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Computer Application To Business: Lecture #1 Arif Mehmood

This document provides an overview of computers and their application to business. It defines a computer as an electronic device that processes data into useful information. The document then discusses the history of computers from the abacus to modern digital computers. It outlines the characteristics, types, and sizes of computers including analog, digital, and hybrid computers as well as mainframe, micro, and personal computers. Finally, it lists some common uses of computers in business, education, entertainment, healthcare, industry, communication, science, and government.

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Computer Application To Business: Lecture #1 Arif Mehmood

This document provides an overview of computers and their application to business. It defines a computer as an electronic device that processes data into useful information. The document then discusses the history of computers from the abacus to modern digital computers. It outlines the characteristics, types, and sizes of computers including analog, digital, and hybrid computers as well as mainframe, micro, and personal computers. Finally, it lists some common uses of computers in business, education, entertainment, healthcare, industry, communication, science, and government.

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Computer Application

To Business
Lecture #1
Arif Mehmood
Reference Books
• Computer Applications in Business by Renu Gupta
• Introduction To Computer By Peter Norton
Grading Criteria
Component Weightage
Final Exam 50%
Term Exam 25%
Assignments (3) 15%
Quizzes (5) 10%
Presentation 5%
What is a Computer?
• A computer is an electronic device that process data,
converting it into information that is useful to people.
• A computer is controlled by the programmed instructions,
which give the machine a purpose and tell what to do.
History
• ABACUS
• Charles Babbage’s attempt to build an automatic
mechanical calculator at Cambridge ,England in 1830.
• By 1930’s punched cards were in wide use in large
businesses, and various type of punched card
machines were available.
• In 1937, Howard Aiken, at Harvard, proposed to IBM that
a machine could be constructed which would automatically
sequence the operations and calculations performed
Characteristics of a Computer
• Speed
• Accuracy
• Diligence
• Versatility
• Storage Capacity
• No I.Q.
• No Feelings
Types Of Computers
• According to Technology
1. Analog Computers
2. Digital Computers
3. Hybrid computers
• According to Purpose
1. General purpose Computers
2. Special Computers
• According to size
1. Supercomputers 2. Mainframe Computers
3. Minicomputers 4. Workstations
5. Microcomputers, or Personal Computers
Technology : Analog Computers
• a computer that operates with numbers represented by directly
measurable quantities (such as voltages or rotations)
Technology : Digital Computers
• These are high speed programmable electronic devices
that perform mathematical calculations, compare values
and store results. They recognize data by counting
discrete signal representing either a high or low
voltage state of electricity.
Technology : Hybrid Computers
• Hybrid computers are computers that exhibit features of
analog computers and digital computers.
Purpose : General purpose Computers
Purpose : Special purpose Computers
Size : Mainframe Computers
• Mainframe Computers are usually slower, less powerful
and less expensive than supercomputers. And Used as
Large Organization Main Servers. Or as Central Computer.
• Mainframe computers are used in
large organizations where many
users need access to shared data
and programs.
Size : Workstations
• Workstations are powerful single-user computers
• Workstations are often used as network and Internet
servers.
Microcomputers, or Personal
Computers
Computer Use
• Business applications
• Educational applications
• Entertainment applications
• Medicine and Healthcare applications
• Industry Automation
• Communication
• Scientific
• Remote Sensing applications
• Multilingual applications
• Government, Police and Military applications

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