computer presentation by mayank
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SUBMITED BYMAYANK YADAV
Introduction to Computers
What is a computer? An electronic device, operating under the control of
instructions stored in its own memory unit, that can accept data, manipulate the data according to specified rules, produce information from the processing, and store the results for future use.
Devices that comprise a personal computer.
Inside a computer
Information Processing Cycle—four general operations
Input
Processing
Output
Storage
What are the components of the computer?
Input devices
Central processing unit (CPU)
Output devices
Memory
Storage devices
Input Devices Keyboard
Mouse
Digital camera
Scanner
Microphone
Keyboards
Mouse Devices
Digital Cameras
Scanners
Microphones
Central Processing Unit Made up of the control unit and arithmetic/logic unit
The brains of the CPU is the processor. There are different brands and speeds
Pentium made by Intel
Celeron made by Intel
Athlon made by AMD
Memory
RAM—also called Random Access Memory
Processors & Memory
Data RepresentationByte—one character of data
Kilobyte—one thousand bytes of data
Megabyte—one million bytes
Gigabyte—one billion bytes
Terabyte—one trillion bytes
Petabyte—one quadrillion bytes
Exabyte—one quintillion bytes
Zettabyte—one sextillion bytes
Yottabyte—one septillion bytes
Output Devices Printers
Impact printers
Dot matrix printers
Nonimpact printers
Ink jet
Laser
Color
B & W
Monitors
CRT’S
LCD’S
STORAGE DEVICES Floppy Disks
3.5-inch disks store 1.44M of data
Must be formatted
Tracks
sectors
Hard Disks
Spins at 5,400 – 7,200 rpm (revolutions per minute)
Can store anywhere between 10G – 250G+ of data
CD’s—Compact Discs
Available in a variety of formats—CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
A typical CD holds about 650 MB of data
DVD’s
Available as DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Can hold 4.7 GB of data
Zip Drives—high capacity floppy disk drive; has lost popularity
Zip disks can hold from 100 MB – 250 MB of data
USB Flash Drive
Storage capacity between 32 MB – 4 GB
STORAGE DEVICES
Software—Can be categorized into four types
System software
Application software
Educational software
Entertainment software
System SoftwareControls the operations of computer
equipment
Operating System software tells the computer how to:
Load
Store
Execute
OS is loaded into memory when the computer is turned on
This process is called booting
Most OS’s use a Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Provides visual cues such as icons
Each icon represents an application
Application Software Programs that tell a computer how to produce
information
Commonly used applications
Word processing
Spreadsheet
Database
Presentation
Financial
Taxing
Educational Software Software that can be used for learning purposes
Examples include:
Jump Start Series
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Reader Rabbit
Encarta or World Book
Math Blaster
Rosetta Stone Spanish
Entertainment SoftwareSports games
Madden NFL
MLB
The Sims
World of Warcraft
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Final Fantasy
Halo
Myst
Half Life
Barbie Fashion Show
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