ASSIGNMENT 4 GRAPHICS INTERACTIVE POWER POINT CECS 5260 BY DENNIS FREEMAN, SR. Kiosk-style Presents Intro to Computer Literacy Click here to start at the Menu

 Literally computers are everywhere! Literally computers are everywhere! Click here for next slide

 Computers are everywhere; work, home, grocery store, automotive repair shops. Some computers sit on top of a desk or on the floor. Recently we have added a new dimension to mobile computing. With the advent of the new lite weight phone called “ Apple 4 ” with internet use up to 5 hours on 3G or WiFi networks and 1GHz of processor speed mobile devices are often classified as computers. Computers have become the primary means of global communication for billions of people. Yes I would venture to say that computers have become a common part of our lives. Everywhere you look from video games to cell phones everybody is engaged somehow. From mother in her late seventies Internet dating to the grand babies using it for video games. Computer literacy or digital literacy is vital and therefore we need to know that means and how we are involved in it and not know it. What is Computer literacy? I glad you asked, as we continue we hope to emphasize that it’s the knowledge and a understanding that is current and relevant of a ever changing world of computers. Click here to return to Menu Click here to return to Menu.

Collects data (input) Processing Produces information (output) Information Processing Cycle One could define it as an electronic device, operating under the control of instructions stored in its own memory, that can accept data, process the data according to specified rules, produce results, and store the results for future use. Click here.

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A computer contains many electric, electronic, and mechanical components known as hardware. However, five categories can summarize the basics. Allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer Input Device Hardware component that conveys information to one or more people Output Device Case that contains the electronic components of the computer that are used to process data System Unit Holds data, instructions, and information for future use Storage Device Enables a computer to send and receive data, instructions, and information to and from one or more computers or mobile devices Communications Device

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Fastest supercomputers are capable of processing more than one quadrillion instructions in a single second Click here to END the Show!

SpeedReliability ConsistencyStorageCommunications Click here to see next slide

Health Risks Violation of PrivacyPublic SafetyImpact on Labor Force Impact on Environment Click here to return to menu

Green computing involves reducing the electricity consumed and environmental waste generated when using a computer Strategies include: – Recycling – Regulating manufacturing processes – Extending the life of computers – Immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced computers Click here to return to Menu

A network is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and transmission media Click here for the next slide

The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, and individuals Click here to return to Menu