After reading this chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions:
- What does it mean to be “computer fluent”?
- How does being computer fluent make you a savvy computer user and
consumer?
- How can becoming computer fluent help you in a career?
- How can becoming computer fluent help you understand and take
advantage of future technologies?
- What kinds of challenges do computers bring to a digital society, and
how does becoming computer fluent help you deal with these
challenges?
- What exactly is a computer, and what are its four main functions?
- What is the difference between data and information?
- What are bits and bytes, and how are they measured?
- What hardware does a computer use to perform its
functions?
- What are the two main types of software you find in a computer?
- What different kinds of computers are there?
