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An Introduction
System
a group of interrelated
components working together
toward a common goal by
accepting inputs and providing
outputs in an organized
transformation process
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System
Examples:
Digestive System
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Computer System
consists of computers and
computer-controlled devices
that process data by executing
programs.
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Computer System
Devices:
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Computer System
Components:
Hardwares
Softwares
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Hardware
the physical component of
computer system
4 Types:
Input Devices
Output Devices
Storage Devices
Processing and Control
Devices
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Input Devices
used to enter data into a
computer and to give commands
to manipulate the data
physical equipment which
read or translate data into
electronic impulses, which can
be understood by the computer
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Input Devices
1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Trackball
4. Touchpad
5. Light Pen
6. Joystick
7. Touchscree
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Input Devices
8. Voice Input
9. Barcode Readers
10. Pen Based System
11. Scanners
12. Optical Mark Recognition
13. Optical Character
Recognition
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Input Devices
14. Smart Cards
15. Optical Cards
16. Video Input Device
17. Electronic Camera
18. Sensors
19. Magnetic Ink Character
Recognition
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Keyboard
the standard input device
2 Major Types:
Qwerty Keyboard
Dvorak Keyboard
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Keyboard
Qwerty Keyboard
- invented by Christopher Sholes
in 1868
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Keyboard
Dvorak Keyboard
- invented by Augustus Dvorak
in 1936
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Keyboard
3 Partitions:
Functional Keys
Alphanumeric Keys
Numeric Key Pad
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Mouse
Device that is rolled about
on a desktop to direct a pointer
on the computers display
screen
Mouse Pointer
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Mouse
2 Major Types:
Mechanical
Optical
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Mouse
5 Mouse Actions:
Click
Double Click
Drag and Drop
Right Click
Point
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Trackball
a movable ball, on top of
stationary device, that is
rotated with the fingers or palm
of the hand
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Touch Pad
a graphics tablet which
consists of a flat drawing
surface and a pointing tool that
functions like a pencil
The tablet turns the
pointers movements into
digitized data that can be read
by special computer programs
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Touch Pad
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Light Pen
looks like an oversized
writing pen attached to an
electronic cord and requires
special software support.
Works by sensing the
sudden small change in
brightness of a point on the
screen when the electron gun
refreshes that spot.
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Light Pen
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Joystick
is a pointing tool that
consists of a vertical handle like
a gearshift lever mounted on a
base with one or two buttons
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Touch Screens
a video display screen
that has been synthesized to
receive input from the touch of
a finger
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Voice/Audio Input
convert a persons voice
into digital signals
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Barcode Readers
are photoelectric scanners
that read the vertical stripes
that comprise the bar-code
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Scanner
convert text,
photographs, and black-andwhite or color graphics into
computer-readable form
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Optical Character
Recognition
uses a device that reads
special preprinted characters
and converts them into
machine-readable form
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Smart Cards
looks like a credit card but
contains a microprocessor and
memory chip
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Optical Cards
are plastic, laser
recordable, credit card size
cards used with an optical card
reader
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Video Input
the signals that come
from a VCR or a camcorder must
be converted to digital form
through special video card
installed in the computer
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Electronic Camera
captures images in
electronic form for immediate
viewing
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Sensors
collects specific kinds of
data directly from the
environment and transmits it
to a computer
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MICR
computer systems of the
banking industry can
magnetically read checks and
deposit slips using magnetic ink
character recognition (MICR)
technology
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MICR
Another familiar form of
magnetic data entry is the
magnetic stripe technology that
helps computers read credit
cards
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MICR
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MICR
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Output Devices
convert the information
that comes out of a computer
(bits and bytes) into screen
images, print or other forms
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Output Devices
1. Monitor
2. Printer
3. Projector
4. Speakers
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Monitor
primary output device
vary greatly in the
sharpness and quality of the
images they produce
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Monitor
Types:
Monochrome
Flat Panel Monitor
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Monitor
Types:
EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter)
640 X 350 Pixel Screen.
Monitor
Terms:
soft copy
screen output, intangible
scan rate
number of times the screen is
refreshed (60 times / second)
Dot pitch
the amount of space between
the dots
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