what does a computer do?
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What does a computer do?. Accepts data through inputting Processes data Stores data Outputs data. Input Devices. Mouse Keyboard Scanner Microphone Digital Camera Voice Command Touch Screen. Output Devices. Printer Monitor Speaker. Computers STORE Data in Bytes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Input Devices
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Scanner
• Microphone
• Digital Camera
• Voice Command
• Touch Screen
Computers STORE Data in Bytes
One byte is 8 bits (a bit is an off/on switch or a zero or a one) a: 01000100
One byte holds one character, numeral, or symbol such as the letter z, the numeral 3, or the symbol *
Kilobyte 1 KB is 1 thousand bytes Megabyte 1 MB is 1 million bytes Gigabyte 1 GB is 1 billion bytes
Storage Devices
Permanent Storage Devices• USB Storage Device 256 MB - 1 GB+ Removable
• CD-R 700 MB Removable
• DVD-R 4.7 GB Removable
• Hard Drive 120 GB ++ Not removable
Temporary Storage (stores data while processing)
• Random Access Memory - RAM
Saving your data at CCSF
Save on your USB storage device. Use Save As the first time you are saving so
that you can indicate WHERE you will store your file/data.
Save often Remember, when you turn off your computer,
everything in RAM is removed. Back-up important files
Computers PROCESS data fast and accurately!
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)
(so called “brain” of the computer• Speed of computer is measured
in Megahertz (MHz)
• 1 Megahertz is a million cycles per second (ours are 450 MHz)
• Computers today often run at 3+ GHz Gigahertz (billion cycles per second)
Software/Programs – Instructions for the Computer
Operating System Software• Performs housekeeping tasks, saves and organizes
files, connects all the peripherals
• Microsoft Windows XP (used by CCSF Business Department)
Applications Software/Programs• Performs specific tasks
• Microsoft Office 2007 is an integrated software package containing various individual programs that do different tasks – Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint.
Four Major Programs in Microsoft Office 2007
Category Program ExtensionCommon Output
Word Processing Word .docx Letters, reports
Spreadsheets Excel .xlsxBudgets, financial
projections
Database Access .accdbClient lists, inventory
Presentations PowerPoint .pptxTrainings, promotion,
publicity
Using Control and Shift Keys in selecting files/folders and data
Control Key
• Press as you select each one
• Selects non-contiguous (non-adjacent) files, folders, or data that are in random order
Shift Key
• Press after you select the first one and keep holding until you select the last one
• Selects files/folders and data that are next to each other (contiguous or adjacent)
Using Move and Copy
When you move a file, folder or data, it is no longer in its original location
When you copy a file, folder, or data, it is both in its original location and in its new location.