1. Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved The Computer as an Educational Tool Chapter 5: Learning about the Computer

2. Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved What is a computer? Hardware –Input Devices Keyboard Mouse Trackpad Graphics tablets Speech recognition devices Scanners Digital cameras

3. Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved What is a computer? (cont.) Hardware (cont.) –Output Devices Video monitors Video projectors Printers –Dot matrix –Ink-jet –Laser Modems

4. Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved What is a computer? (cont.) Hardware (cont.) –Central Processing Unit (CPU) –Internal Memory ROM RAM –External Memory Fixed storage Removable storage

5. Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved User Interface Operating Systems –DOS –Windows –Linux Graphical User Interface (GUI) –Icons

6. Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved Handheld Computer Technology Handheld Computers –PDAs –Palmtops –Tablet computers Cell Phones and Smartphones

7. Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved Networking Local Area Network (LAN) Wide Area Network (WAN) Wireless Communications Hardware –Wi-Fi