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 COMPUTER SOFTWARE MEANING AND TYPES OF SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to: 1. Define Software/Program 2. List the types of software 3. Install software MEANING OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE Computer Software can be defined as an instruction  that directs the  computer  to accomplish a task.  Software are the applications and programming instructions that tell the  computer  what to do and enable it to use it for things such as playing games, writing an essay or listening to  music . Examples of software are: Web Browser, Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Games ( Scratch, Minecraft), Canva, Zoom, Skype, Windows, Linux, iOs, VLC Media Player e.t.c TYPES OF SOFTWARE The major types of software are: 1. System Software  2. Application Software 1.  SYSTEM SOFTWARE : This i s designed to directly operate the   computer   hardware, to provide basic functionality needed by users and other software...

  THE CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (C.P.U) 1 Meaning and Components of the CPU - Control Unit (CU) - Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) - and Registers Meaning of Central Processing Unit (CPU) The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is the computer component that's responsible for interpreting and executing most of the commands from the computer's other  hardware and software. All sorts of devices use a CPU, including desktop, laptop, tablet computers, and smartphones...even your flat-screen television set. Intel and AMD are the two most popular CPU manufacturers for desktops, laptops, and servers, while  NVIDIA  and  Qualcomm are big smartphone and tablet CPU makers. CPU has different names including processor, microprocessor or the “brain of the computer”. A modern CPU is usually small and square, with short, rounded, metallic connectors on its underside. Some have pins instead of metallic connectors. The CPU attaches directly to a CPU ‘socket’ (or some...

Historical Development of Digital Devices 1 Definition of Digital Devices, Examples   and  Historical Development of Digital Devices Definition of Digital Devices A digital device is an electronic device that processes, stores, or communicates information using digital signals, usually represented by binary digits (0 and 1). Examples of digital devices include: Desktop computers Laptops Smartphones Tablets Digital cameras Smartwatches ATMs Digital televisions Game consoles Calculators Difference Between a Computer and a Digital Device A computer is a type of digital device designed mainly for processing data and performing computational tasks. Digital device is a broader term that includes computers and many other electronic devices that work with digital information. Parts of a Computer A computer is made up of different hardware components that work together to accept data, process it, store it, and produce information. Examples are: 1. Monitor 2. S...

THE INTERNET ENVIRONMENT 1  SEARCH ENGINE  MEANING, EXAMPLES, WORKING PRINCIPLES OF SEARCH ENGINE , AND USES OBJECTIVE 1. Define search engine 2. List the examples of search engine 3. Describe how search engines work. 4. State the uses of search engine MEANING OF SEARCH ENGINE A web search engine is a software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web (database) through a computer/mobile phone. The search results are generally presented in a line of results often referred to as search engine results pages (SERPs). The information may be a mix of web pages, images, and other types of files. EXAMPLES OF SEARCH ENGINE Common Examples of Search engines are: i. Google.com ii.  Mama.com   iii. Ask.com iv. Yahoo.com v. Askjeeves.com VI. Lycos.com vii. Safari.com  viii. Duckduckgo ix. SearchGPT x. Bing.com xi. Gemini  xii. Yahoo!  xiii. Search  xiv. Ecosia e.t.c HOW DO SEARCH ENGINE WORKS ? Google search takes pla...

  OVERVIEW OF COMPUTER SYSTEM   DEFINITION, CONSTITUENTS, PARTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OBJECTIVE: 1. Define Computer 2. State the constituents of Computer 3. List the parts of a computer 4. State the characteristics of computer Definition of a Computer A computer can be defined as an electronic/programmable machine  which under the control of a stored program accepts data, stores the data, processes the data and brings out the results as information. Computer as an IPOS (Input Process Output system) Computer performs 4 key operations on data a.   Input        b.   Processing       c.   Output        d.   Storage a. Input:  data are entered into the computer through the input unit. Data are raw facts that are to be processed into meaningful form. b. Processing:  Computer performs certain operations on data entered into it; the Central Processing Unit (...