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| manipulation of facts to improve its value or understanding |
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| in terms of the data processing cycle, a computer is a device that does: |
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| input, processing, storage, and output |
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| The parts of the data processing cycle are: |
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input
processing
storage
output |
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place these in order of time.
PDA, supercomputer, phone devices |
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| supercomputer, PDA, phone devices |
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computer takes input in from the data entered through various methods. ie keyboard.
once input taken in it is ready to be processed |
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computer perfroms arithmetic operations and comparisons on the data to produce meaningful results.
once compleate its ready to be output. |
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results of processsing are displayed on screen, ie printed form.
you can save output for future use. |
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| storage takes the data and saves it in digital form in memory or on a disk. |
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| An information/ computer system is: |
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hardware
software
data
people-ware
procedures |
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| any part of a computer you can touch such as the keyborad, monitor ect. all pieces of hardware are interconnected to allow the user to control the computers operation, input and output. |
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a computer program that contains a set of instruction.
all of the the instrctions put together is the program.
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| the raw facts the computer manipulates. consist of letters, numbers, images, sounds as well as others. |
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role is to input data, recieve output from the computer, set up computer system, install software, run programs, manage fiels and maintain the system |
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| there are certain computer related procedures required to perform essentail function necessary to run things. |
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| systems through the last 60 years in order: |
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electronic data processing
managment information systems (MIS)
information systems (IS)
Information Technology (IT)
The Internet > the informatino highway
E-Commerce
wireless |
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a multinational collection of computer networks and gateways that use the TCP/IP protocol
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A network of computer networks |
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1969-1990
advanced research project agency |
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| Netscape, internet explorere, and fire fox are all |
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| HyperText Transfer Protocol |
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| Hyper Text Markup Language |
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| links to other web pages/ computers |
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| programming language developed for internet applications |
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types of search engines:
(5) |
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advanced search
directories/index/catergory/tree vs key word
metasearch engines
robots and web crawlers vs human control
telephone directories |
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third party programs to extend the capabilites of your web broewser.
eg shockwave or flash |
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| Steps in planning your web site: |
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what is objective of your web site?
collecting hte information you need to support your objective
planning for graphical appeal
selecting your navigation structure |
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| steps in building your site |
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create a home page
add additional pages
add links to these pages
add a common theme for your site
desgin a navigation strcuture that will be easy to use |
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| types of hosts for your website: |
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free hosting services
or fee-based hosting services |
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| steps in publishing your site |
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make improvements to your site
read page 593 of text!! |
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simple descriptors in <>
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<u> text </u> underlines the word text |
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| Differnt web design tools |
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Front page
Expression web
dream weaver
coldfusion
netscape composer
MS office
Corel Suite |
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| remote access to distant computer |
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file transfer protocol
program taht permits you to connect with another computer on the internet and transfer information (ie files) back and forth between the computers |
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transmission control protocol/ internet protocol
the rules of the internet
the set of commands and timming specification used by the internet to connect dissimilar systems and to conrol the flow of information |
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a device that connects 2 networks based on similar technology
devieces taht route packets of data between 2 or more networks |
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a computer that can translate one network protocl into another
connection between newtowrks
CIS has one at 131.104.48.18 |
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a simple connection point for different types of decices ona network
a decice that rceives data packets and retransmit them to all nodes of the same netweork |
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| ranslates computer names ie 1200webs.cis.uoguleph.ca to numbers--> 131.104.48.241 |
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| types of data transfer media |
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coaxial
twisted pair
fiber optic
satellite
wireless |
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| a cable, like that used for cable tv, consists of an inner conductor wire surrounded by insulation, a conductive shield, and a cover |
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| twisted pair cable, like that for home telphones, consists of pairs of insulated twisted wires bound together in a sheath. |
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digital subscriber line
highspeed
a type of twisted pair cable were one wire is used for voice communications and the other 2 wires send/recive digital information at muc hfaster speeds. |
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| requires a satellite dish mounted outside the home which connect to your computer using coaxial cable. |
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| accessing the internet through ISP |
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network interface card (NIC) and (LAN)
cable/telephone
wireless |
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| selected information is pushed onto your machine at regular times |
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business on the web
security
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keyboards
direct entry
cost/speed/accuracy |
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