Introduction To Information Systems Computer Hardware History

Introduction To Information Systems

Computer Hardware History of computers Types of computer systems Hardware components and functions Computer peripherals

Learning Objectives Understand the history and evolution of computer hardware. 2. Identify the major types and uses of microcomputer, midrange and mainframe computer systems. 3. Outline the major technologies and uses of computer peripherals for input, output, and storage. 4. Identify and give example of the components and functions of a computer system. 1.

Learning Objectives 5. Identify the computer systems and peripherals you would acquire or recommend for a business of your choice, and explain the reasons for your selections.

Case 1: Mobile devices and wireless technologies are a must-have

Case Study Questions

Real World Internet Activity

Real World Group Activity

Calculating pre-computer

Early computing

Electronic computers

Next wave of computing

Microcomputers

Computer System Categories

Microcomputer Systems

Microcomputer Systems

How corporate buyers choose PCs

Recommended features for PC

Terminals

Information Appliances

Midrange systems

Mainframe Computer Systems

Supercomputer Systems

Computer hardware functions

Computer hardware functions

Computer hardware functions

Computer Processing Speeds

Computer Processing Speeds

Moore’s Law

Case 2: The business value of customer self-service kiosks

Technology of self-service kiosks

Case Study Questions

Case Study Questions

Peripherals

Peripheral Checklist

Input technologies

Pointing Devices

Pointing Devices

Pen-based Computing

Speech Recognition Systems

Speech Recognition Systems

Optical Scanning

Other Input Technologies

Output Technologies

Storage Trade-Offs

Storage tradeoffs

Computer Storage Fundamentals

Bit and Byte

Representing characters in bytes

Computers use binary system to calculate

Measuring storage capacities

Direct and Sequential Access

Direct and sequential access

Semiconductor memory

Two types of semiconductor memory

Flash drive

Magnetic Disks

Types of magnetic disks

Magnetic Tape

Optical Disks

Uses of optical disks

Radio Frequency Identification

RFID versus bar codes

Case 3: Advances in Speech Recognition Software

Case Study Questions

Real World Internet Activity

Real World Group Activity