Succeeding With Technology Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Why Study Computers and Digital Technologies?

What is a Computer? The Power of Connections What Can Computers Do? Information Systems Using Digital Technologies to Succeed in Your Career Using Digital Technologies to Achieve Personal Goals Information Security and the Social Impact and Implications of Digital Technologies
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What is a Computer?
Key Terms
Computer literacy Computer Technology Digital electronics device Bit Byte File Data Digitization Information Microprocessor Kilo, Mega, Giga, etc Hardware Software Personal computer Smart phone Synchronize Computing platform Server Supercomputer Kiosk Embedded computer
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Whats a Computer?
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A Computer is
A digital electronics device that combines hardware and software to accept the input Electronic of data, process and store instructions the data, and produce some useful output.
Tangible components
Digital Technology
Technology refers to tools, materials, and processes that help solve human problems. Many of todays technologies fall under the classification of digital electronics.
Digital Electronics
Digital electronics devices store and process bits electronically. A bit represents data using 1s and 0s Eight bits is a byte the standard grouping in digital electronics Digitization is the process of transforming information into 1s and 0s
For more on digitization: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitization http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/analog-digital.htm http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/317
Knowledge Worker
Todays well-equipped knowledge worker makes use of many digital technologies.
Producing Valuable Information

Data: items stored on a digital electronics device: numbers, characters, & sounds Information: data organized and presented in a manner that provides value to the user: documents, graphs, music, photos
Microprocessor
Sometimes called a chip or just a processor, combines microscopic electronic components on a single integrated circuit that processes bits according to software instructions.
Digital Technology Metrics

Kilo, Mega, Giga, what comes next?
Personal Computer (PC)

Key Terms Desktop computer Notebook computer Netbooks Tablet PC Smart phone
Examples: www.hp.com www.apple.com www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc
Synchronize
When you synchronize or sync two digital devices, you update the files shared between the devices so that both copies are up-to-date and identical.
Computing Platform
A computers type, processor, and operating system define its computing platform.
Types of General Purpose Computer Systems

Supercomputer Most powerful with fastest processing speeds Server Powerful, multiprocessor computers that provide services to many users over a network Workstation Powerful, multiprocessor, special-purpose PC Personal Computer (PC)
Special-Purpose Computers
A kiosk is a computer station that provides the public with specific and useful information and services.
The processor and operating system used in the Kindle allow users to connect to the Kindle store, where books, magazines, newspapers, and blogs are available to download for a fee.
Special-Purpose Mobile Devices

The desk has to be wherever you are. The trend of digital electronic devices to become smaller and increasingly powerful has fully supported the move to an increasingly mobile workforce
Mobile Media
Movies, television shows, and other video clips can be downloaded from the Web or transferred from DVD to the devices and displayed on the 3.8-inch screen.
The Power of Connections

Key Terms Telecommunications Computer Networks Protocols The Internet World Wide Web Wireless Network Wi-Fi
Telecommunications & Computer Networks

Telecommunications are communications that take place electronically over a distance. A computer network is a telecommunications network that connects two or more computers for data communications.
The Internet & Web

The Internet is the world's largest public computer network, a network of networks, that provides a vast array of services. The Web is an Internet service that provides convenient access to information through hyperlinks
1,463,632,361 Internet Users & Growing
Wireless Networking
Wireless networks use radio signals rather than cables to connect users. Wi-fi is a popular wireless standard.
Wireless Campus
Wi-fi Access Point
What Can Computers Do?

Key Terms Artificial Intelligence (AI) Automation VoIP Database
The Computer and Human Relationship

The creative and interpersonal endeavors that people find most engaging, computers are ill suited to perform as of yet.
Computation
Computers were invented to compute calculate solutions to mathematical problems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) deals with simulating human thought and behavior in computers.
Automation
Automation involves utilizing computers to control otherwise human actions and activities.
Communication
Computer systems control, support, or provide many forms of communication. E-mail Instant messaging Blogs Social networking
Entertainment
Digital technologies not only enrich peoples entertainment experiences, but also have revolutionized entertainment distribution.
Information
A Computer-based Information System (CBIS) uses these components to manage and distribute information.
Database is a collection of data stored on a computer and organized to meet users needs.
Information Systems
Key Terms Information technology (IT) Systems development Transaction support system (TPS) Management Information System (MIS) Decision Support System (DSS) Expert System
Information Technology (IT)

IT can be defined as issues related to the components of a computer-based information system.
Information Systems
Systems development is the activity of creating or modifying existing information systems.
NASA scientists use management information systems to examine the data sent from Mars Rovers.
Information System Types

Expert System Decision Support System Management Information System (MIS)
E-Commerce
Transaction Processing System (TPS)
Information Security and the Social Impact of Digital Technologies

Key Terms Information Security Hacker Digital divide
Information Security
Information security refers to the protection of information systems and the information they manage against unauthorized access, use, manipulation, or destruction, and against the denial of service to authorized users. Hacker
an individual who subverts computer security without authorization.
More on Info Sec at www.cert.org www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/ www.issa.org
The Impact of Digital Technologies on the World

Society is entering the age of pervasive computing
Pervade ~ to become diffused throughout every part of something.
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Why Study Computers and Digital Technologies?

Producing Valuable Information

Digital Technology Metrics

Personal Computer (PC)

Examples: www.hp.com www.apple.com www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/tabletpc

Types of General Purpose Computer Systems

Special-Purpose Mobile Devices

The Power of Connections

Telecommunications & Computer Networks

The Internet & Web

1,463,632,361 Internet Users & Growing

What Can Computers Do?

The Computer and Human Relationship

Information Technology (IT)

Information System Types

Information Security and the Social Impact of Digital Technologies

More on Info Sec at www.cert.org www.whitehouse.gov/pcipb/ www.issa.org

The Impact of Digital Technologies on the World

Pervade ~ to become diffused throughout every part of something.

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