ICT For Preparatory Programs"“Admin. Science Track

Department of Computer Sience Al-Imam Muhammed Ibn Saud Islamic

University

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Chapter 1 :Why Computers Matter to You

Becoming Computer Literate

?Why Should you Become Computer Literate

• Being computer literate means: being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations, and you know how to use them

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• Avoid hackers and viruses• Protecting your privacy• .Understanding the real risks• .Using the Internet and the web wisely• .Avoiding online annoyances• Being able to maintain, upgrade and troubleshoot

.your computer•.Preparation for Career

Becoming a Smart Computer User

Information technology IT

• Computers are used in most occupations, and one career that often comes to mind is

.information technology• IT is the set of techniques used in Handling and

.retrieving of information automatically

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IT

IT involved

ManagingInformation

RetrievingInformation

processingInformation

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Computers in Today’s Careers

• Let’s take a look at a whole range of industries and examine how computers are a part of getting the.work done

– .Business– .Retail– . Arts– . Video Game Designing– .Education– .Law Enforcement– . Military Careers

– .Agriculture– .Automotive Technology– .Medicine– . Science– .Sports– .Nanotechnology

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Computers inBusiness and Delivery

• Package tracking

:Data Mining - Data mining is the process of searching huge amounts of data with the hope of finding a

. pattern from databases

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Computers in Retail

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Computers in the Arts

• Create Web sites•Digitize dance movements

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Computers in Gaming

• :Get a job doing– Design– Programming– 3D animation– EX: PC Man ,

playstation

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Computers in Education

• Instructional software•Distance education

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Computers in Law Enforcement

• Search databases• Predict criminal activity• Employ computer forensics(

Forensic Tool Kit (FTK)(program

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Computers in Military

• Soldiers are trained computer specialists :in areas such as .sattellite transmissions-1 . radio controller-2.electronic aviation-3

Computers in Agriculture

• Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags• Computerized sensors monitor

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Computers inAutomotive Technology

• Consumer demand for computer subsystems like GPS navigation,digital music systems, and voice- controlled phones continues to

.grow

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Computers in Medicine• Patient simulators• surgical robots•Identity chips

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Computers in the Sciences

•Used in simulations

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Computers in Sports

• Improved training• Timing• Data storage and

statistics• Smart balls sense

when soccer goals are scored

•Ex: wii

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Nanotechnology

• Nano: Prefix stands for one-billionth• Nanotechnology: Science of the use of

nanostructures