The Technology Revolution

Chapter 1

Computers: Information Technology in Perspective

By Long and Long
Copyright 2002 Prentice Hall, Inc.
 Be an insider…..
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 Computer-
knowledgeable people
are now considered
mainstream - even cool!

 Everyone else is on the

outside looking in.
 What is IT?
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Information Technology
Information Technology
is the
is the integration
integration of
of
computing technology
computing technology
and information
and information
processing..
processing

Reprinted with permission

of Compaq Computer
Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
 Employers Want IT Competency
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 83% think computer competency skills are

important or very important in the hiring
decision.
 96% want basic word processing skills.
 93% want e-mail experience.
 86% want basic spreadsheet skills.
 83% want basic database skills.
 75% want basic presentation software
skills.
 64% want internet and searching skills.
From: T.H.E. Journal -
September 1997: What
Computer Skills Do
Employers Expect From
Recent College
Graduates?
 Technology Revolution: Today
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 Enablingtechnologies
 How personal computers affect us:
 At work (mobile computing)
 At home (Internet)

 At play (e-mail, chat, newsgroups)

 Technology Revolution: Tomorrow
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 Virtualhouse tours
 On-line voting
 Telemedicine
 Cashless society
 Continuous stock market
 Evolution of Computing
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No PCs
Computers introduced!
1960s 2001

1950 mid-
Very
expensive
1970s
Powerful PCs
computers
on every
for large
desktop.
companies.
Explosion of
Computer
applications.
professionals
ran the show.
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Says
Says PC
PC Magazine:
Magazine:

A 1970 Mustang would do 150 mph

 A 1971 microprocessor (the 1st) ran at
108 KHz

If
If cars
cars had
had increased
increased in
in speed
speed as
as much
much as
as
processors,
processors, aa new
new Mustang
Mustang would
would do
do about
about
22,000,000
22,000,000 mph!
mph!
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 Global Village
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Global

Computer Networks
Village
 Going Online
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 Internet (the Net)

 Internet Service Provider (ISP)
 Information Service (like AOL)
 Modems
 Online/Offline
 Download/Upload
 MP3 players
 Internet Services
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 E-mail
 Chat
 Videophone
 Gaming
 Newsgroups
 World Wide Web
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Computer System Components

Peripherals
Peripherals

INPUT STORAGE

PROCESS OUTPUT
RAM
RAM Hardcopy
Hardcopy
Chips Softcopy
Softcopy
Chips
 Software Basics
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 Programs

Application Software
System Software

Manage,specific
Performs maintain & control
task for user
system resources
 Computer Systems Basics
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s r s
e r te
u t p u rs
p m t e r s
o m C s s o s p u t e
C P C t C n m pu
l d k P n t io o m
e o o p l i e ta C c o
h b to C s e r r
nd t e s k i n r k rv pe
a o e o
H N D T h W Se Su

Personal
Computing Power is the key!
Computers
 Personal Computers
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IBM
IBM PC
PC introduced
introduced in
in 1981
1981

Wintel
Wintel PC PC Platform
Platform
== Windows
Windows 9x/Me/2000
9x/Me/2000
++ Intel
Intel (or
(or compatible)
compatible) processor
processor chip
chip
Mac
Mac Platform
Platform
== Mac
Mac OS
OS XX
Personal
Computers
Motorola 
++ Motorola  PowerPC
PowerPC chip
chip
 Notebook PCs (Laptops)
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Docking Stations

Port Replicators
 Desktop PCs
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 System unit  Configuration

 Motherboard
 Tower
 Keyboard
 Footprint  Point-and-draw
 Multimedia device
 Monitor
applications
 Printer
 Hard disk
 Floppy disk drive
 Optical disk drive
 Microphone
 Speakers
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“Souped-up PCs” for

“Power Users”

CAD

Workstations

Courtesy of Intergraph Corporation

 Client/Server Computing
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 Server
 PC to Supercomputer
 Data storage and applications software
 Client
 PC, workstation or thin client
 Requests processing or support from server
 Applications Software
 Front-end (client)
 Back-end (server)
 Enterprise-wide Systems
 Proxy server computer
Server
Computers
 Supercomputers
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 Processor-bound applications
 100 times faster than typical server
 Used for
 Scientific simulations and forecasting
 Medicine

 Advanced graphics

Supercomputers
 What Can Computers Do?
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 Input/Output operations
 Reads input
 Writes output

 Processing operations
 Math (computation)
 Decision making (logic)

Photo courtesy of
Imation Corporation
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 Speed

 Accuracy

 Consistency

 Reliability

 Communications

 Memory
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Personal Computing Information Systems

Word Processing Hardware
Spreadsheets Software
Database People
Graphics/Presentation Procedures
Desktop Publishing Data
Communications
PIM Communication
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Edutainment
Surfing
Science, Research & Engineering
The Technology Revolution

The End

Computers: Information Technology in Perspective

By Long and Long
Copyright 2002 Prentice Hall, Inc.