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Discovering Computers 2004

• That computer literacy entails having knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.
• A computer contains components such as hardware, input devices, output devices, a system unit, storage devices and communications devices.
• A computer is a powerful tool because it performs with amazing speed, reliability, consistency, and accuracy.
• Networks allow computers to share resources, such as hardware, software, data, and information.
• The Web is a global library of documents containing information that is available to anyone connected to the Internet.
• Installing a program is the process of setting up the program to work with other components; Running a program means to use it.
• System software and application software are the two categories of software.
• Computers fall into 5 categories: personal computers, mobile computers and mobile devices, midrange servers, mainframes, and supercomputers.
• Computer users fall into five categories: home users, small office/home office users, mobile users, large business users, and power users.