[CIS 1000] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (23 pages long!)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Computing and Information Science
• Course: CIS 1000
• Professor: Jing Lu

Document Summary

Computer: data processing device tat performs four major function. The four major functions are input, processing, output, and storage. Input: it gathers data or allows a user to enter data. Processing: it processes the data it has and turns it into useful information. Output: it displays data and information in a form suitable for the user. Storage: it stores data for later use. Two basic designs are laptops and desktop computers: popular laptops are pc and mac, netbooks, tablet computers, and ultrabooks. Embedded computers: touch our everyday lives in devices ranging from digital cameras, digital recorder, and the thermostats in our household computers sometimes embedded in cars. Binary language: the computers work in this language that they understand, it consists of only two numbers, 1 and 0. Input devices: enables you to enter data (text, images, sound) and instructions (user responses and commands) into your computer. Keyboard: is used to type information into the computer.