IT & Your Life: The Future Now

Definition: Information Technology (IT) describes any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate, and/or disseminate information
Part 1: Computer Technology
Part 2: Communication Technology
ow i! IT "eing u!e# in $#ucation%
&&' of !chool! ha(e internet acce!!
)*' of college !tu#ent! own their own computer
+*' of college !tu#ent! u!e the internet , or more hour! per wee-
. of all college profe!!or! re/uire !tu#ent! to u!e email in their cla!!e!
0any college cla!!e! are either taught online or ha(e a cla!! we"!ite
Definition: Distance Learning is online education
1ule! for Computer! in Cla!!room!
Pro"lem: Computer! in the cla!!room can "e used or misused.
What should they be used for?
Following the lecture !li#e!
2or-ing along with the in!tructor
Performing in!tructor3a!!igne# internet !earche!
Completing a!!ignment! for thi! cla!!
What is misuse?
Te4t me!!aging or emailing frien#!
5urfing the internet for entertainment
Doing a!!ignment! for other cla!!e!
ealth: igh Tech for 2ellne!!
Teleme#icine: 0e#ical care (ia telecommunication! let! #octor! treat patient! from far away
6D Computer mo#el! allow accurate tumor location in!i#e a !-ull
1o"ot! permit preci!e micro!urgery
an#hel# computer! allow patient! to mea!ure "loo# !ugar
0e#ical implant! allow !tro-e patient! to #irectly control computer! to tal- for them
ealth we"!ite! pro(i#e me#ical information
0oney: Ca!hle!! 5ociety%
Definition: irtual means something that is created, simulated, or carried on by means of a computer or a computer net!or"
7irtual airline tic-et!
7irtual money
8nline "ill paying
PayPal
$lectronic payroll #epo!it
0icropayment! for online mu!ic
Lei!ure: Infotech in $ntertainment & the 9rt!
7i#eogame!
Downloa#ing
0o(ie!
0u!ic
Term paper!%
$thical:legal /ue!tion!
0o!t mo(ie! u!e computer animation
Digital e#iting
IT in ;o(ernment & Democracy
;o(ernment! can<t control information
In#i(i#ual! can fin# multiple (iewpoint! on internet
$mail ma-e! it ea!ier to contact the go(ernment
Competing we"!ite! promote & critici=e politician!
www>whitehou!e>go(
www>whitehou!e>org
?log! are a tool for political can#i#ate!
@o"! & Career!
otel!: De!- cler-! u!e computeri=e# re!er(ation! !y!tem!
Law $nforcement: 8fficer! u!e computer!
8n patrol
To chec- !tolen car!
To chec- criminal recor#!
To chec- arre!t warrant!
$ntertainment:
8ffice u!e! li-e "u#get!A payrollA tic-eting
9l!o (irtual !et #e!ignA 63D animationA !pecial effect!
8ffice career!: ?u#getA payrollA letter3writingA email
Teaching: 9utomate# gra#ing !y!tem!A emailing parent!
Fa!hion: 5ale!:in(entory control !y!tem!A or#eringA per!onnel
@o"3hunting:
B!e wor# proce!!or to create re!ume!
Po!t re!ume! online
8nline Co" !earche!
The Telephone ;row! Bp
1&+6: Fir!t cellphone call
2DDE: No-ia e!timate! 2 "illion mo"ile phone !u"!cri"er!
To#ay<! cellphone!:
9re mo"ile
Can ta-e an# !en# picture!
Can connect to the internet
Can !en# an# recei(e te4t me!!age!
InternetA 2orl# 2i#e 2e"A & Cy"er!pace
Internet
The worl#wi#e computer networ-
Lin-! thou!an#! of !maller networ-!
Lin-! e#ucationalA commercialA military entitie!A an# in#i(i#ual!
8riginally #e(elope# to !hare only te4t an# numeric #ata
2orl# 2i#e 2e"
The multime#ia part of the internet
9n interconnecte# !y!tem of !er(er! that !upport !pecially formatte# #ocument! in multime#ia form
Inclu#e! te4tA !till image!A mo(ing image!A !oun#
1e!pon!i"le for the growth an# popularity of the internet
Cy"er!pace
Term coine# "y 2illiam ;i"!on in #euromancer F1&),G
De!cri"e# a futuri!tic computer networ- people Hplugge#I into #irectly with their "rain!
Now mean!
The we"
Chat room!
8nline #iarie! F"log!G
The wire# an# wirele!! communication! worl#
$mail Tip!
9lway! put a !u"Cect line in your me!!age
For !hort me!!age!A that<! all you nee#
5en# attachment! only when nece!!ary
$(ery recipient get! a copy J
For *DD people that<! *DD copie!K
For a !hort attachmentA copy the te4t to the email it!elf in!tea# of !en#ing the attachment
Don<t open attachment! unle!! you -now the !en#er
It coul# contain a (iru! or malware
B!e #i!cretion a"out !en#ing email!
$mail! aren<t !ecret
They can "e ea!ily forwar#e# to other!
Chec- grammarA !pelling to "o!!e!A cu!tomer!
Don<t u!e email to e4pre!! critici!m or !arca!m
$mail recei(e# at wor- i! the property of your employer
Deleting email me!!age! #oe! not remo(e them e(erywhere
Don<t neglect real per!onal contact
* Computer Type!
5upercomputer!
Price# from L1 million to L6*D million
igh3capacity machine! with thou!an#! of proce!!or!
0ulti3u!er !y!tem!
