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Title: 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

3
What are we going to do?
  • Participate in Lectures
  • Read your text.
  • Complete lab requirements.

4
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

5
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/

6
What are we going to do?
  • Complete lab requirements.
  • Windows, UNIX, WWW, HTML
  • Graphics,
  • Presentations
  • Word-processing
  • Database
  • Spreadsheets
  • Programming
  • Hardware

7
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.

8
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
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