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LESSON 1 – IDENTIFY TYPES OF COMPUTING SERVER

DEVICE
• Is a network computer that share resources
COMPUTING DEVICE with and responds to request from computer
• It provides centralized access as well as
• Is an electronic machine that uses binary data
storage for resources
to automatically perform calculations
TYPES OF SERVERS
TYPES OF COMPUTING DEVICES
• Rack server – used in data center and heavy
1. Personal computer
duty
2. Mobile device
• Tower server – resemble teraditions desktop
3. Server
comp but optimized
4. Supercomputer
• Blade server – compact server in blade
5. Mainframe
chasis
6. Other computing devices
SUPER COMPUTER
1. PERSONAL COMPUTER
• Fastest and most expensive type of computer
• Desktop computer
➢ are designed to be placed on or near a • Used in research and labs
user’s desk • “Summit” most well known super comp located
➢ plugged in power source in oak ridge national lab
• Laptop MAINFRAME
➢ Complete computer system that is
small, compact and lightweight • A large computer that might serve a large
➢ Can run on battery or AC organization
• Used to process and store information
2. MOBILE DEVICES
• Characteristics
• Tablets o High performance
➢ Looks like a laptop but notebook sized o Large memory
• Smartphones o Reliability and availability
➢ High end mobile devices that can o Scalability
perform wide range of fuctions: video o Security
cam, gps, high speed wifi and web o Batch processing
browsers o Legacy support

! Android and IOS dominate the smartphone market ! OTHER COMPUTING DEVICE

LIST OF TOP 6 MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEMS 1. Gaming console – dedicated gaming devices
2023 2. Embedded system – designed to perform
functions or task within larger mechanical or
1. ANDROID – dominant smartphone OS electrical system
2. IOS – exclusivity to iphones and ipads 3. Raspberry pi – affordable, used for
3. KAI OS – for affordable smartphones,cat educational projects
4. TIZEN – used by Samsung and smart tvs 4. Calculator – perform mathematical operations
5. HARMONY OS – used by Huawei (hongmeng) 5. Kiosk – used for self-service applications
6. LINUX – custom roms like lineageos and 6. Television – some smart tvs can do web
paranoid browsing
7. E-readers – designed for reading books or
ANDROID VERSIONS docu
➢ Based on desserts 8. Personal digital assistant – mobile hand-
➢ Version a and b doesn’t have codename held device that provides information storage.
➢ Android ver 14 (tiramisu) is the latest ver Used for keeping schedules

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LESSON 2 COMPUTER COMPONENTS 10. STORAGE DEVICE

➢ A hardware component or medium
INTERNAL COMPUTER COMPONENTS
used to store access and retain digital
1. MOTHERBOARD data
➢ The backbone of computer ➢ Hard disk drive – used for long term
➢ Consist of large, flat circuit boards data
with chips ➢ Solid State Drive – used for faster
➢ Considered as the center data access
2. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT ➢ External hard drive – portable storage
➢ A computer chip where all calculation that connects via usb
takes place ➢ Universal Serial Bus Flash Drive – aka
➢ Brain of the pc a thumb drive or memory stick
3. RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY ➢ Memory cards – small and removable
➢ Provides workspace for a processor commonly used in smartphones and
➢ Volatile memory, needs constant cameras. SD (secure digital)
electricity to keep track data stored ➢ Optical discs – CDS, DVD, BLU-RAY is
➢ When power is lost, the data stored is an optical format using laser
also lost technology
➢ Measured in small group of data ➢ Network attached storge –
called bytes specialized network storage solution
4. GRAPHICAL PROCESSING UNIT that connects to a local network. It
➢ Rendering videos and images provides centralized storage
➢ Primary used for gaming accessible to multiple users
5. NETWORK INTERFACE CARD ➢ Cloud storage – accessed via internet
➢ Provide connectivity to local network like google drive
6. OPTICAL DRIVE
EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
➢ Are used to reading and writing
optical disk • MONITOR – primary output device
➢ A hardware component that uses • KEYBOARD – inputs, entering commands
laser light to read and write optical • MOUSE – pointing device
disc • SPEAKER – audio output
7. POWER SUPPLY • MICROPHONE – audio input
➢ Converts AC to DC power needed by a. Headphones have input/output audio
system components • WEBCAM – external camera capturing video
➢ A metal box in the rear of the system or pics
unit • PRINTER – turn digital copies to hard copies
8. EXPANSION SLOT • SCANNER -converts physical documents to
➢ To expand its function digital
9. COOLING
➢ Cooling fan – located in power supply
video card and cpu
➢ Heat sink – a metal formed into ridges
that transfer heat to the fan
➢ Liquid cooling – expensive cooling
component that uses water and
dissipate heat

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LESSON 4 – PERIPHERAL DEVICES OUTPUT DEVICES

PERIPHERAL DEVICE 1. Monitor – most common output devices

2. Speakers – output audio
• A device that connects to a computer to
3. Printer – produces digital copy to hard c
expand its functionality
4. Projector – display computer generated
• Also called external devices, it can provide images on a surface
input or output devices or data storage 5. Plotters – used for printing graphics
TYPES OF PERIPHERAL DEVICES 6. Brialle display – used by blind people

