Discovering Computers 2016

Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology

Chapter 1
Introducing
Today’s
Technologies
Objectives Overview

Describe the purpose and

uses of smartphones, digital
Differentiate among Describe the relationship
cameras, portable and
laptops, tablets, desktops, between data and
digital media players,
and servers information
e-book readers, wearable
devices, and game devices

Differentiate the web from

Explain the purpose of a
the Internet, and describe
Briefly explain various input browser, a search engine,
the relationship among the
options and an online social
web, webpages, websites,
network
and web servers

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Objectives Overview

Briefly describe digital

Differentiate between wired
security risks associated
Differentiate between an and wireless technologies,
with viruses and other
operating system and and identify reasons
malware, privacy, your
applications individuals and businesses
health, and the
use networks
environment

Discuss how society uses

Identify technology used by
technology in education,
home users, small/home
government, finance, retail,
office users, mobile users,
entertainment, health care,
power users, and enterprise
science, travel, publishing,
users
and manufacturing

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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 web, and
related technologies

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Figure 1-1
Computers

• A computer is an electronic device, operating

under the control of instructions stored in its own
memory

Accepts Produces
data Processing information
(input) (output)

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Computers

• Laptop
• Tablet
• Desktop
and All-in-One
• Server

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Mobile and Game Devices

Smartphone

Digital camera

Portable and digital media player

E-book reader

Wearable device

Game device
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Data and Information

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Data and Information

• A keyboard contains keys

you press to enter data
and instructions into a
computer or mobile
device

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Data and Information

• A pointing device is an
input device that allows a
user to control a small
symbol on the screen
called the 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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Data and Information

• 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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Data and Information

• 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
or other material
– A 3-D printer can print solid objects, such as clothing,
prosthetics, eyewear, implants, toys, parts, prototypes,
and more
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Data and Information

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Data and Information

• A display is an output device that visually conveys

text, graphics, and video information

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Data and Information

• Speakers allow you to hear audio such as music,

voice, and other sounds
– Earbuds
– Headphones

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Data and Information

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 storage media

A storage device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items to and from storage media

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Data and Information

•Hard Disk
•Solid-State Drive

•USB Flash Drive

•Memory Card

•Optical Disc

•Cloud Storage

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The Web

• The Internet is a worldwide collection of computer

networks that connects millions of businesses,
government agencies, educational institutions, and
individuals

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The Web

The World Wide Web (or web, for short) is a global library of information available to
anyone connected to the Internet

The web consists of a worldwide collection of electronic documents, each of which is

called a webpage

A website is a collection of related webpages

A web server is a computer that delivers requested webpages to your computer

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The Web

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The Web

• A browser is software that enables users with an

Internet connection to access and view webpages
on a computer or mobile device

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The Web

• A search engine is software that finds websites,

webpages, images, videos, news, maps, and other
information related to a specific topic

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The Web

• An online social network encourages members to

share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music,
and videos with other registered users

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Digital Safety and Security

• It is important that users protect their computers

and mobile devices

Viruses and Other

Privacy
Malware

Health Concerns Environmental Issues

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Digital Safety and Security

• Green computing involves reducing the electricity

consumed and environmental waste generated when
using a computer
• Strategies include:
– Recycling
– Using energy efficient hardware and energy saving features
– Regulating manufacturing processes
– Extending the life of computers
– Immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced computers

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Programs and Apps

• Software, also called a program, tells the

computer what tasks to perform and how to
perform them

•System Software
•Operating system
•Tools

•Applications

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Programs and Apps

• Installing a program is the process of setting up

the program to work with the computer, mobile
device, printer, and/or other hardware
• Once installed, you can run a program so that you
can interact with it
• You interact with a program through its user
interface

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Programs and Apps

• A software developer, sometimes called a developer

or programmer, is someone who develops programs
and apps or writes the instructions that direct the
computer or mobile device to process data into
information

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Communications and Networks

• In the course of a day, it is likely you use, or use

information generated by, one or more of these
communications technologies
Chat rooms Email Fax FTP GPS

Instant Videoconfere
Internet Newsgroups RSS
messaging nce

Wireless Wireless
Voice mail VoIP Internet messaging
access points services

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Communications and Networks

• A communications device is hardware capable of

transferring items from computers and devices to
transmission media and vice versa

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Communications and Networks

• Examples of wireless communications

technologies include:
Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Cellular radio

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Communications and Networks

• A network is a collection of computers and

devices connected together, often wirelessly, via
communications devices and transmission media

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Communications and Networks
Home Networks Business Networks

•Connect to the Internet •Facilitate communications

•Share a single high-speed Internet •Share hardware
connection •Share data, information, and software
•Access photos, music, videos, and other
content
•Share devices
•Play multiplayer games
•Connect game consoles to the Internet
•Subscribe to and use VoIP
•Interact with other devices in a smart
home

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Technology Uses

Education Government Finance Retail

Entertainment Health Care Science Travel

Publishing Manufacturing

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Technology Users

•Home User
•Small/Home Office User
•Mobile User

•Power User
•Enterprise User

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Chapter Summary

Various methods for input,

Basic computer concepts output, memory, and The Internet
storage

Digital security and safety Uses of technology

risks and precautions applications in society

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Discovering Computers 2016
Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology

Chapter 1
Introducing
Today’s
Technologies
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