Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Tutorial Two

1) Application software is a set of interrelated programs that are used together for a particular purpose or application. Example is like Microsoft Word.

2) Communications device is a terminal used to send voice, video or text. Mobile phones, wireless PDAs and personal computers equipped with microphones, speakers and cameras are all considered communications device.

3) Computer is also called processor. It is an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed and display the result of these operations.

4) Desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location.

5) Embedded computer is the most commonly found and
used computer. It is a computer with a specific function and can be found in microwaves, mp3s, and even traffic lights.


6) Graphical user interface is software interface designed to standardize and simplify the use of computer programs. The mouse is use to manipulate text and images on a display screen featuring icons, windows and menus.

7) Hardware is the physical part of a computer.

8) Internet is a vast computer network linking small
computer networks worldwide.
The Internet includes educational, commercials and other networkss, all of which use the same set of communication protocols.

9) Installing is to connect a software and prepare it
for use.


10) Network is a system of computer interconnected by
telephone wires in order to share information.