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Information Technology, the Internet, and You

Chapter 1. Information Technology, the Internet, and You. Overview. Explain Information System Parts Distinguish Software Types Define Application Types Identify Computer Types Describe Different Types of Hardware Describe Different File Types Explain Computer Connectivity

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Information Technology, the Internet, and You

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  1. Chapter 1 Information Technology,the Internet, and You

  2. Overview • Explain Information System Parts • Distinguish Software Types • Define Application Types • Identify Computer Types • Describe Different Types of Hardware • Describe Different File Types • Explain Computer Connectivity • Explain the Internet • Explain Cloud Computing

  3. Introduction • Computer Competency • Popular Application Packages • Internet • Parts of an Information System • Wireless Revolution • Internet

  4. Information Systems • People • AKA End Users • Procedures • Guidelines for Hardware & Software Use • Software • Step-by-step Instructions for Computer • Hardware • Processes Data to Create Information

  5. Information Systems • Data • Raw, Unprocessed Facts • Connectivity • Share Information with Other Users

  6. People • Most Important Part of System • Uses • Business • Education • Entertainment

  7. Software • AKA Program • Series of Instructions • Tells Computer What to Do

  8. Software • Systems Software • Operates in “Background” • Manages Computer Internal Resources • Operating System • Coordinates Resources • Provides User Interface (UI) • Runs Applications • Utilities • Device Drivers

  9. Software • Application Software • Performs Tasks for End Users • General Purpose • Specialized • Focused on Specific Occupations • Mobile • Designed for Smartphones, Tablets

  10. Hardware • Computer Types • Supercomputer • Most Powerful • Mainframe • Accommodates Thousands of Users • Servers • Networked Environments

  11. Hardware • Computer Types • Microcomputers • Most Widely Used • Desktop • Notebook • Tablet • Handheld

  12. Hardware • Microcomputer Hardware • System Unit • Processor • Memory • Input/Output • Keyboard / Mouse • Monitor / Printer

  13. Hardware • Microcomputer Hardware • Secondary Storage • Hard Disk • USB • Communication • Modem

  14. Data • Raw, Unprocessed Facts • Text • Numbers • Images • Sounds • Stored Electronically in Files • Used as Input for System Unit

  15. Connectivity • Sharing Info with Other Computers • Wireless Revolution • Network • Communications System • Connects Two or More Computers • Internet • Web • Multimedia Interface to Internet Resources • Cloud Computing • Shift Activities from User's Computer to Internet

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