计算机基础,全英文版的.ppt

“Introduction to Computer Science”;“Introduction to Computer Science”;Contents;Chapter 1 Computers and digital basics ;Section A all things digital; A computer network is a group of computers linked by wired or wireless technology to share data and resources. The Internet is a global computer network The Web (short for World Wide Web) is a collection of linked documents, graphics, and sounds that can be accessed over the Internet.;CONVERGENCE What is convergence? (P.8 of E) How does convergence affect the typical consumer? Quality ;What is a computer? (Von Neumann’s definition);A computer accepts input ;A computer produce output ;A computer processes data ;A computer stores data ;computer program ---The series of instructions that tells computer how to carry out processing tasks. Software-- programs; The Evolution of Computer ; The Evolution of Computer ;;;代次 ;Chinese “神威” computer;The Functions of Computer;The Category of Computer;Personal computer Microprocessor-based computing device for an individual Workstation: Two meanings– 1. an ordinary personal computer connected to a network – 2. powerful desktop computers for high-performance tasks (such as CAD) ;2. Server Serve computers on a network supplying data Client: requests data from a server is referred to as a client ;3. Mainframe Large, fast, expensive; Business, government; Provide centralized storage, processing and management for large amount of data; simultaneously handle thousands of users. ;4. Supercomputer ---- the fastest computers in the world Fastest, most expensive; Designed for “computer-intensive” task, such as molecular calculations, atmospheric modeling or simulating nuclear explosions;计算机的分类;Data representation basic: what is data? data refers to the symbols that represent people, events, things, and ideas. data can be a name, a number,