Introduction to Computers and Software's

S.Jacob Pratabaraj
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Type of computer

Supercomputer Mainframe computer

Minicomputer
Microcomputer/personal computer

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Type of computer

Supercomputer

100 million commands/sec

The most expensive

Suitable for

The important organization

Military, meteorology
High accuracy of result

Nuclear/physics/chemistry research, etc

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Type of computer

Mainframe computer

Smaller than supercomputer

xx million commands/sec
Suitable for

Multi-user

Multi-process

Government, Bank, Insurance, University network, etc.

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Type of computer

Minicomputer

Smaller than mainframe computer

Multi-user

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Type of computer

Microcomputer/personal computer

become cheaper nowadays

Use as stand-alone or client computer in a network

Desktop Notebook

Tablet
Handheld computer/Personal Digital Assistance (PDA)

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Type of personal computer

Desktop computer

Desktop model

Tower model

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Type of personal computer

Notebook computer (laptop computer)

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Type of personal computer

Tablet computer

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Type of personal computer

Handheld computer

Palm computer (Palm)

Pocket personal computer (PPC)

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Structure of computer system

Central Processing Unit Control Unit

Arithmetic/ Logical Unit

Input Unit

Memory Unit

Output Unit

Storage Unit
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Other hardwares relate to IT

Input

Digital camera

3-5 Megapixels

Digital video

miniDV, miniDVD

Scanner (film scanner)

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Other hardwares relate to IT

Networking

Server

Communication network

Local area network Hi-speed internet (ADSL)

56 Kbps modem

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Software

Connection/communication between hardware and user

User Software

Hardware

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Type of software

2 types of software

System software

Operating system
Database management system

Application software

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Operating system

Function;

Management and control resources of hardware and application software

Start up/Shutdown a computer User interface Managing application

Managing memory
Scheduling job Configuration devices File manager Formatting Controlling a network
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Type of operating system (OS)

Stand-alone OS Network OS

Embedded OS

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Type of Operating system (OS)

Stand-alone OS

DOS Windows 3.x Windows 95 Windows NT Workstation Windows 98 Windows millennium ed. (ME)

Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional ed. Mac OS X OS/2 Warp Client UNIX Linux

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Type of software

Network OS

Netware

Windows NT Server
Windows 2000 Server Windows 2003 Server/Windows .NET Server OS/2 Warp Server UNIX Linux Solaris
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Type of software

Embedded OS

Windows CE

Pocket PC 2002
Windows mobile 2003 Windows mobile 2003 Second Edition Palm OS 1-5.x

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Database management system: DBMS

DBMS, system software which do services for data entry, searching/query and report from user
User Report

Query

DBMS

Data storage Managemn Karunya School of

Application software

Software which was written/developed for certain works Divided into

Application-specific software (custom-designed application)

General-purpose application software (packaged software)

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Application-specific software

Custom-designed application <<< customer requirement

Personal information system (PIS)

E-learning
E-commerce

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General-purpose application software

Packaged software

Word processing software

MS Word, WordPerfect, etc.

Spreadsheet software

MS Excel, 1-2-3, etc.

Data management software

MS Access, FileMakerPro, etc.

Presentation software

MS PowerPoint, Freelance graphic, etc.

Software suite

MS Office, Lotus SmartSuite, Perfect Office

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General-purpose application software

Packaged software

Project management software

Graphic and multimedia software

Computer-aided design Desktop Publishing

Paint/image editing
Video/audio editing Web page authoring

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General-purpose application software

Packaged software

Communication software

Internet web browser

Email client software File transfer software

Download accelerator

Workgroup software

Lotus note

Enterprise integrated software

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Thank You

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