Welcome to CMPE003 Personal Computers: Hardware and Software

1. Welcome toCMPE003Personal Computers: Hardware and Software Dr. Chane Fullmer Fall 2002 UC Santa Cruz

2. First Assignment • Details on the class web page: • http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/classes/cmpe003/Fall02/ • Due Friday September 27, 2002 • Must be received by 11:59 PM (PDT)

3. 1st HomeworkDue September 27, 2002 • NOTE: • This homework must be completed successfully to continue in this class • If this homework is not received by the due date, you will be dropped from the class • No adds will be allowed after this due date (assuming there is any room) • Don’t turn in before 6AM Monday, September 23 – we may lose it  !

4. Computers: Tools for an Information Age Chapter 1 Part a The Big Picture

5. Chapter Objectives • Describe the three fundamental characteristics of computers • Speed, reliability & storage • Describe at least four areas of society in which computers are used • Identify the basic components of a computer system: • input, processing, output, and storage (IPOS) • List some common input, output, and storage media • Distinguish raw data from information • Describe the significance of computer networks • Explain the significance of the Internet • Explain the various classifications of computers

6. Information Age • Evolving more rapidly than Industrial Age • Will continue into the current century

7. Cornerstones of our Economy • Land • Labor • Capital • Information Forging a Computer-Based Society:

8. Jobs Forging a Computer-Based Society: • From physical to mental • From muscle-power to brain-power

9. A Computer in Your Future • Where used? • Bank withdrawal • Supermarket • Driving the car • Do I need a Personal Computer? • Half of Americans have one at home • Many more use one at work • Will I use a computer in my future career? • Almost every job will involve use of a computer

10. Computer Literacy • Awareness • Importance • Versatility • Pervasiveness in our society • Knowledge • What are computers • How do computers work • Terminology • Interaction • Use some simple computer applications

11. Characteristics Speed Reliability Storage capability Results Productivity Decision making Cost reduction The Nature of Computers

12. Where Computers Are Used:Graphics Graphs and charts Animated graphics Visual walk-through

13. Where Computers Are Used:Education • Teaching and testing aid • Learning by doing • Computer-based instruction

14. Where Computers Are Used:Retailing • Bar codes for pricing and inventory • Tracking orders and shipments • Product customization for local markets

15. Where Computers Are Used:Energy • Locate oil, coal, natural gas, and uranium • Monitor (manipulate?) the power network • Meter reading

16. Where Computers Are Used: Law Enforcement • National fingerprint files • National files on criminals • Citizen Profiling • Computer modeling of DNA

17. Where Computers Are Used:Transportation • Automobile sensor systems • Operate rapid transit systems • Load container ships • Track railroad cars • Monitor air traffic • Tracking shipments • UPS/FedEx drivers are connected

18. Where Computers Are Used:Money • Record keeping • Banking by phone • Credit cards

19. Billing Crop information Weather, etc. Feed combinations Livestock breeding and performance Where Computers Are Used:Agriculture

20. Forecast weather Manage National Parks Process immigrants Social Security benefits Taxes – The IRS Process census data Where Computers Are Used:Government

21. Where Computers Are Used:The Home • Educational tool • Record keeping • Letter writing • Budgeting • Drawing and editing pictures • Newsletters • Connecting with others

22. Where Computers Are Used:Health and Medicine • Monitor patients • Electronic imaging • Diagnose illnesses

23. Where Computers Are Used:Robotics • Perform jobs that are dangerous for humans • Factory work • Bomb squad

24. Where Computers Are Used:The Human Connection • Assist the disabled • Assist athletes by monitoring their movements

25. Where Computers Are Used: The Sciences • Research • Simulation • Connectivity • Communication • Telecommuting

26. Where Computers Are Used: Training • Airline pilots • Railroad engineers • Paperwork • Junk mail • Documents • Record keeping

27. Computers are all around! • Grocery store • School • Library • Bank • Mail We interact with computers everyday!

28. Become Computer Literate • Be aware of the computers around you • Learn about how they work • Interact with them, use them

29. Have a good weekend!