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Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A 1.1The Role of computers Three characteristics of computers speed reliability storage capacity.
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A 1.1The Role of computers Three characteristics of computers speed reliability storage capacity.
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Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A 1.1The Role of computers Three characteristics of computers speed reliability storage capacity.
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Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.2 History of Modern Computer
First Generation Computers Example: ENIAC Characteristics enormous, expensive, unreliable generate a large amount of heat magnetic drums for memory relied on machine language
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.2 History of Modern Computer
Second Generation Computers Generate a great deal of heat Early supercomputers were developed using transistors. handle enormous amount of data expensive for commercial organisations Characteristics use assembly language consisted of all components associated with modern computers
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.2 History of Modern Computer
Third Generation Computers Time: 1958 - 1964 based on small-scale Integrated Circuit (IC) miniaturised transistors placed on semiconductor greatly increase the computational power, efficiency and reliability IC chip
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.2 History of Modern Computer
Fourth Generation Computers Time: 1971 - Present Large-Scale Integration (LSI): hundreds of components could be fit onto a chip Very Large-Scale Integration (VLSI): hundreds of thousands of VLSI chip components are squeezed onto a chip
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.2 History of Modern Computer
Fourth Generation Computers microprocessor released by Intel in 1971 incorporated CPU, memory, I/O controls on a single chip low cost used in many everyday household items
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.2 History of Modern Computer
Fourth Generation Computers Development IBM introduced Personal Computer (PC) in 1981 Macintosh offered an operating system with Graphical User Interface (GUI) Direct wiring (Local Area Network) and communication data lines Internet: Users can exchange information throughout networked terminals
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.2 History of Modern Computer
Fifth Generation Computers based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) making computer think and behave like humans applications: voice recognition Parallel processing: increase the computational power Superconductor technology: improve the speed of data flow
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.3 Family of Computers
Servers share files, software applications and other resources (printers, storage device) over a computer network large memory capacity and secondary storage server
Computer and Information Technology for (HKCEE) Module B: Part A
1.3 Family of Computers
Supercomputers for special applications that require high computation capability e.g. weather forecasting, engineering design and testing supercomputers