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Lecturer: Muhammad WaqasE-mail: waqas.nr3c@gmail.com
Fundamentals of Information Technology seeks to provide you with an understanding of the uses of computers. The course additionally aims to endow you with practical skills of using a word processor, a spreadsheet, the Internet, and an operating system, efficiently.
View the following pictures and formulate a definition of the term „information technology‟.
Introduction to computers and information technology
“Information Technology (IT), is the term used to describe the equipment, hardware and computer programs (software), that allows us to access... and present data and information (Gay and Blades, 2005).”
Introduction to computers and information technology
Information Technology is the integration of various computing tools used for information processing within today‟s society. It is mostly an adventure into how we conduct business and how we live our lives (Long, 2005).
Additionally, we can view IT as a field of study in which we learn how best to remain competitive in society with inventions; as well as attain vocational and life-lasting skills to use these inventions.
Technically, a computer is any counting device; more specifically, it is
“...an electronic device capable of interpreting and executing programmed commands for input, output, computation, and logic operations (Long, 2005).”
Introduction to computers and information technology
Consequently, we can consider the computer system as a set of components that interact to achieve a common goal. The purpose, therefore, of a computer system is to use all its working components to produce quality information.
For each of the following, highlight at least two means by which we use computers:
Information systems/data processing systems
Personal computing
Science, research, and engineering
Process/device control
Education
Entertainment
Artificial Intelligence
Introduction to computers and information technology
SpeedReliabilityConsistencyAccuracyStorageCommunication
A computer system has only four fundamental components:
Input –handles the gathering of data
Processing –transformation of data to information
Output –handles the dissemination of processed data
Storage –safe keeping of information for future use
Introduction to computers and information technology
Note: The computer system (and not the computer) is made up of four components.
An input device is any peripheral device that allows one to enter data or instructions into a computer.
Introduction to computers and information technology
An output device is any peripheral device that conveys information to one or more individuals.
Introduction to computers and information technology
Highlight three output devices that are
commonly used today.
The processor is the electronic component that interprets and carries out instructions to operate the computer system (which resides on the motherboard).
Introduction to computers and information technology
Storage components hold data, instruction, as well as information for future use; these items are kept on storage media (which are housed within the system unit).
Introduction to computers and information technology
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