INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

BY KYLE BACON

TUESDAY APRIL 21ST, 2015

THE COMPUTER SYSTEM• AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT

CAN

PERFORM TASKS&

CALCULATIONS

TO PROVIDE LOGICAL

INFORMATION BASED ON THE INSTRUCTIONS

GIVEN

BRIEF HISTORY OF COMPUTERS• Early 1800’s - development of

machines that could be programmed; controlled by

punch cards • 1886 - punch card machine run

by electricity • 1890 - U.S. Census results

tabulated for the first time using punch cards

• 1944 - IBM & Howard Aiken developed 50 ft long x 8 ft high

machine that could +, - , X, / and refer to tables

• 1945 - Univ. of PA developed for US Army a machine that could make faster calculations; 30 tons & 100 sq. ft.

• 1947 - the ability to store programs electronically changed the future of computers

EFFECTIVE SLIDE DESIGN

• TRANSITIONS ON YOUR SLIDE SHOW CAN HELP MAKE YOU POWERPOINT LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL

• ANIMATIONS FOR YOUR TEXT CAN ALSO HELP MAKE YOUR SLIDE SHOW LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL

• PICKING THE RIGHT SLIDE THAT SUITS YOUR TOPIC IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU SLIDE SHOW. MAKING THE TEXT A SUITABLE COLOUR FOR THE AUDIENCE TO SEE IS VERY IMPORTANT ASWELL.