INTRODUCING TODAY’S

TECHNOLOGY: COMPUTER, DEVICES

AND THE WEB
 Objectives Overview
Describe the purpose and
uses of smartphones,
Differentiate among Describe the relationship
digital cameras, portable
laptops, tablets, desktops, between data and
and digital media players,
and servers information
e-book readers, wearable
devices, and game devices

Differentiate the web

Briefly explain various from the Internet, and Explain the purpose of a
input options, output describe the relationship browser, a search engine,
options, and storage among the web, and an online social
options webpages, websites, and network
web servers
 Objectives Overview

Briefly describe digital Differentiate between wired

security risks associated Differentiate between an and wireless technologies,
with viruses and other operating system and and identify reasons
malware, privacy, your applications individuals and businesses
health, and the environment use networks

Discuss how society uses

technology in education, Identify technology used by
retail, finance, home users, small
entertainment, health care, office/home office users,
travel, government, science, mobile users, power users,
publishing, and and enterprise users
manufacturing
Today’s Technology
• Because technology
changes, you must
keep up with the
changes to remain
digitally literate
• Digital literacy
involves having a
current knowledge
and understanding of
computers, mobile
devices, the Internet,
and related
technologies
Computers
• A computer is an electronic device, operating
under the control of instructions stored in its
own memory

Accepts Produces
data Processing information
(input) (output)
Computers
• Laptop
• Tablet
• Desktop
• Server
Mobile and Game Devices
Smartphone

Digital camera

Portable and digital media player

Wearable device

E-book reader

Game console
Data and Information
Data and Information
• A keyboard contains
keys you press to
enter data and
instructions into a
computer or mobile
device
Data and Information
• A pointing device is an input device that
allows a user to control a small symbol on
the screen called a pointer
• Some mobile devices and computers enable
you to speak data instructions using voice
input and to capture live full-motion images
using video input
Data and Information
• A scanner is a light-sensing input device that converts printed text
and images into a form the computer can process
Data and Information
• An output device is any hardware component that conveys
information from a computer or mobile device to one or more
people
• A printer is an output device that produces text and graphics on a
physical medium such as paper
Data and Information
• A display is an output device that visually conveys text, graphics,
and video information
Data and Information
• Speakers allow you to hear audio such as music,
voice, and other sounds
• Earbuds
• Headphones
 Data and Information
Memory consists of electronic components that store
instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by
those instructions

A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on a

storage media

A storage device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads)

items to and from storage media
Data and Information

Hard Disk Solid-State USB Flash

Drive Drive

Memory Card Optical Disc Cloud

Storage
The Internet
• The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that
connects millions of businesses, government agencies,
educational institutions, and individuals
 The Web
The World Wide Web (or web, for short) is a global library of
information available to anyone connected to the Internet

The web consists of a worldwide collection of electronic

documents, each of which is called a webpage

A website is a collection of related webpages

A web server is a computer that delivers requested

webpages to your computer
The Web
The Web
• A browser is software that enables users with an
Internet connection to access and view webpages on a
computer or mobile device
The Web
• A search engine is software that finds websites,
webpages, images, videos, news, maps, and other
information related to a specific topic
The Web
• An online social network
encourages members to
share their interests, ideas,
stories, photos, music, and
videos with other
registered users
Digital Safety and Security
• It is important that users protect their computers
and mobile devices
Viruses and
Other Privacy
Malware

Health Environmental
Concerns Issues
Digital Safety and Security
• Green computing involves reducing the
electricity consumed and environmental waste
generated when using a computer
• Strategies include:
• Recycling
• Using energy efficient hardware and energy saving features
• Regulating manufacturing processes
• Extending the life of computers
• Immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced
computers
Programs and Apps
• Software, also called a program, tells the
computer what tasks to perform and how to
perform them

System Software
• Operating system
• Utility program

Application Software
Programs and Apps
• Installing is the process of setting up software to
work with the computer, printer, and other
hardware
• Once installed, you can run an application so that
you can interact with it
• You interact with a program or application
through its user interface
Programs and Apps
• A software developer, sometimes called an
application developer or computer programmer,
is someone who develops programs and apps or
writes the instructions that direct the computer
or mobile device to process data into information
Communications and Networks
• In the course of a day, it is likely you use, or use
information generated by, one or more of these
communications technologies

Chat rooms Email Fax FTP GPS

Instant Video
Internet Newsgroups RSS
messaging conference

Wireless Wireless
Voice mail VoIP Internet messaging
access points services
Communications and Networks
• A communications device is hardware capable
of transferring items from computers and
devices to transmission media and vice versa
Communications and Networks
• Examples of wireless communications
technologies include:

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Cellular radio
Communications and Networks
• A network is a collection of computers and
devices connected together via communications
devices and transmission media
 Communications and Networks
Home Networks Business Networks
• Connect to the Internet • Facilitate communications
• Share a single high-speed • Share hardware
Internet connection
• Share data, information,
• Access photos, music, and software
videos, and other content
• Share devices
• Play multiplayer games
• Connect game consoles to
the Internet
• Subscribe to and use VoIP
 Uses of Technology in Society

Education Government Finance Retail

Entertainment Health Care Travel Science

Publishing Manufacturing
Technology Users

Home User Small/Home Mobile User

Office User

Power User Enterprise User

 Chapter Summary

Various methods
Basic computer for input, output,
The Internet
concepts memory, and
storage

Uses of
Digital security
technology
and safety risks
applications in
and precautions
society