENEFITS OF THE INTERNET 1. 2. ADVERTISING & SELLING TO A LARGE GLOBAL MARKET QUICKER COMMUNICATION THROUGH E-MAIL USES OF A COMPUTER HOME BOOK HOLIDAYS HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS BUSINESS DOCUMENTS & BOOKKEEPING SENDING E-MAILS COMMUNICATION SATELLITE TV E- MAILS, WEB CAM, VIDEOCONFERENCING BANKS ATM & 24 HOUR BANKING KEEPING CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN BUYING A COMPUTER DO I NEED IT & CAN I AFFORD IT? DOES IT HAVE SOFTWARE? IS THE MEMORY LARGE ENOUGH? FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF A COMPUTER TERM LOAN GET A LOAN FROM A BANK AND PAY IT BACK IN FIXED INSTALLMENTS HIRE PURCHASE PAY HP COMPANY IN INSTALLMENTS. OWN THE COMPUTER ON PAYMENT OF LAST INTALLEMNT. LEASING RENT THE COMPUTER FROM A LEASING CO. NEVER OWN IT BUT YOU CAN UPGRADE. COMPUTER PARTS (A) VDU/MONITOR/SCREEN (B) MOUSE (C) CPU (D) KEYBOARD STORAGE DEVICES MEMORY STICK COMPACT DISK/DVD EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE QWERTY KEYBOARD THE KEYS ARE LAID OUT THIS WAY FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE TYPIST. THE HOME KTEYS ARE ASDF JKL; THIS IS WHERE THE TYPIST PLACES THEIR FINGERS. REVIEW AND RECAP Explain the difference between computer hardware and software What are the main uses of a computer in the home? In a business? What sources of finance could a household or business use when purchasing a computer? What questions should be asked when buying a new computer?