Computing Environment

Computing Environment

1. Hardware

   • input devices
     • keyboard
     • mouse
     • drive
     • optical drive
     • touch screen
     • modem
     • scanner
     • joystick
     • webcam
     • card reader
     • microphone
     • sensors
   • output devices
     • monitor
     • printer
     • external drive
     • speakers
     • speakers
     • modem
     • projector
   • storage devices
     • RAM
     • external drive
     • hard drive
   • computation
     • motherboard
       • cpu
       • RAM
       • power supply
       • video card
       • sound card

2. software

   • operating systems
     • MS Windows
     • Android
     • Linux
     • MacOS
     • UNix
   • Application Software
     • Word
     • EXcel
     • Powerpoint
     • Outlook
     • Access
     • Publisher
     • Project
     • Photoshop
     • Acrobat
     • CAD
     • Tax Prep
   • Browsers
     • Google Chrome
     • Firefox
     • Explorer
     • Safari
   • Programming and development
     • Java
     • Visual Basic
     • C++
     • Cobol
     • Pascal
     • Fortran
     • Rexxx
     • Python
     • SQL

3. people

   • Hardware
   • Software
   • Communications
   • Data

4. communication

   • transmission modes
     • simplex
     • half duplex
     • duplex
   • WAN
     • TCP/IP
       • Modem
   • LAN
     • topology
       • star
       • bus
       • token ring