Chapter 1
Introducing Computer
Systems
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Lesson 1A.
Exploring Computers
and Their Uses
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Introduction
The Amazing Computer
WOW!
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Overview: Computers in Our World
“Computers are everywhere”
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The Computer Defined
1A-5
History of computers
• Chinese Abacus
• Jacquard loom (1805) and Charles
Babbage’s- Analytical Engine (1834)
• In fact, even by the end of the 1960s, only
analog computers were used for solving
systems having finite difference equations.
• Supercomputers- Large Computation
• Digital Computers- Economics, large scale
computations
1A-6
Generation of Computers
• The mechanical era (1623-1900)
• First generation electronic computers
(1937-1953)
• Second-generation (1954-1962)
• Third generation (1963-1972)
• Fourth generation (1972-1984)
• Fifth generation (1984-1990)
• Sixth generation (1990-till date)
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Computers For Individual Use
• Desktop Computers
• Workstations
• Notebook Computers
• Tablet Computers
• Handheld Computers
• Smart Phones
1A-8
Computers For Organizations
• Network Servers
• Mainframes Computers
• Minicomputers
• Supercomputers
1A-9
Computers in Society
How important are computers to our society?
– “Computers have changed our
world”
– “Computers have changed the way
we do everything”
– The impact of other inventions
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Why Are Computers So Important
• People can list countless reasons
for the importance of computers.
• Information.
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Uses of Computer
1. Computers at Home
2. Computers in Education
3. Computers in Small Business
4. Computers in Industry
5. Computers in Government
6. Computers in Health Care
7. Computers in Banking and Insurance
8. Computers in Communication
9. Computers in Police Department
1A-12 [Link] in Retail
Lesson 1B
Looking Inside the
Computer System
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Computer System
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The Parts of a Computer Systems
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Information Processing Cycle
1B-16
Essential Computer Hardware
1. Processor 2. Memory
3. Input and output [Link]
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Software Brings the Machine to life
• System Software
• Application Software
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Computer Data
1B-19
Computer Users (The user’s Role)
1B-20
“User-less” Computers
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