UNIT 1: COMPUTERS FUNDAMENTALS

Unit Outline
Session 1: What is a Computer?
Session 2: What does a Computer do?
Session 3: Data and Information
Session 4: The Information Processing Cycle
Session 5: Computer Literacy
Session 6: Why are Computers so powerful?

Welcome to unit one of the module for Introduction to Computer Education.

This unit takes you through the various definitions of a computer and its uses.
How the computer performs its operations is also discussed in this unit. We
shall end the unit by looking at the reasons why computers have become very
important and powerful in the world today.

The unit has been divided into sessions and each session is further divided
into sub-sessions. This will make the use of this book very easy.

Unit Objectives
After studying this unit, you should be able to:
1. define the term “computer”
2. explain the function of computers.
3. list the differences between data and information.
4. dentify the major steps involved in converting data into information.
5. Give reasons why computer literacy is important.
6. List the attributes that make computers powerful.