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CE00550-1 Computer & Multimedia Hardware Systems. Lecture 1.1 Introduction. Lecture Content. Teaching Team Contact Time Module Text Module Assessment Module Schedule What is a computer?. Teaching Team. Lecturer
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CE00550-1Computer & Multimedia Hardware Systems Lecture 1.1 Introduction
Lecture Content • Teaching Team • Contact Time • Module Text • Module Assessment • Module Schedule • What is a computer?
Teaching Team • Lecturer • Ian Sunley Room K218 The Octagon Staffordshire Uni, Stafford 01785 353418 Lect / Tut • Further details are within the module handbook • Module Resources will be available on Blackboard.http://blackboard.staffs.ac.uk/webapps/login
Contact Time • Lectures & Tutorials • Tuesday 7:00 to 9:00 • We need to get in 2 lectures and some tutorial time.
Module Text • White, Ron. (2006) How Computers Work 8th Ed., Que, U.S. ISBN 0-7897-3424-9
Module Assessment • Portfolio of Questions • Short questions / answers • Based upon tutorial work • Written answers • Diagrams • Calculations • Essay question • Specification for machine
Q & A • Any questions so far ?
What is a computer? Who are these people? What is their relevance to computing
Charles Babbage (1791 – 1871) • Designed first computer in 1820’s • Difference Engine • Solving polynomial equations • Later – Analytical Engine • Neither completed in hislifetime • Father of Modern Computers
Augusta Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852) • Lord Byron’s daughter • Legitimate • Considered to be first programmer • Assisted Babbage • Developing control instructions • “Enchantress of Number”
“Modern” computers • Almost 100% digital • But, what is a computer - conceptually? • Where are they all ? • Discussion