1. CS 107 Computers & Their Applications
Section 1
Wednesdays & Fridays
11:30AM to 12:50PM
Instructor: Sue Traudt

2. Welcome to CS 107 Scope of class Web page - http://ttsw.com/cs107
Syllabus & schedule
SAM & software assignments
Teams & projects
Exams & clickers
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3. Industrial  Information
Knowledge is Power
Industrial  Information

4. 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
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5. The way things were Computers not visible in daily life
No communication capabilities
Games primitive
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6. The way things are Computers used frequently
Important for communications
Cool games & graphics
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7. Types of modern computers
Personal computers
Desktop
Laptop/Notebook
Tablet PC’s
Handheld
Servers
Supercomputers
Special purpose/Embedded
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8. Digital communications
Mobile digital devices
PDA
Cell phones
MP3 players
Networks
Local
Internet
Wireless/WiFi/Bluetooth
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9. The good, the bad, the other
Information & communications
Immediate information
New associations
Immediate communications
Self publications
Privacy & internet problems
Wikipedia - MySpace.com - YouTube.com
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10. Immediate access to information/communications “The Digital Divide”
Information is Power
Immediate access to information/communications
“The Digital Divide”