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Course Name: TT Tools and Business System
Module Names: Computer Appreciation
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‘Topi: 1.2: Introduction to Computer
| treduetion to Computer
+ Tho torm *Computo” fs derived from the Latin word “Compute” which means
“Ye computa" or" caleata”
+ Computors ave machines that perform inks or calculations according toa set of
> Know the ASCII cade ane UNICODE. isuaoasenpeapoan:
+ Rie an laconic device used to sore data and ghes the results accurately
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> Desktop Computer
“® Adesktop computor is 2 personal computor(PC) in a form Intended for
regular use at a singe locaton,
“ Eaily desktop computers are designed to lie fat on the desk, while
‘moda towors stand upright
‘Most modern deskiop computers have soparate screens and keyboards
FIG 1.8: Desktop Computer
> Laptop Computer
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> Notebook Comput + Mini Computer
> Personal Dial Assistont (PDA)
+ A nalabook computer hes a keyboard with a attached screen. > Mio computors wore designed for conta, natrumeniaton, human intractin,
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because the machine is designed to be portable, which is why the eoping
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FIG 1.8: Notebook Computer
+ Personal Digital Assistant (POA) a device similar toa computor that is faa lech Geagaiain
inthe pelm of users hand and allows them to cect information such 95,
contacts, appinimants, ls, programs, and mora,
FIG 19: POA
> A small, muttuser computer that can support 10 to hundred users
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Logical operations include comparng numbers, lors and space
characters.
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computer.
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FIG 1.18: Digits Representation of Binary Number
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Loact Signiieant Bit (LSB).
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‘+ ASCI codes ar broadly classified into three groups
FIG 1.22: Non-Printable ASC characters (Codes)
1 Printable ASC codon
> 9 standard printable charactors (decimal value range fom 3 to 126) which
represen lates, gs, punctuation marks ard a few miscallaneous symbols,
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Tho standard ASC! charactor set suppots only supports 128 charactors, whe
Unicode can euppor rough 1,000,000 characters.
Wile ASCIt uses enly ane bys to represent each characay, Unicode supports
Unicode chart contains U0000 to UsFFFF Unicode characer,
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+The table shows the range of U+0000 to U*OBFF Unicode charactors,