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Hardware / Software Intro
Professor Pepper
Major Objectives
Hardware vs SoftwareOperating System vs Application SoftwareBasic measuresFamiliar with windows operating system names
Hardware vs Software
ProgramsSet of instructionsHardware runs itSee good movie
Touch Physical
Input vs Output
Puts something into the computer
Prints something outDisplays something
Measures BYTE – a unit of information computer can see –
8 bits (1/0 combinations)Bit 1/8 of a byteKilo 1 thousand (kilometer)Mega 1 million (megamillionaire)Giga 1 billion (gigantic)Tera 1 trillion (the earth)Peta 1 quadrillion
The Operating System
Behind the scenesAll software depends
on the OSUtility programs are
availableMultitask
OperatingOperatingSystemSystem
GUI
Operating System Movie
Play movie
PC Operating Systems and PlatformsLegacy Versions
Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows CE
Modern PC OS Windows XP Vista Windows 7 Windows server 2008 http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Microsoft_Windows
PC Operating System FlavorsWindowsMacintosh / Apple
OS 9 OS 10 Leopard (os 10.5) Snow Leopard (10.6) Note: 10.6 on only supports intel processors
Linux
Course Application SoftwareWord - Word ProcessorExcel - SpreadsheetAccess - Database PowerPoint - Presentation ToolNetscape Composer - Web
Development
Objective Summary
Operating System vs Application SoftwareFamiliar with windows operating system
names