To learn more a"out oneA go to http:::www>llnl>go(:a!ci:platform!:"luegenel:
0ainframe Computer!
Bntil late 1&ED<!A the only computer a(aila"le
Co!t L*ADDD 3 L* million
0ulti3u!er !y!tem!M acce!!e# u!ing a terminal
Terminal! only ha(e a -ey"oar# an# monitorM can<t "e u!e# alone
To !ee oneA go to http:::www3D6>i"m>com:!er(er!:e!er(er:=!erie!:
2or-!tation!
Intro#uce# in early 1&)D!
$4pen!i(eA powerful per!onal computer!
B!e# for !cientificA mathematicalA engineeringA computer3ai#e# #e!ign FC9DGA computer3ai#e# manufacturing FC90G
9 le!!3e4pen!i(e alternati(e to mainframe!
To !ee !ome e4ample! with current pricingA go to http:::www>mce>com
0icrocomputer!
Per!onal computer! that co!t L*DD to L*DDD
B!e# either !tan#3alone or in a networ-
Type! inclu#e: #e!-topA towerA note"oo-!A or Per!onal Digital 9!!i!tant! FPD9!G
0icrocontroller!
9l!o calle# em"e##e# computer!
TinyA !peciali=e# microproce!!or! in!i#e appliance! an# automo"ile!
They are in: microwa(e!A programma"le o(en!A "loo#3pre!!ure monitor!A air "ag !en!or!A (i"ration !en!or!A 0P6 player!A #igital
camera!A e3pliance!A -ey"oar#!A car engine controller!A etc>
5er(er!
9re central computer!
0ay "e any of the , larger computer type!>
H5er(erI #e!cri"e! a function
ol# #ata F#ata"a!e!G an# program!
Connect to an# !upply !er(ice! for client!
Client! are other computer! li-e PC!A wor-!tation!A other #e(ice!
Bn#er!tan#ing Your 8wn Computer
6 -ey concept!
Purpo!e of a computer
Turn #ata into information
Data: the raw fact! an# figure!
Information: #ata that ha! "een !ummari=e# an# manipulate# for u!e in #eci!ion ma-ing
ar#ware (!> 5oftware
ar#ware i! the machinery an# e/uipment in the computer
5oftware i! the electronic in!truction! that tell the computer how to perform a ta!-
The "a!ic operation!
Input: 2hat goe! in to the computer !y!tem
Proce!!ing: The manipulation a computer #oe! to tran!form #ata into information
5torage:
Temporary !torage: 0emory i! primary storage
Permanent !torage: Di!-! an# me#ia !uch a! D7D! an# CD! are secondary storage
8utput: 2hat come! out
Num"er! or picture! on the !creenA printout!A !oun#!
Communication!: 5en#ing an# recei(ing #ata
?uil#ing Your 8wn PC
2hat woul# you nee#%
Ney"oar# & 0ou!e
In!i#e the !y!tem ca"inet
Ca!e an# power !upply
Proce!!or chip J the Central Proce!!or Bnit FCPBG
0emory chip! J 1an#om 9cce!! 0emory F190G
0other"oar# J the !y!tem "oar#
1> 0emory chip! plug in
2> Proce!!or chip plug! in
6> 0other"oar# attache! to !y!tem ca"inet
,> Power !upply i! connecte# to !y!tem ca"inet
*> Power !upply wire i! connecte# to mother"oar#
5torage ar#ware: FloppyA ar# Dri(eA OipA CD:D7DA B5?
5torage ar#ware: FloppyA ar# Dri(eA OipA CD:D7DA B5?
5torage capacity i! repre!ente# in "yte!
1 "yte P 1 character of #ata
1 -ilo"yte P 1AD2, character!
1 mega"yte P 1AD,)A*+E character!
1 giga"yte P o(er 1 "illion character!
1 tera"yte P o(er 1 trillion character!
1 peta"yte P a"out 1 /ua#rillion character!
Permanently in!talle#: floppy #ri(e!A har# #ri(e!A Oip #ri(e!A CD:D7D #ri(e!A B5? port!
1emo(a"le me#ia: floppy #i!-!A Oip #i!-!A CD!A D7D!A fla!h #ri(e!
8utput har#ware
7i#eo an# !oun# car#!
0onitor
5pea-er!
Printer
@oy!tic-
Communication! har#ware
0o#em Finternal or e4ternalG
Networ- Car#
5oftware
5y!tem 5oftware F8perating 5y!temG
0u!t "e in!talle# "efore application !oftware
8perating 5y!tem F85G option! for the PC
Linu4
2in#ow!
Bni4
8perating 5y!tem F85G option! for the 0ac
0ac 85
9pplication 5oftware
In!tall after the 85
9pplication #epen#! on 85A for e4ample
Linu4 application! won<t wor- on 2in#ow!
2in#ow! application! won<t wor- on Linu4
Future of Information Technology
6 #irection! of Computer De(elopment
0iniaturi=ation
5pee#
9ffor#a"ility
6 #irection! of Communication! De(elopment
Connecti(ity
Interacti(ity
0ultime#ia
Con(ergenceA Porta"ilityA & Per!onali=ation
Con(ergence: the com"ination of
Computer!
Con!umer electronic!
$ntertainment
0a!! me#ia
Porta"ility
Colla"oration: !oftware that allow!
People to !hare anything in!tantly
People to enhance the information a! they forwar# it
$thic!
Definition: $thics is the set of moral %alues or principles that go%ern the conduct of an indi%idual or group
I! ethic! rele(ant for Information Technology%