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Kiosk-style Presents Intro to Computer Literacy

Kiosk-style Presents Intro to Computer Literacy. Assignment 4 Graphics Interactive Power Point CECS 5260 by Dennis Freeman, Sr. Click here to start at the Menu. Objectives Overview Menu. Click on each menu bar to see the detailed slides. We live in a World Dominated by Computers.

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Kiosk-style Presents Intro to Computer Literacy

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  1. Kiosk-style Presents Intro to Computer Literacy Assignment 4 Graphics Interactive Power Point CECS 5260 by Dennis Freeman, Sr. Click here to start at the Menu

  2. Objectives Overview Menu Click on each menu bar to see the detailed slides

  3. We live in a World Dominated by Computers • Literally computers are everywhere! Click here for next slide

  4. Why do you need Computer Literacy? • Computers are everywhere; work, home, grocery store, automotive repair shops. Some computers sit on top of a desk or on the floor. Recently we have added a new dimension to mobile computing. With the advent of the new lite weight phone called “Apple 4”with internet use up to 5 hours on 3G or WiFi networks and 1GHz of processor speed mobile devices are often classified as computers. Computers have become the primary means of global communication for billions of people. Yes I would venture to say that computers have become a common part of our lives. Everywhere you look from video games to cell phones everybody is engaged somehow. From mother in her late seventies Internet dating to the grand babies using it for video games. Computer literacy or digital literacy is vital and therefore we need to know that means and how we are involved in it and not know it. What is Computer literacy? I glad you asked, as we continue we hope to emphasize that it’s the knowledge and a understanding that is current and relevant of a ever changing world of computers. Click here to return to Menu.

  5. What Is a Computer? One could define it as 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 Click here.

  6. What is the relationship between Data & Information? • Click here to return to the menu.

  7. The Components of a Computer Click here.

  8. The Components of a Computer • A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as hardware. However , five categories can summarize the basics. Click here was next slide

  9. Video: Computer History in at DigiBarn presented by C\NET Click to see video of computer museum Click here to launch the Video Click here for next slide

  10. Some of the computers I work on here at IBM • Fastest supercomputers are capable of processing more than one quadrillion instructions in a single second Click here to END the Show!

  11. Advantages of Using Computers Click here to see next slide

  12. Disadvantages of Using Computers Click here to return to menu

  13. Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Computers • Green computinginvolves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer • Strategies include: • Recycling • Regulating manufacturing processes • Extending the life of computers • Immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced computers Click here to return to Menu

  14. Networks and the Internet • A network is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media Click here for the next slide

  15. Networks and the Internet • The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals Click here to return to Menu

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