After studying this chapter you will be able to understand: What is an input and different forms of input? What is ergonomics? How can you configure a mouse? What is an output and its different forms? What is refresh rate? What is RAM & ROM? Differentiate between combo and super drive? | Computer Software Associate Degree in Education (ADE) Lecture 03 By Sajid Riaz Knowledge test What is an input and different forms of input? What is ergonomics? How can you configure a mouse? What is an output and its different forms? What is refresh rate? What is RAM & ROM? Differentiate between combo and super drive? Topics covered Operating system software introduction Application software usage and its types Word processing, spreadsheets, multimedia, etc. Hands on activities on: User window (minimizing, maximizing, closing a window, menu, status and other bars etc.) Computer Software System software & application software Activity- (10 minutes) Which kind of software you or your family ever use? What is the purpose of using these software? Can you tell some software names? Share your experiences with your classmates about these software? Software Software Tell the computer what to do Also called a program Thousands of programs exist Types of software System software Perform . | Computer Software Associate Degree in Education (ADE) Lecture 03 By Sajid Riaz Knowledge test What is an input and different forms of input? What is ergonomics? How can you configure a mouse? What is an output and its different forms? What is refresh rate? What is RAM & ROM? Differentiate between combo and super drive? Topics covered Operating system software introduction Application software usage and its types Word processing, spreadsheets, multimedia, etc. Hands on activities on: User window (minimizing, maximizing, closing a window, menu, status and other bars etc.) Computer Software System software & application software Activity- (10 minutes) Which kind of software you or your family ever use? What is the purpose of using these software? Can you tell some software names? Share your experiences with your classmates about these software? Software Software Tell the computer what to do Also called a program Thousands of programs exist Types of software System software Perform general operation like copying a file Examples: Operating system- (windows) Network operating system- (Windows server) Application software Perform a particular task like video player Examples: Microsoft office: (word, power point, excel) Windows media player, Skype, MS paint, etc. Operating system (OS) Operating system Tells the computer how to use its own components Examples are DOS, Windows, Linux, Macintosh Functions of an OS: Provide a user interface: desktop Run programs: application programs Manage hardware devices: resource sharing Organized file storage: R/w operations DOS DOS Disk Operating System Developed by Microsoft Command Line Interface- CLI Provides prompt line on the screen Commands are entered manually from keyboard Difficult to use Single user OS Most recent versions are DOS and DOS Windows Windows Graphical User Interface- GUI Provides graphical images on the screen Developed by Microsoft Attractive interface Easy to interact with the computer Multitasking .
