Computer Hardware Predictions
Many changes in computers and peripheral devices are incrementalthey are essentially consequences of Moores Law. Identify and describe a fundamental, non-incremental change to computer hardware that you think has a good chance to occur in the next decade. What effects do you expect it to have? Why do you expect this change to occur?
Resources Overview
During Week 1, you will use a variety of resources, including selections from the course textbooks and audio versions of key readings. The Weekly Schedule (a navigation link under Week 1) outlines the resources you will need to participate in the Discussion and complete the Application Assignment.
Below you will find this weeks individual resources available in this online classroom. You can play/view and download the individual course media assets where available.
This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this weeks assigned Learning Resources. To access select media resources, please use the media players below.
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Media
Video: Week 1 Overview
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 15 minutes.
This video provides an introduction to the weeks resources and assignments.
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Reading
Course Text: OBrien, J., & Marakas, G. (2013). Introduction to information systems (16th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 3, Computer Hardware
Chapter 3 explains the different types of computer systems and offers a peek under the hood at the technologies in the system unit and common peripheral devices. You will get a short history of the computer and see many of its current applications in business.
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Audio
Chapter 3 Audio Summary
Chapter 3 Audio Summary (Transcript)
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Media
Video: Laureate Education (Producer). (2008). Computer hardware tour [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes.
Watch this video tutorial to see the components of your computer.