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Army Medical AMEDD Computer Literacy IAMEDD Computer Literacy IDevelopmentTable of ContentsIntroductionCredit AwardedLesson AssignmentLesson 1. The History of ComputersMakeshift AidsCuneiform TablesEarly Data ProcessingThe Aztec Calendar and Other Unnamed Data Processing TechniquesSection II. Machine-Assisted Manual PhasePascal's Adding Machine (1642).The Colmar Commercial Mechanical Calculator (1820). Punch-Card Development:Jacquard's Punch Card-Controlled Loom (1800)Automatic Mechanical ComputersBabbage's Analytical Engine (1833).Section III. Electromechanical PhaseHollerith's Vertical Sorter.Other Punch Card ApplicationsPunch Card Equipment Vs Later ComputersSection IV. Electronic PhaseElectronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (1939-1946)Figure 1-18. The Electronic Numerical Integrator and ComputerVon Neuman Summarizes Key Concepts of the modern "Stored Program" Computer (1945)Binary system.Figure 1-19. EDSAC, the first computer that stored its own programs.Second-Generation Solid-State Computers (1959)Section V. ReviewMachine-Assisted Manual PhaseElectromechanical PhaseThe Electronic Phase (Electronic Digital Computers)First-Generation Stored Program Computer (1947).Third-Generation Integrated Circuit Computers (1964).Exercises, Lesson 1Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 1Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Lesson AssignmentLesson 2. Computer HardwareDigital Computer FunctionThe Central Processing UnitThe Arithmetic/Logic Unit. Figure 2-7. Size comparison: Bit vs eye of a needle.Control Unit.Figure 2-10. The fiveFigure 2-12. A keypunch machine.Magnetic tape or magnetic disks. hard disk (disk)Figure 2-16. Working of a hard disk in a disk drive.Source Data Automation. Figure 2-19. Magnetic ink charactersFigure 2-21. Optical mark recognition on exam answer sheets.Figure 2-22. Bar codes.Figure 2-24. Voice recognition input.The Output UnitDaisy wheel printers.Non-impact Printers. Table 2-1. Comparative speeds of most common printers.Figure 2-28. Student Comment Sheet printed on a laser printer.Figure 2-29. Video display terminal (VDT).Figure 2-31. Composing music with a light pen.StorageFigure 2-32. Secondary storage media are connected to the CPU.Storage Addressing. Figure 2-36. Each unit in main storage has a unique address.Section III. Computer System Limitations"Garbage In, Garbage Out" Syndrome.Exercises, Lesson 2Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 2Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Lesson AssignmentLesson 3. Computer FundamentalsThe Three Stages of Data ProcessingOutput ActivitiesSection II. Teleprocessing SystemsBatch ProcessingAdvantages and Disadvantages.On-Line ProcessingOn-line vs. Batch Processing.Real Time ProcessingService Bureaus and Time-Sharing CompaniesNetworksFigure 3-6. Bulletin board users dialing to connect with their communication network.Figure 3-7. Location of peripheral devices may be local or remoteSection III. Computer SystemsMainframesMinicomputersMicrocomputersApplications.word processingMicroprocessor.Figure 3-16. An integrated circuit (or silicon chip) is scarcely as large as an infant's nail.The Computer on a Chip.Lap-Top Personal Computers.Personal computers to goFigure 3-19. Lap-top vs. desk top PC.Exercises, Lesson 3Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 3GlossaryGlossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.
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AMEDD Computer Literacy IAMEDD Computer Literacy IDevelopmentTable of ContentsIntroductionCredit AwardedLesson AssignmentLesson 1. The History of ComputersMakeshift AidsCuneiform TablesEarly Data ProcessingThe Aztec Calendar and Other Unnamed Data Processing TechniquesSection II. Machine-Assisted Manual PhasePascal's Adding Machine (1642).The Colmar Commercial Mechanical Calculator (1820). Punch-Card Development:Jacquard's Punch Card-Controlled Loom (1800)Automatic Mechanical ComputersBabbage's Analytical Engine (1833).Section III. Electromechanical PhaseHollerith's Vertical Sorter.Other Punch Card ApplicationsPunch Card Equipment Vs Later ComputersSection IV. Electronic PhaseElectronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (1939-1946)Figure 1-18. The Electronic Numerical Integrator and ComputerVon Neuman Summarizes Key Concepts of the modern "Stored Program" Computer (1945)Binary system.Figure 1-19. EDSAC, the first computer that stored its own programs.Second-Generation Solid-State Computers (1959)Section V. ReviewMachine-Assisted Manual PhaseElectromechanical PhaseThe Electronic Phase (Electronic Digital Computers)First-Generation Stored Program Computer (1947).Third-Generation Integrated Circuit Computers (1964).Exercises, Lesson 1Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 1Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 1-cont.Lesson AssignmentLesson 2. Computer HardwareDigital Computer FunctionThe Central Processing UnitThe Arithmetic/Logic Unit. Figure 2-7. Size comparison: Bit vs eye of a needle.Control Unit.Figure 2-10. The fiveFigure 2-12. A keypunch machine.Magnetic tape or magnetic disks. hard disk (disk)Figure 2-16. Working of a hard disk in a disk drive.Source Data Automation. Figure 2-19. Magnetic ink charactersFigure 2-21. Optical mark recognition on exam answer sheets.Figure 2-22. Bar codes.Figure 2-24. Voice recognition input.The Output UnitDaisy wheel printers.Non-impact Printers. Table 2-1. Comparative speeds of most common printers.Figure 2-28. Student Comment Sheet printed on a laser printer.Figure 2-29. Video display terminal (VDT).Figure 2-31. Composing music with a light pen.StorageFigure 2-32. Secondary storage media are connected to the CPU.Storage Addressing. Figure 2-36. Each unit in main storage has a unique address.Section III. Computer System Limitations"Garbage In, Garbage Out" Syndrome.Exercises, Lesson 2Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 2Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 2-cont.Lesson AssignmentLesson 3. Computer FundamentalsThe Three Stages of Data ProcessingOutput ActivitiesSection II. Teleprocessing SystemsBatch ProcessingAdvantages and Disadvantages.On-Line ProcessingOn-line vs. Batch Processing.Real Time ProcessingService Bureaus and Time-Sharing CompaniesNetworksFigure 3-6. Bulletin board users dialing to connect with their communication network.Figure 3-7. Location of peripheral devices may be local or remoteSection III. Computer SystemsMainframesMinicomputersMicrocomputersApplications.word processingMicroprocessor.Figure 3-16. An integrated circuit (or silicon chip) is scarcely as large as an infant's nail.The Computer on a Chip.Lap-Top Personal Computers.Personal computers to goFigure 3-19. Lap-top vs. desk top PC.Exercises, Lesson 3Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Exercises, Lesson 3-cont.Solutions to Exercises, Lesson 3GlossaryGlossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.Glossary-cont.
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