Unit01: Computer Users Flashcards
Types of devices that use ‘computer on a chip’
- Medical equipment
- Home appliances
- cars & toys
uses of handheld computers
- collect data at a customer site
- generate forms
- control inventory
- serve as desktop organziers
Benefits of using computers in:
a) Security systems
b) Cars
c) Phones
a) Safer environment
b) energy efficiency
c) call fowarding, call monitoring, call answering.
Name some smart devices:
Smart cards
Smart phones, cars, appliances
Smart house
What are smart cards used for ?
store vital info such as health records, drivers’ licenses, bank balances,…
Advantages of multimedia
greatly enhances the interaction between user and machine and can make info more interesting and appealing to people.
What can medical expert systems do ?
- help doctors pinpoint a patient’s illness
- suggest further test
- prescribe appropriate drugs
How computer help the disabled ?
help communicate more effectively with others using computers.
Type of computing systems in remote location
Distance learning & videoconferencing
What aspects of computing can people power determine
- 1st: hardware, software, and connectivity are integrated in a socially responsible way.
- 2nd: Decide which hardware, software, and networks endure and how great an impact they will have on our lives
- 3rd: To ensure that computers are used not only effectively but in a socially responsible way.
Edutainment ?
Multimedia materials with a combination of educational and entertainment content
Multimedia ?
A combination of text with sound, video, animation & graphics
Expert system
Software that enables computers to ‘think’ like experts
Telecommute
Use computers to stay in touch with the office while working at home
information superhighway
Internet system designed to provide free, interactive access to vast resources for people all over the world
