CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCING TODAY’S TECHNOLOGY: COMPUTER,

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

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 informatio
(input) n (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 Optical Disc Cloud

Card 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 Environment
Concerns al 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
• Access photos, music, videos, • Share data, information, and
and other content software
• 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

Manufacturin
Publishing
g
 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
Thank You