Definition: Electronic information processing device (includes storage & retrieval) Does not create information Cannot think

(unlike a human brain) Future: Network - Sharing information (Internet & Intranet)

HARDWARE (All Physical parts)

SOFTWARE (All information or data)

CPU (Central Processing Unit) The brain: capacity, speed, store Named based on model: 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium 4, Centrino etc. Clock Speed: MHz or GHz Math Co-Processor Cache Memory 256/512 KB

Peripheral Devices:
Input

Devices - Keyboard, Mouse Output Devices - Screen, Printer Memory:

RAM

- Active, temporary ROM - Passive, Permanent.

Auxiliary

storage devices: Floppy, Hard Disk, CD/DVD ROM, Flash Disk etc. Scanner, Modem, Memory Cards, Video adapter, Projector (InFocus), etc

Programs - Data
Program:
Games,

a set of instructions to computer

MS Office

Data: Both

information created by user

typed in by user

Letter

are stored separately on the hard disk.

Applications & Operating Systems

Windows Vista

Mac OS X Leopard

Linux

Solaris

Manager to a computer (interface) Text Based e.g. DOS (Disk Operating System) Graphic User Interface (GUI) e.g. Windows, Mac OS

Word Processor: MS Word Spread Sheet: MS Excel, Lotus 123 Database: MS Access, Dbase, Graphics & Design: MS Paint, Adobe Creative Suite Web Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox Entertainment: Games, Video, Music Informational: Educational software Customized Programs - Airlines, Manufacturing, Hotels, etc.

Communication between computers. Share information, ideas, resources Hardware technology: Optical fiber, Ethernet, Wireless LAN (radio waves) Internet: global communication Information, entertainment, utility No geographical, political, regional or other limitations

The process by which humans modify nature to meet their needs and wants
Knowledge Tools Crafts
Sources: National Research Council (2002), National Academies of Engineering

The broad subject concerned with all aspects of managing and processing information Anything related to computing technology, such as networking, hardware, software, the Internet, or the people that work with these technologies

Sources: Dong, J. Network Dictionary. Javvin Technologies Inc.

The study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. Information Technology Associaton of America (ITAA)

Reduce cost Increase efficiency Add knowledge by sharing and exchanging information Retain knowledge and information

Engineering: manufacturing Military: training simulators Security: biometrics Transportation: chip cards for busses Education: e-learning, disability learning Medicine: decision support system for patient care, e-prescribing Etc Its basically everywhere

Internet: a global network connection millions of computer World Wide Web: the universe of networkaccessible information, the embodiment of human knowledge Internet vs WWW: The Web is just one of the ways that information can be disseminated over the Internet

Browsers:
Internet

Explorer Mozilla Firefox Opera Safari (Mac OS X)

Search engines:
Yahoo Google MSN Altavista

Search query
Search

web pages Search images, books etc

In the 1980s

Macintosh 1984

IBM PC 1981

Now: growth of Mac OS market share to 7.3% in 2007 and a decrease in Windows market share

Apple is very happy with the increase (check out the Ad)



Requires a mouse Out of the box all-in-one computer including Hardware and software for recording and editing sound, images, video and producing DVD discs High quality graphics Models vary according to the project development needs and budget, but all are sufficient for basic multimedia projects

Apple II (1977/1978) Lisa 1 (1983)

CPU: 6502, 1 MHz Memory: 4K-48K Data on audio cassette

CPU: Motorola 6800, 5 MHz Memory: 1Mb RAM, 5Mb HD

The first Power Macintosh are based on Reduced Instruction-Set Computing (RISC) microprocessors in 1994 RISC was typically used in engineering workstations and commercial database servers designed for raw computational power Worked with IBM and Motorola: the earlier models use Motorola 68000, 68030 and 68040 processors Power Mac 6100, 7100, 8100

G3 series in 1997 Clock speed greater than 233 MHz higher performance than existing Pentium-based Windows machines

iMac (1998) and Power Mac G3 (Blue & White)

iMac 266, Power Mac G4 and iBook (1999) By 2003, G4 processors offered gigahertz speed and a dual processor arrangement with 20-times performance increase over the G3 while running applications like Photoshop

PowerBook G4, iBook, PowerMac G4 Quicksilver (2001)

PowerBook G4, iMac G4 (2003) iMac G5 (2004) PowerMac G5 (2005)



Mac jumps to Intel Processors, allowing integration with Windows (2007) MacBook & MacBook Pro (2007) - MacBook Air (2008) - iMac

Not a computer per se, but rather a collection of parts that are tied together by the requirements of Windows OS Processors, hard disks, CD-ROM, video and audio components, monitors, keyboards etc come from different manufacturers However, all components are now delivered together as managed PCs under brands such as Dell, HP, Gateway, IBM etc.

Scelbi and Mark-8 (1974/1975) IBM 5100 (1975)

Scelbi (SCientific, ELectronic and BIological) - Intel 8008 microprocessor - 1K programmable memory - Additional 15K memory available for $2760

Mark-8 IBM 5100

Altair 8800 (1975) TRS 80 (1976/1977)

Altair 8800

TRS 80 (Trash 80)

IBM 5150 (1981)

CPU Co-processor RAM ROM Graphics Colors Sound Input/Output Hard disk OS

Intel 8088 4.77 MHz Optional 8087 Math Coprocessor 16Kb, 64Kb, then later 256Kb 64Kb CGA Monochrome Tone generator One or two 160Kb 5.25 diskdrives 5Mb, 10Mb or 20Mb MS-DOS

IBM PC Convertible (1986)

Original Price: CPU Display OS Input/Output

$2000 with 256K RAM Intel 80C88 Monochrome LCD, CGA resolution IBM PC-DOS Dual 720K 3.5 Floppy drives

Intel Pentium 60 & 66 MHz (1993) Intel Pentium II 266 MHz (1997)

Pentium III 450 MHz to 1.4 GHz (1999) Pentium 4 1.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz (2000)

Dual Core, Core 2 Duo (2006)