INTRO TO IT

WHAT IS A COMPUTER

• A MACHINE THAT CAN BE RECEIVE INPUT,PROCESS IT,PRODUCE OUTPUT,STORE THE STORAGE.

• MACHINE THAT CAN BE PRODUCE OUTPUT

• C OUTPUTAN BE READ THE PROCESS,PRODUCE INPUT AND RECEIVE

WHAT GENERATION USING VACUUM TUBE

• FIRST GENERATION

• SECOND GENERATION

• THIRD GENERATION

• FOURTH GENERATION

The actual machinery: wires, transistors, and circuits ARE

• SOFTWARE

• HARDWARE

• COMPUTER

• PROCESSOR

Fundamental Characteristics of Computer EXCEPT

• SPEED

• Reliability and Consistency

• ACCURANCY

• EXPENSIVE

COMPUTER COMPONENT

• INPUT

• OUTPUT

• STORAGE

• READABLE

a program, tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them REFER TO

• HARDWARE

• SOFTWARE

• SYSTEM UNIT

BENEFIT COMPUTER

• Productivity

• Decision Making

• COST REDUCTION

• SLOW

WHICH ONE IS PERSONAL COMPUTER

• DESKTOP

• LAPTOP

• MAINFRAMES

• SUPERCOMPUTER

controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on a network REFER TO

• SERVER

• GAME CONSOLE

• SUPERCOMPUTER

• MINI COMPUTER

is a large, expensive, powerful computer that can handle hundreds or thousands of connected users simultaneously

• MAINFRAMES

• SUPERCOMPUTER

• MINICOMPUTER

• MICROCOMPUTER