Introduction to Computer Science

Course Code: CIS 101

“Sometimes it is the people that no one imagines anything

of, who do the things that no one can imagine..” 

                 Alan Turing

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Text Book

1. Discovering Computer- By Misty E. Vermaat

2. Discovering Computers & OFFICE 2016 Microsoft: A Fundamentals Combined
Approach by Shelly Cashman Series

References Book

1. Computer fundamentals by P K Sinha, 6th Edition

2. Computer fundamentals by Professor M. Lutfor Rahman
3. Computer Fundamentals by Reema Tereja

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Introduction

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Outlines
 Basic Computer Concept

 Components of Computer

 Categories of Computer

 Advantages and Disadvantages of Computer

 Application

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Today’s Technology

Multi-functional devices
 Smartwatch
Smartphone
Faster and portable Computers
Artificial Intelligence

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Today’s Technology

 Because technology changes, you must keep up with the

changes to remain digitally literate

 Digital literacy involves having a current knowledge

and understanding of computers, mobile devices, the
Internet, and related technologies

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Computers
 A computer is an electronic device, operating under the control of
instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process
the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the
results for future use.
 Information processing cycle is the series of input, process, output,
and storage activities.

Accepts Produces
data Processing informatio
(input) n (output)

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Computers
 Computers process data into information.

Data is a collection of unprocessed items, which can

include text, numbers, images, audio, and video.

Information conveys meaning and is useful to people

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Data and Information

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Components of a Computers

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Components of a Computers
 A Computers contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical
components known as hardware

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Components of a Computers

Memory consists of electronic components that store

instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by
those instructions

A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on a

storage media

A storage device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads)

items to and from storage media

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Components of a Computers

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Components of a Computers
 A keyboard contains
keys you press to enter
data and instructions
into a computer or
mobile device

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Components of a Computers
 A pointing device is an input device that
allows a user to control a small symbol on the
screen called a pointer
 Some mobile devices and computers enable
you to speak data instructions using voice
input and to capture live full-motion images
using video input

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Components of a Computers

A scanner is a light-
sensing input device that
converts printed text and
images into a form the
computer can process

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Components of a Computers
 An output device is any hardware component that conveys
information from a computer or mobile device to one or more
people
 A printer is an output device that produces text and graphics
on a physical medium such as paper

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Components of a Computers
A display is an output device that visually conveys text,
graphics, and video information

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Components of a Computers
Speakers allow you to hear audio such as music, voice, and
other sounds
 Earbuds
 Headphones

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Computer Software
 Software, also called a program, tells the computer what tasks
to perform and how to perform them

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Computer Software
 Installing is the process of setting up software to work with
the computer, printer, and other hardware.

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Computer Software
 A programmer develops software or writes the instructions
that direct the computer to process data into information

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Categories of computers

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Personal computers
Personal computer can perform all of its
input, processing, output, and storage
activities by itself
Two popular architectures are the PC
and the Apple

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Mobile Computers and Mobile Devices

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Mobile Computers and Mobile Devices

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Game Consoles

 A game console is a
mobile computing
device designed for
single-player or
multiplayer video
games

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Servers
 A server controls access to the
hardware, software, and other
resources on a network
 Provides a centralized storage area
for programs, data, and information

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Mainframes
A mainframe is a large,
expensive, powerful
computer that can handle
hundreds or thousands of
connected users
simultaneously

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Supercomputers
A supercomputer is the fastest,
most powerful computer
Fastest supercomputers
are capable of processing
more than one quadrillion
instructions in a single
second

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Embedded computer

An embedded computer is a special-purpose computer

that functions as a component in a larger

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Embedded computer

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Mobile and Games Devices

Smartphone

Digital camera

Portable and digital media player

Wearable device

E-book reader

Game console

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Summery

 Basic Computer Concept

 Components of Computer

 Categories of Computer

 Advantages and Disadvantages of Computer

 Application

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Thank You

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