BASICS OF COMPUTERS

BY SIDDHARTH GAUR

INTRODUCTION

 Computers play a key role in how individuals work and how they live.

Many individuals use computers at home for educational, entertainment, and business purposes.

COMPUTER IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT EXECUTES THE INSTRUCTIONS IN A PROGRAM.

A COMPUTER HAS FOUR FUNCTIONS:

a. accepts data

Input

b. processes data

Processing

c. produces output

Output

d. stores results

Storage

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
Nearly 5,000 years ago the abacus emerged in Asia Minor. The abacus may be considered the first computer.

The real beginnings of computers began with an English mathematics professor, Charles Babbage. Charles Babbage designs a Difference Engine in 1820 or 1821 with a massive calculator designed to print astronomical tables
Blas Pascal builds a mechanical calculator in 1642 with an 8-digit capacity.

. In 1933, Howard H. Aiken, a Harvard engineer working with IBM, succeeded in producing an all-electronic calculator.
Another computer development spurred by the war was the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC).

HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
In 1981, IBM introduced its personal computer (PC) for use in the home, office and schools.
In1990, Microsoft introduces Windows 3.0. In 1992: Microsoft introduces Windows for Workgroup. In 1993: - Microsoft unveils Windows NT. In 1995, Intel introduces the Pentium Pro chip

From 1995 to 2006, the world saw the rise of the Internet era.
Between 1996 and 2006 software (and data) moved away from peoples computers, and ended up in the cloud that is, online

CATEGORIES OF COMPUTERS
Personal computers Servers

Mainframes
Laptop PDAs

PERSONAL COMPUTER

SERVERS

MAINFRAMES

LAPTOP

PDAS

COMPONENTS OF A BASIC COMPUTER

SOFTWARE BASICS
There are two (2) main types of software

System Software

Application Software

MAINTAINING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM

Dos:
Always shut down your computer properly. Do regular Scandisk to check the hard disk surface for damage. Defragment the hard drive periodically. Delete all files and programs you no longer need from your computer. Use a anti-virus program to prevent a virus on you computer. Back up data to floppy disks or zip disks to ensure you have a copy.

MAINTAINING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM

Don't:
Do not eat around the computer. Do not drink around the computer. Do not use magnets around a computer.

MAINTAINING YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM

Taking Care of disks
Do:
Delete all files you no longer need from your disk. Use a anti virus program to scan for viruses on a disk. Do prevent erasing and recording information on a disk by write-protecting it.

Don't :

Do not use magnets around a disk. Do not take a disk apart. Do not remove the disk while it is in use. Do not store in extremely hot or cold locations. Do not spill liquids on the disk. Don not format a disk many times.

SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND ETHICS

Security
Computers can store both public and private data Password protect the material Caution when giving out personal information.

Information Privacy
Respect the property, rights, and privacy of others.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION

Management Computers are used in a variety of ways in the educational field. Computers can be used in school management such as budget, inventory, student records, communications, library circulation, and library public access catalog. Educational Research Computers are used widely in educational research. Information gathering and processing. The teacher/researcher may examine student Performance data in new and revealing ways. Bibliographic citations of studies performed by educators around the world can be acquired and perused from the desktop computer and much more..

Submitted by : Siddharth Gaur Bachelor of Computer Application Final Year Dezyne ECole College www.dezyneecole.com dezyneecole@gmail.com

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