1. CHAPTER 1 : Part 1 INTRODUCTION & HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
UNIVERSITI TENAGA NASIONAL
“Generates Professionals”

2. Module Objectives
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
identify the terms and concept related to computer
define the terms and concepts of computer literacy & awareness
describe the three fundamental characteristics of computers
identify the relationship between people, events and the development of computers over time.
describe at least four areas of society in which computers are used  

3. What Is Computer ?
Machine that can be programmed to accept input, process it into output, and store it in a secondary storage device.
Four primary components of a computer system
Input
Processing
Output
Storage

4. What is Computer Literacy?
Awareness of their importance, versatility (quality) and pervasiveness (to be accepted) in our society.
Knowledge on what computers are and how it works and some technical jargons.
Interaction : able to use a computer for some simple applications
Being a computer literate is no longer adequate, you need also to be information literate.

5. What is Information Literacy?
How to gather information
How to evaluate this information
How to make an informed decision.
It also requires critical thinking, the capacity to evaluate the quality of the information you are getting

6. Computer Characteristics
3 fundamentals characteristics
Speed
Reliability & Consistency
Storage Capability

7. Advantages of Computers
Productivity
Workers use computers to do their jobs faster and better
Many processes can be more efficiently controlled by computers
Decision Making
Helps decision makers sort out financial, geographical, and logistical factors
Cost Reduction
Helps hold down costs of labor, energy and paperwork

8. Advantages of Computers
People get communicate to each other
Can save time
Multi tasking device
Entertainment
To do online business
to find jobs through online
Education
Online banking
Can get new ideas
Storage capability
Can generate and expand our knowledge about something that we want to know

9. Disadvantages of Computers

10. Where Computers Are Used ?
Graphics
& Multimedia
Retailing
&
Business

11. Where Computers Are Used ?
Health and Medicine
Agriculture
Robotics
Energy
Transportation
Paperwork
Law Enforcement
Money
Home Training

12. Activity
Do you need more evidence of how important computers are in our society ?
What impact does it have in your life as a student of COIT ?
Discuss in your group.