CS 107 Computers & Their Applications Section 1 Wednesdays & Fridays 11:30AM to 12:50PM Instructor: Sue Traudt
Welcome to CS 107 Scope of class Web page - http://ttsw.com/cs107 Syllabus & schedule SAM & software assignments Teams & projects Exams & clickers 12/25/2018 CS 107
Industrial Information Knowledge is Power Industrial Information
Why take this class All careers need computer skills McDonald’s cashiers to nuclear physicist Canned or custom software Computers are everywhere Personal life relies on computers Cell phone E-mail 12/25/2018 CS 107
The way things were Computers not visible in daily life No communication capabilities Games primitive 12/25/2018 CS 107
The way things are Computers used frequently Important for communications Cool games & graphics 12/25/2018 CS 107
Types of modern computers Personal computers Desktop Laptop/Notebook Tablet PC’s Handheld Servers Supercomputers Special purpose/Embedded 12/25/2018 CS 107
Digital communications Mobile digital devices PDA Cell phones MP3 players Networks Local Internet Wireless/WiFi/Bluetooth 12/25/2018 CS 107
The good, the bad, the other Information & communications Immediate information New associations Immediate communications Self publications Privacy & internet problems Wikipedia - MySpace.com - YouTube.com 12/25/2018 CS 107
Immediate access to information/communications “The Digital Divide” Information is Power Immediate access to information/communications “The Digital Divide”