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a proactive introductory computer
education or reading experience for the
student, the office worker, or simply the
enthusiast who seeks to adventure and
explore knowledge above and beyond
the hardware, software, and desktop
aspects of the computer and the wide
variety of technologies surrounding the
computer. The contexts of the book
are brief, and it narrates in brief, but it
provides great exposures to the reader of
meaningful information much needed
that can be easily expounded to present
a broad knowledge. The sequence of
the subtopics are well arranged to start
with the definition, then the history of
the computer, also covering desktop
functions and keyboard shortcuts in
the Microsoft Windows Platforms, and
end with the Internet, and Internet
Browser types and functions. Your
experience with the book will be found
great and rewarding.
Joko Austin Bryant
Joko Austin Bryant, Sr., (BBA, University of Liberia, 1982; MIS, University of Phoenix, 2008) has lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the past 26 years upon migration from his home country, Liberia, West Africa. He has worked in the Information Technology (IT) industry for 12 years in the branch of Infrastructure. He served a few US iconic corporations including GE Capital IT Solutions, and IBM Global Services, then moved on to Excell Academy for Higher Learning, a Minneapolis based charter middle school, where he’s served as Director of Information Technology for the past 5 years. Mr. Bryant still lives with his wife, Oretha Rhoda Chea in Minneapolis Minnesota. This is Mr. Bryant’s fi rst book, and he thinks he will do it again.
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“Learn Technology, Learn the Computer, Learn Your Desktop” (The L3) - Joko Austin Bryant
Copyright © 2012 by Joko Austin Bryant.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012912026
ISBN: Hardcover 978-1-4771-3872-4
Softcover 978-1-4771-3871-7
Ebook 978-1-4771-3873-1
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CONTENTS
Introduction
What Is A Computer?
Computer Types
What Is the Internet?
Conclusion
References
front%20cover.jpgIntroduction
This book is being written with two major thoughts in mind. It can be used as a textbook whereby students in the classrooms up to secondary education, or even college education, can enrich their minds and build a solid foundation with a basic education in computer technology and other related technologies. This is true because the materials presented herein are not limited to the computer, how it evolved, who the key players have been, how its functions have transformed from inception till today, but also how it interrelates to technologies that have come along, whether or not they stemmed directly from the original computer. The student will craft his/her mind with knowledge that is crucial to success by reading and exploring new discoveries that can be applied to the real world. The student will discover that the computer provides an enhanced sphere of learning, working, interacting, and staying on top of things, because the computer can be separated from hardly anything in the classroom or workplace in this new era, and this fact continues to hold at an astonishingly increasing rate.
This book is also being written with the workplace in mind. Government agencies and offices, corporations, small businesses everywhere the world over, should have this specific goal toward success—increase productivity. After addressing so much about the computer and how it came into being, the book goes further to delve into the types of computers we use today and the latest technologies in relation to the computer also in use. Industries cannot function properly without efficient and effective secretaries and office workers. And to possess one or both of these qualities, the employee must adapt to new steps at one point and devise strategies that improve the work process.
Upon the provision of a general overview of the computer, the latter chapters turn to the specifics of the personal computers (PCs) and the Microsoft operating systems and user environments. In the Microsoft Windows computing systems, many functions can be performed using the standard methods with the keyboard and mouse, and again in the shortcut methods with key combinations that speed up the task at hand, and make the computing experience more rewarding and exciting.
Computer technology has grown significantly over the years since inception, made dramatic changes, and taken various forms, types, and shapes. Computer types have changed from the mainframe of yesterday to the personal computers, tablets, and handheld devices today. No matter how one sees it, the average smart phone and personal digital assistant (PDA) have proven themselves to be acceptable handheld computer types, considering the many functions they can execute aside from making a simple phone call.
Again, the purpose of this book is to provide the reader/learner with a basic overview of the knowledge of not only the desktop aspect of computing, but a broad perspective of its hardware architecture and software types and their functions. In such context, the term academic
refers to the learning of technology through reading, feeling, experiencing, and exploring the different aspects of a piece of technology. That goes beyond the typical street-sense knowledge of the role technology plays in our daily lives.
What Is A Computer?
A computer is an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mechanical and logical operations, and display the results of these operations. The computer is also referred to as a processor,
a name given to the most powerful chip in the computer, which performs tasks ranging from the simplest to the most complex.
A desktop computer
2.%20Comp2%20laptop.pngA laptop computer
The History of Computers
While on the learning curve to discover some good things you can do today through the use of the computer and related technologies, it should help considerably to learn a little about whence, how far, and from whom all of it evolved. This book guarantees that the full details of all sought information that address those subjects will not be found here, but obviously, the table below will provide you with a reliable foundation. It will be worthwhile to the reader to utilize every piece of information of interest herein for further research for the purpose of attaining a broader knowledge of the history of computers.
The table provides a statistical overview of the entire age of the computer—its birth, life, growth, and many transitions, which now shape a significant aspect of the livelihood of mankind worldwide. Let’s begin.
The Computer-Age Table