Introduction to Computers and Multimedia

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Computer Science 107
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• Introduction to Computers and Multimedia

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WHO ARE WE?

• I am J. Dean Brock
• taught computer science for 20 years
• consult for HP
• YOU are from many disciplines
• at many levels of computer knowledge

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What are we going to do?

• Participate in Lectures
• Read your text.
• Complete lab requirements.

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What are we going to do?

• Participate in Lectures
• Some of you will know more about a particular
  area than I.
• Think about how the computer convergence around
  you.
• Test on only lecture and text---not lab

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What are we going to do?

• Read your text.
• See your Schedule for chapters to be read.
• Look at the Focus, Summary, Key terms, questions
• Online related links for each chapter and other
  helps, quizzes,
• http//www.prenhall.com/beekman/
• http//www.cs.unca.edu/csci/107/

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What are we going to do?

• Complete lab requirements.
• Windows, UNIX, WWW, HTML
• Graphics,
• Presentations
• Word-processing
• Database
• Spreadsheets
• Programming
• Hardware

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Be Computer Literate

• HTML, HTTP, GIGABYTES, Megahertz,
• ATM, ASCII, Screen resolution, 16/24/32bit color
• 18/6bit audio, DVD, RAM, CD, CMOS, PCMCIA,
  Ethernet, LAN, WAN, Gateways
• Bridges,Routers, Microprocessor, Software,
  Hardware, Peopleware, etc.

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Things you always wanted to know

• How does a zip file work?
• Difference between analog and digital sound
• How can you manipulate images
• How are files stored on tape,Disks,CDs
• What do computer type people DO?
• What has, can, and will be done with computers
• Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual reality