Module 1.1 - Computers In Everyday Lives

Question 1

What are the 4 reasons that we use computers

Answer 1

• efficiency (save time, resources, and labor)
• accuracy (quality programs and data)
• reliability (accurate, don’t get tired or complain)
• communicate (quickly and easily)
- eliminate time and distance constraints
- communicate globally
- save communication costs

Question 2

List the 4 different types of users

Answer 2

1. Personal users (don’t depend on computers too much)
2. SOHO (small office, home office)
3. Power users (need top of the range hardware for computing needs)
4. Mobile users (any one of categories)

Question 3

Name the two types of computer systems

Answer 3

1. Non-portable computers
   
   • desktop computer
   • server: powerful computer used to provide resources and services to all the computers that are linked together in a network
2. Portable computers
   
   • take up less space and are easy to carry

Question 4

Define convergence

Answer 4

Refers to a trend where separate technologies and functions that required different devices in the past are combined into one single device that has all or some of the functionality of each of the separate devices