1. Introduction to computers
1.1. Personal Computers
1.1.1. A personal computer conperform all of its input,processing,output,and storage activities by itself
1.2. Computer Applications in society
1.2.1. education
1.2.2. finance
1.2.3. government
1.2.4. health care
1.3. servers
1.3.1. A servercontrols access to the hardware,software,and other resources on a network
1.4. Elements of an information system
1.4.1. hardware
1.4.2. software
1.4.3. data
1.4.4. people
1.4.5. procedures
1.5. Game Consoles
1.5.1. A game Console is a mobile computing device designed for single player or multiplayer video games
1.6. mobile computers and mobile devices
1.6.1. handheld computer
1.6.2. portable media player
1.6.3. digital camera
1.7. Supercomputer
1.7.1. A supercomputer is the fastest, most powerful computer
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3. Introduction to Computers
3.1. What is a computer?
3.1.1. A computer is an electronic davice, operating under the control of instructions stored in its
3.2. The components of a computer
3.2.1. A computer contains many electric,electronic and mechanical components known as hardware
3.2.1.1. Input device
3.2.1.2. Output device
3.2.1.3. System unit
3.2.1.4. Storage device
3.2.1.5. communications device
3.3. Advantages and Disadvantages of using computers
3.3.1. Advantages of using computers
3.3.1.1. speed
3.3.1.2. reliability
3.3.1.3. consistency
3.3.1.4. storage
3.3.1.5. communication
3.3.2. Disadvantages of using computers
3.3.2.1. health risks
3.3.2.2. violation of privacy
3.3.2.3. public safety
3.3.2.4. impact on labor force
3.3.2.5. impact on environment
3.4. Computer Software
3.4.1. software, also called a program, tells the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them
3.5. Networks and the internet
3.5.1. A network is a collection of computers and devices connected together, often wirelessly, via communications devices and tranmission media
3.5.2. The internet is a worldwide collection of networks that connects millions of businesses, goverment agencies, sducational institutions, and individuals