Game Consoles - Discovering Computers Fundamentals - Lecture Slides, Slides of Computer Fundamentals

A lecture from Computer Fundamentals course. This course explains all basic components of computer. Keywords in this lecture are: Game Consoles, Servers, Embedded Computers, Examples of Computer Usage, Mainframes, Multiplaye, Larger Product

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Game Consoles
A game console is a mobile computing device
designed for single-player or multiplayer video
games
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Figure 1-21
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Game Consoles

• A game console is a mobile computing device

designed for single-player or multiplayer video

games

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Servers

• A server controls access to the hardware,

software, and other resources on a network

– Provides a centralized storage area for programs, data,

and information

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Supercomputers

• A supercomputer is the fastest, most powerful

computer

– Fastest supercomputers are capable of processing

more than one quadrillion instructions in a single

second

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Embedded Computers

• An embedded computer is a special-purpose

computer that functions as a component in a

larger product

Page 19 Consumer Electronics Home Automation Devices Automobiles Process Controllers and Robotics Computer Devices and Office Machines

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Examples of Computer Usage

Home User

  • Personal financial management
  • Web access
  • Communications
  • Entertainment Small Office/Home Office User
    • Look up information
    • Send and receive e-mail

messages

  • Make telephone calls Mobile User
    • Connect to other computers on

a network or the Internet

  • Transfer information
  • Play video games
  • Listen to music
  • Watch movies Pages 20 – 23 Figures 1- 26 – 1 - 28 Click to view Web Link, click Chapter 1, Click Web Link from left navigation, then click Minorities in Technology below Chapter 1

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Examples of Computer Usage

Power User

  • Work with multimedia
  • Use industry-specific software

Enterprise User

  • Communicate among employees
  • Process high volumes of transactions
  • Blog Pages 23 – 24 Figures 1- 29 – 1 - 30 Click to view Web Link, click Chapter 1, Click Web Link from left navigation, then click Enterprise Computing below Chapter 1

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