1st year

Information & Communication Technology

AbbreviationsIT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ICT INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY

RAM RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY(TEMPORARY)

ROM READ ONLY MEMORY (PERMANENT)

CPU CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT(TOWER)

VDU VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT (MONITOR)

ABBREVIATIONSCAD COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

CAM COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURE

WWW WORLD WIDE WEB

CD COMPACT DISK

E-MAIL ELECTRONIC MAIL

PC PERSONAL COMPUTER

3 PARTS OF A COMPUTERINPUT

DEVICESPROCESS OUTPUT

DEVICEMOUSE CPU PRINTER

KEYBOARD RAM VDU

SCANNER ROM SPEAKER

FLOPPYDISK(WITH INFO)

FLOPPYDISK

MEMORYSTICK (WITH INFO)

MEMORYSTICK

HARDWARE PARTS OF THE

COMPUTER YOU CAN TOUCH AND SEE.

SCREEN KEYBOARD MOUSE

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT

RUN THE COMPUTER

MICROSOFT OFFICE

MS WORD MS EXCEL MS POWERPOINT

STORING DATA

1. HARD DRIVE (INTERNAL)

2. FLOPPY DISK/COMPACT DISK(EXTERNAL)

3. MEMORY STICK(EXTERNAL)

SOFTWARE FOR BUSINESS

1. MS WORD FOR DOCUMENTS

2. MS EXCEL FOR BUDGETS

3. MS ACCESS FOR ELECTRONIC FILING

BENEFITS OF THE INTERNET

1. ADVERTISING & SELLING TO A LARGE GLOBAL MARKET

2. QUICKER COMMUNICATION THROUGH E-MAIL

USES OF A COMPUTERHOME BOOK HOLIDAYS HOUSEHOLD

ACCOUNTS

BUSINESS DOCUMENTS & BOOKKEEPING

SENDING E-MAILS

COMMUNICATION

SATELLITE TV E- MAILS,WEB CAM,VIDEO-CONFERENCING

BANKS ATM &24 HOUR BANKING

KEEPING CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS

QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN BUYING A COMPUTER DO I NEED IT & CAN I AFFORD IT?

DOES IT HAVE SOFTWARE?

IS THE MEMORY LARGE ENOUGH?

FINANCING THE PURCHASE OF A COMPUTER

TERM LOAN GET A LOAN FROM A BANK AND PAY IT BACK IN FIXED INSTALLMENTS

HIRE PURCHASE PAY HP COMPANY IN INSTALLMENTS. OWN THE COMPUTER ON PAYMENT OF LAST INTALLEMNT.

LEASING RENT THE COMPUTER FROM A LEASING CO. NEVER OWN IT BUT YOU CAN UPGRADE.

COMPUTER PARTS

(A) VDU/MONITOR/SCREEN

(B) MOUSE

(C) CPU

(D) KEYBOARD

STORAGE DEVICES MEMORY STICK

COMPACT DISK/DVD

EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE

QWERTY KEYBOARD THE KEYS ARE LAID OUT THIS WAY

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE TYPIST.

THE HOME KTEYS ARE ASDF JKL;

THIS IS WHERE THE TYPIST PLACES THEIR FINGERS.

REVIEW AND RECAP Explain the difference between

computer hardware and software What are the main uses of a computer

in the home? In a business? What sources of finance could a

household or business use when purchasing a computer?

What questions should be asked when buying a new computer?