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A.I.S. Class 6: Outline I Questions from Chapter 2? I Learning - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A.I.S. Class 6: Outline I Questions from Chapter 2? I Learning - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
A.I.S. Class 6: Outline I Questions from Chapter 2? I Learning Objectives for Chapter 3 I Hardware I Software I Systems Configuration I Group Work for Chapter 3 Dr. Peter R Gillett September 25, 2000 1 Questions from Chapter 2 ? Dr. Peter R
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Learning Objectives for Chapter 3
I After studying this chapter you should be
able to:
Ndescribe various information technologies used for
data input
Nexplain in some technical detail the components of
a computer system
Nexplain the technologies used to process data Ndescribe alternative computer output technologies Ndistinguish between systems software and
applications software
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Learning Objectives for Chapter 3
I After studying this chapter you should be
able to:
Ndescribe the categories and functions of systems
software
Ndescribe the categories and functions of
applications software
Nbriefly describe the issues surrounding systems
configurations.
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Hardware
I Input Technology I Processor Technology I Storage Technology I Output Technology
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Input Devices
I Keying devices (on-line or off-line) I Mouse (trackball, trackpad, trackpoint) I Light pens I Touch screens I Audio & video input I Bar code scanners, OCR & MICR I POS devices I Scanners
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Processor Technology
I CPU (registers, control unit, ALU) I Clock I Cache memory I Data bus, address bus, control bus I ISA, PCI, USB, FireWire I Processors
N 8088, 8086, 80186, 80286, 80386, 80486 DX & SX N Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Pentium II
Xeon, Celeron, Pentium III
N AMD (K6, K6-2, K-6 III, Athlon), Motorola PowerPC
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Storage Technology
I ROM, RAM, SRAM, DRAM, SDRAM, ECC,
RDRAM
I Magnetic tape I Hard disks, floppy disks I EIDE (Ultra ATA), SCSI I ZIP, LS-120, JAZ I CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW I DVD
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Output Technology
I Printers
N Dot matrix N Ink jet N Laser
I Video display
N PCI v AGP N VGA N SVGA N XGA N TFT
I Sound cards, MIDI interfaces
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Software
I Systems Software I Programming Languages I Application Software
F General Purpose F Special Purpose
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Systems Software
I Operating systems
F multitasking, multiprogramming, multiprocessing F DOS, WINDOWS 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, OS/2,
System 8.1, Unix, Linux
F GUIs
I Utilities (e.g., debuggers) I Language translators
F assemblers, compilers, interpreters
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Programming Languages
I First, second, third, fourth generation I Object-oriented programming languages
F encapsulation F polymorphism F inheritance
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Application Software
I General purpose
F word processing F spreadsheets F presentation graphics F databases F communication F organizers
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Application Software
I Special purpose
F low-end accounting packages
NQuicken, Quickbooks Pro, Microsoft Money,
PEACHTREE
F mid-range packages
NGreat Plains Dynamics, Macola, SBT
F high-end packages
NSAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, BAAN, JD Edwards
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Systems Configurations
I Supercomputers I Mainframes I Minicomputers I Servers I Workstations I Desktops I Laptops (notebooks) I Palmtops (PDAs)
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