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Sunday, September 14, 2008

APPLICATION SOFTWARE VS SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Software allows users to create letters, reports, and other documents, design web pages and diagrams, draw images, enhance audio and video clips, prepare taxes, play games, compose e-mail massages and instant massages and much more. Application software consists of programs design to make users more productive and assist them with personal task. Application software has a variety of uses to make business activities more efficient, to assist with graphics and multimedia projects to support home, personal and educational task and to facilitate communication.
When your purchase a personal computer, it usually has system installed on its hard disk. System software consists of the computer and its devices. System software serves as the interface between the users, the application software, and the computer's hardware. Two type of system software are operating system (OS) and utility programs. Operating system is a set of programs containing instructions that coordinate all the activities among computer hardware resources. Some operating systems allow users to control a network and administer security. A utility program performs maintenance type tasks, usually related to managing a computer, its devices or its programs.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICE

input is any data and instructions entered into the memory of a computer. An input device is any hardware component that allows users to enter data and instruction into a computer. Example of the input device are touch screen, touch pad, light pen, mouse, joystick, stylus, digital pen and the others. other type of input device are input voice, audio input and video input. Voice input is the process of entering input by speaking into a microphone. Voice input is part of larger category of input called audio input. Audio input is the process of entering any sound into the computer such as speech, music, and sound effects. Video input is the processof capturing full motion images and storing them on a computer's storage medium such as hard disk or DVD.
Output is dat that has been processed into a useful form. that is, computers process data (input) into information (output). User view or watch output on a screen, print it, or hear it through speakers, headphone, or earphones. an output device include display devices, printers, speakers, headphones, and earphones, fax machines and fax modems, multifunction perpherals and data projector. A display device is an output device that visually conveys text, graphic and video information.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

computer perspective

A computer is a machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. Early electronic computers were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers.
Today, simple computers may be made small enough to fit into a
wristwatch and be powered from a watch battery. Personal computers, in various forms, are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as "a computer"; however, the most common form of computer in use today is the embedded computer.
The computers also have the advantages and disadvantages. Some of the advantages are its attach language learning program could provide second language learners more independence from classroom and allowing learners the option to work on their learning material at any time of the day. Beside that prove practices for the student through the experiential learning. Some other disadvantages are they will increase educational costs and harm the equity of education. When computer become a new basic requirement for student to purchase, low budget school, and low income student usually cannot afford a computer.
For the conclusion, the computer has their own special element. Although the computer has the advantage side and disadvantage side but its still more for the advantage especially for the student.