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EXPERT SOLUTION CONSULTS (ESC) FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER STUDIES Computer Training Expert Solution Consults Fundamentals of Computer Studies TABLES OF CONTENTS TABLES OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................. II AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE .......................................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 USES OF COMPUTERS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 HISTORY OF COMPUTING....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 GENERATIONS OF COMPUTERS ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 First Generation - 1940-1956: Vacuum Tubes....................................................................................................................................... 3 Second Generation - 1956-1963: Transistors......................................................................................................................................... 3 Third Generation - 1964-1971: Integrated Circuits............................................................................................................................... 3 Fourth Generation - 1971-Present: Microprocessors ........................................................................................................................... 3 Fifth Generation - Present and Beyond: Artificial Intelligence ............................................................................................................ 4 SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 DIFFERENT PARTS OF A COMPUTER AND THEIR USES............................................................................................................... 4 The monitor............................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 The system box or computer console....................................................................................................................................................... 5 The keyboard (Pressing) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 The Mouse (Clicking and Dragging)....................................................................................................................................................... 6 The Peripherals......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Disk Size Conversion Chart (Bits, Bytes, Kilobytes, Megabytes and Gigabytes)................................................................................. 8 TYPES OF COMPUTERS.............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 ANATOMY OF COMPUTER SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................................................... 9 COMPUTER HARDWARE......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)............................................................................................................................................ 9 INPUT DEVICES........................................................................................................................................................................................10 OUTPUT DEVICES....................................................................................................................................................................................11 STORAGE DEVICES.................................................................................................................................................................................11 SYSTEM MEMORY...................................................................................................................................................................................11 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................12 COMPUTER SOFTWARE ..........................................................................................................................................................................12 SYSTEM SOFTWARE...............................................................................................................................................................................12 OPERATING SYSTEM.....................................................................................................................................................................................13 Function of the OS..................................................................................................................................................................................14 Classification of OS................................................................................................................................................................................14 The Difference between Windows &Macs ............................................................................................................................................14 UTILITY SOFTWARE......................................................................................................................................................................................14 APPLICATION SOFTWARE....................................................................................................................................................................15 CLASSIFICATION OF COMPUTERS ACCORDING TO SIZE ........................................................................................................15 COMPUTER VIRUSES AND SECURITY................................................................................................................................................16 COMPUTER VIRUSES..............................................................................................................................................................................16 TYPES OF VIRUSES .......................................................................................................................................................................................16 HOW VIRUSES ARE SPREAD .........................................................................................................................................................................17 PREVENTION OF COMPUTER VIRUS .............................................................................................................................................................17 VIRUS DETECTION........................................................................................................................................................................................18 COMPUTER SECURITY...........................................................................................................................................................................18 BASIC COMPUTER MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................................19 MAINTENANCE........................................................................................................................................................................................19 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE........................................................................................................................................................................19