1. INPUT DEVICES STORAGE

a. Pc needs user input such as directions 1. Hard disk drives
or commands 2. Solid state drives
2. OUTPUT DEVICES 3. Usb flash drive
a. Output devices enable the user to get 4. Memory card
information out of the computer 5. Optical disc
3. STORAGE DEVICES 6. External hard drive
a. Used to store data 7. Network attached storage
4. SHARE DEVICES 8. Cloud storage
a. Peripheral that provides both input
and output SHARE DATA

INPUT DEVICE 1. Touchscreen display

2. Smartphones
1. Keyboard – input commands, letters, digits 3. Headsets
2. Ergonomic keyboard – split in half kb for 4. Gaming console
comfortability 5. Voice assistant
3. Mouse – pointer 6. Interactive white board
4. Trackball – upside down mouse 7. Wearable devices
5. Touchpad - A touch pad is a small, touch- 8. Virtual reality
sensitive pad where you run your finger across 9. E-readers
the surface
6. Trackpoint - is most commonly found on
laptops. Located in the center of the keyboard
7. Joystick – lever attached to a base
8. Stylus – a pen that is often used in tablet
9. Microphone - inputs sound
10. Webcam -– send images or vid to pc
11. Scanner – turns hard copy to digital
12. Magnetic ink character recognition – usually
seen on checks
13. Optical mark recognition – used in exams

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LESSON 5 – COMPUTER SOFTWARE d. Database software – manage large

volume of list
COMPUTER SOFTWARE i. Microsoft access
is a collection of instruction or programs that tell a ii. Filmmaker pro
computer how to perform specific task e. PDF software – used to view and
work with pdf documents
2 TYPES OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE i. Adobe acrobat and foxit
f. Desktop publishing – used to create
SYSTEM SOFTWARE – is a category of computer
page layouts and typography
software that serves as an intermediary between
i. Adobe inDesign
computer hardware and application software
ii. MS publisher
COMPONENTS OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE: g. Personal information managers –
used to manage contacts and
OPERATING SYSTEM – is a software package that schedules
enables a computer to function. It creates a user- i. Window contacts
friendly environment ii. Google calendar
h. Remote desktop software – used to
Example of OS;
access another desktop to provide
• Microsoft windows – most widely used OS troubleshooting assistance
for pc i. Windows remote desktop
• macOs – developed by apple, used in mac pc ii. Virtual network computing
and features a sleek and intuitive user 2. Collaboration software – is designed to
interface facilitate sharing data and resources between
• Linux – an open source operating system. users in diff location
Known for its customization, security and a. Online workspace – to work with files
developer friendly environment in shared space
• Disk Operating System – text based i. Ms SharePoint
operating system b. Document storage – provides a
repository to store and share files
• chrome os – a web based OS
between users in various locations
• INUX -often used in server environments due
i. OneDrive
to its stability and security features
ii. Dropbox
APPLICATION SOFTWARE – is a program that c. Screen sharing – allows user to see
provides specific functionality such as word and control each other’s devices
processing, graphic creation or database management i. Windows remote assistance
ii. Teamviewer
CLASSIFICATION OF APPLICATION SOFTWARE d. Video conferencing – enables to
communicate with audio/video
1. Productivity software - applications that
functionality from diverse location
range from those used to create documents to
i. Skype
those used to manage your projects and
ii. Google hangouts
organize your time.
e. Instant messaging – to exchange
a. Word processing software – to
short notes in real time
create documents
i. Microsoft lync
i. Ms word
ii. Instant messenger
ii. Libreoffice writer
f. Email – used to communicate with
iii. Google doc
other
b. Spreadsheet software – used to
i. Microsoft outlook and gmail
calculate and analyze tables
3. Utility software - designed to help you
i. Microsoft excel
diagnose and troubleshoot problems while
ii. Google sheet
simplifying tasks
iii. Libreoffice cal
a. Antimalware – detects and eliminates
iv. numbers
malicious software in your pc
c. Presentation software – to create
i. Windows defender
slideshows
ii. Malwarebytes
i. Ms powerpoint
b. Software firewalls – filter incoming or
ii. Apple iwork keynote
outgoing network traffic
i. Zonealarm
ii. Comodo internet security

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c. Disk clean up and optimization -

help users to improve the performance
and storage efficiency of pc

4. Specialized software – contains all of other

that do not fit in the first three. Used in specific
task, engineering, medical and financial.
a. Computer-aided design – used for
electronics, mechanical and animation
i. Autocad
ii. SketchUp
b. Graphic design – used to create
visual representation if ideas
i. Adobe illustrator
ii. CoreIDRAW
c. Medical – used to collect, analyze and
present data in medical info
i. Kareo
ii. collector
d. scientific – used in experiments
i. lisrel
ii. sage

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