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Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved The Computer as an Educational Tool Chapter 5: Learning about the Computer
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Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved What is a computer? Hardware –Input Devices Keyboard Mouse Trackpad Graphics tablets Speech recognition devices Scanners Digital cameras
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Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved What is a computer? (cont.) Hardware (cont.) –Output Devices Video monitors Video projectors Printers –Dot matrix –Ink-jet –Laser Modems
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Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved What is a computer? (cont.) Hardware (cont.) –Central Processing Unit (CPU) –Internal Memory ROM RAM –External Memory Fixed storage Removable storage
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Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved User Interface Operating Systems –DOS –Windows –Linux Graphical User Interface (GUI) –Icons
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Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved Handheld Computer Technology Handheld Computers –PDAs –Palmtops –Tablet computers Cell Phones and Smartphones
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Forcier and Descy The Computer as an Educational Tool (Fifth Edition) Copyright © 2008 by Pearson Education, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 43235 All rights reserved Networking Local Area Network (LAN) Wide Area Network (WAN) Wireless Communications Hardware –Wi-Fi
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