Lesson 4: Computer APPLICATIONS IT101-Computer Fundamentals Lesson 4
ATM (Automated Teller Machine) computerized telecommuni- cations device that provides the customers of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public space without the need for a human clerk or bank teller. Lesson 4 IT101-Computer Fundamentals
Land Transportation and Law Enforcement Applications CCTV cameras Equipments, Software and Gadgets for crime analysis Traffic controller (land transportation) rail transits (electric passenger railway) Lesson 4 IT101-Computer Fundamentals
Airline Reservation System Contain: airline schedules fare tariffs passenger reservations ticket records. Lesson 4 IT101-Computer Fundamentals
Computer Applications in Education Edutainment - a form of entertainment designed to educate as well as to amuse. Learning management system (LMS) - is software for delivering, tracking and managing training/education. Reference software - software which emulates and expands upon print reference forms including the dictionary, translation dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, and atlas. Lesson 4 IT101-Computer Fundamentals
Weather Forecasting Applications Forecasters take their observations and plug the numbers into complicated equations. Several ultra-high-speed computers run these various equations to make computer "models" which give a forecast for the next several days. Lesson 4 IT101-Computer Fundamentals
Computer Applications in Entertainment Digital pet - a type of artificial human companion. Video game - is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Screensaver - a type of computer program initially designed to prevent "Phosphor burn-in" on CRT and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use. Lesson 4 IT101-Computer Fundamentals
Military Applications The military employs computers in sophisticated communications to encode and unscramble messages, and to keep track of personnel and supplies. Manufacturing Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) is the use of computer-based software tools that assist engineers and machinists in manufacturing or prototyping product components Lesson 4 IT101-Computer Fundamentals