ICT and Multimedia Introduction

INTRODUCTION TO
ICT AND MULTIMEDIA

INTRODUCTION

1. Class Guidelines
2. Buying PC or laptop
3. Computer in your lives
4. Milestones in Computer History
5. What is ICT?
6. Data, Information and Knowledge

CLASS GUIDELINES

1. Breakfast
2. Early preparation, 20 minutes
3. Open Greeting
4. Turn on video
5. Turn on microphone if needed
5. Listen / take notes
6. Complete the exercises / quizzes / hands on activity
7. Close greeting

BUYING PC OR LAPTOP

COMPUTER IN YOUR LIVES



MILESTONES IN COMPUTER HISTORY

- Computer Before 1946
- First Generation (1947 – 1957)
- Second Generation (1958 – 1963)
- Third Generation (1964 – 1970)
- Fourth Generation (1971 – present)
- Now and future





Fifth Generation Computers

COMPUTERS TO FIT EVERY NEED

The types of computer available from tiny computers embedded in
consumer products to the pocket sized mobile devices that do
limited number of computing task.

1. Embedded computers – tiny computers embedded into product
to perform specific functions.

2. Mobile devices – mobiles phones / smartphones, tablets and
small personal devices.

3. Personal computers – fully functioning portable or desktop
computers.

4. Mainframe computers – powerful computers used to host a large
amount of data.

5. Supercomputers – extremely powerful computers used for
complex computational and processing.

Supercomputer Mainframe

WHAT IS COMPUTER?

A computer is a programmable electronic device that
accepts input; performs processing operations; outputs the
results; and provides storage for data, programs, or output
when needed. Most computers today also have
communications capabilities. This progression of input,
processing, output, and storage is sometimes called the
information processing cycle.



DATA, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE

DATA, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE

DATA, INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE

Data
Information
Knowledge