Introduction to Technology

Objectives Overview

Describe the purpose and

uses of smartphones, digital Describe the relationship
Differentiate among
cameras, portable media between data and
laptops, tablets, and servers
players, e-book readers, information
and game devices

Differentiate the Internet

Explain the purpose of a
from the web, and describe
Briefly explain various input browser, a search engine,
the relationship among the
options and an online social
web, webpages, websites,
network
and web servers

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Objectives Overview

Briefly describe digital

Differentiate between wired
security risks associated
Differentiate between an and wireless network
with viruses and other
operating system and technologies, and identify
malware, privacy, your
applications reasons individuals and
health, and the
businesses use networks
environment

Discuss how society uses

technology in education, Describe home users, small
government, finance, retail, office/home office users,
entertainment, health care, mobile users, power users,
travel, science, publishing, and enterprise users
and manufacturing

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A World of Technology

• Because technology
changes, you must keep
up with the changes to
remain digitally literate
• Digital literacy involves
having a current
knowledge and
understanding of
computers, mobile
devices, the Internet, and
related technologies
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Computers

• A computer is an electronic device, operating

under the control of instructions stored in its own
memory

Accepts Produces
Stores data
data Processing information
(Storage)
(input) (output)

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Computers

• Laptop
• Tablet
• Desktop
• Server

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Mobile and Game Devices

Smartphone

Digital camera

Portable media player

E-book reader

Game console
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Data and Information

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Data and Information

• A keyboard
contains keys you
press to enter data
and instructions
into a computer or
mobile device

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Data and Information
• A pointing device is an input device
that allows a user to control a small
symbol on the screen, called a
pointer
• Some mobile devices and computers
enable you to speak data instructions
using voice input and to capture live
full-motion images using video input

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Data and Information

• A scanner is a light-sensing input device that

converts printed text and images into a form the
computer can process

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Data and Information

• An output device is any hardware component

that conveys information from a computer or
mobile device to one or more people
• A printer is an output device that produces text
and graphics on a physical medium such as paper

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Data and Information

• A display is an output device that visually conveys

text, graphics, and video information

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Data and Information

• Speakers allow you to hear audio such as music,

voice, and other sounds
– Earbuds
– Headphones

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Data and Information

Memory consists of electronic components that store

instructions waiting to be executed and the data needed by
those instructions

A computer keeps data, instructions, and information on a

storage media

A storage device records (writes) and/or retrieves (reads) items

to and from storage media

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Data and Information

Hard Disk Solid-State USB Flash Drive

Drive

Memory Card Optical Disc Cloud Storage

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The Internet

• The Internet is a worldwide collection of networks that

connects millions of businesses, government agencies,
educational institutions, and individuals

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The Internet

The World Wide Web (or web, for short) is a global library of
information available to anyone connected to the Internet

The web consists of a worldwide collection of electronic

documents, each of which is called a webpage

A website is a collection of related webpages

A web server is a computer that delivers requested

webpages to your computer or mobile device
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The Internet

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The Internet

• A browser is software that enables users with an

Internet connection to access and view webpages
on a computer or mobile device

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The Internet

• A search engine is software that finds websites,

webpages, images, videos, news, maps, and other
information related to a specific topic

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The Internet

• An online social network encourages members to

share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music,
and videos with other registered users

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Digital Safety and Security

• It is important that users protect their computers

and mobile devices
Viruses and
Other Privacy
Malware

Health Environmental
Concerns Issues

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Digital Safety and Security

• Green computing involves reducing the electricity

consumed and environmental waste generated when
using a computer
• Strategies include:
– Recycling
– Using energy efficient hardware and energy saving features
– Regulating manufacturing processes
– Extending the life of computers
– Immediately donating or properly disposing of replaced computers

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Programs and Apps

• Software, also called a program, tells the

computer what tasks to perform and how to
perform them
System Software
• Operating system
• Utility program

Application Software

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Programs and Apps

• Installing is the process of setting up software to

work with the computer, printer, and other
hardware
• Once installed, you can run an application so that
you can interact with it
• You interact with a program or application
through its user interface

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Programs and Apps

• A software developer, sometimes called an

application developer or computer programmer, is
someone who develops programs and apps or writes
the instructions that direct the computer or mobile
device to process data into information

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Communications and Networks

• In the course of a day, it is likely you use, or use

information generated by, one or more of these
communication technologies
Chat rooms Email Fax FTP GPS

Instant
Internet Newsgroups RSS Videoconference
messaging

Wireless Wireless
Voice mail VoIP Internet access messaging
points services

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Communications and Networks

• A communications device is hardware capable of

transferring items from computers and devices to
transmission media and vice versa

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Communications and Networks

• Examples of wireless communications

technologies include:

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Cellular radio
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Communications and Networks

• A network is a collection of computers and

devices connected together via communications
devices and transmission media

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Communications and Networks

Home Networks Business Networks

• Connect to the Internet • Facilitate communications
• Share a single high-speed • Share hardware
Internet connection • Share data, information,
• Access photos, music,
and software
videos, and other content
• Share devices
• Play multiplayer games
• Connect game consoles to
the Internet
• Subscribe to and use VoIP

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Uses of Technology in Society

Education Government Finance Retail

Entertainment Health Care Travel Science

Publishing Manufacturing

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Technology Users

Home User Small/Home Mobile User

Office User

Power User Enterprise User

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Chapter Summary

Various methods
Basic computer for input, output,
The Internet
concepts memory, and
storage

Digital security Uses of technology

and safety risks applications in
and precautions society

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