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Introduction To Information Technology

This document provides an introduction to information technology including definitions of IT and computers. It describes the basic components of a computer system including hardware, software, input/output devices, the system unit, storage devices, and communication devices.

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Introduction To Information Technology

This document provides an introduction to information technology including definitions of IT and computers. It describes the basic components of a computer system including hardware, software, input/output devices, the system unit, storage devices, and communication devices.

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Introduction To Information

Technology
Lecture # 1

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Definition of Information
Technology
◼ Information technology is the technology
that uses computing with high speed
communication links to spread information
from one place to another.
◼ Computer is a very important component of
information technology
◼ The world has become “global village” due to
advancement in IT.
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What is a Computer?

◼ An electronic device that is programmed to


accept data, process data into useful
information and store it for later use
◼ Computer consists of hardware and software
◼ Software is a set of instructions that tells a
computer what to do
◼ Hardware is the physical part of a computer
E.g. keyboard , mouse etc
Relationship between hardware and software
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Few Basics

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Computers Systems and its
Components
◼ Input Devices
◼ Output devices
◼ System Unit
◼ Storage devices
◼ Communication devices

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Input devices

◼ The devices that are used to enter data and


instructions into the computers
◼ Most commonly used input devices are
Keyboard and Mouse

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Output Devices

◼ Output devices are used to


display processed data to
the user
◼ Most commonly used
output devices are Monitor,
Printer and speakers
◼ Hard Copy is paper copy –
tangible
◼ Soft copy is intangible
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System Unit

◼ Its a box that contains different


components of a computer system.
◼ All electronic components in the system
unit are connected to motherboard
◼ Important components of system units
are:
Central processing Unit(Processor)
Memory
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Storage Devices

◼ These are used to store data permanently


even when the computer is turned off
◼ It is non volatile memory
◼ Examples:
Floppy Disk, Hard disk, CD ROM

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Communication devices

◼ A communication device is a hardware


component that enables a computer to send
and receive data, instructions and
information to and from one or more
computers.
◼ A widely used communication device is
Modem
◼ Wired media
◼ Wireless media
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Computers in society

◼ Home
◼ Education
◼ Small business
◼ Industry
◼ Government
◼ Health care
◼ Banking
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Information Processing cycle

◼ Data
A collection of raw facts and figures is called
data. It may consist of numbers, characters,
symbols or pictures etc
◼ Information
Processed data is called information. It is
more meaningful than data.

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Information Processing Cycle

◼ Data is collected and given to the computer


for processing
◼ Computer process data to the required
information
◼ The information is given to the user as
output
◼ Information is stored in the computer for
further use
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