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Estimated completion time: 40 minutes
Computers and digital media are pervasive in our lives. Here we look at purchasing a desktop PC or laptop. Consider hand-held devices like smartphones and iPods; devices that can reasonably be described as computers. The last section isn't, strictly speaking, about computers — it briefly surveys some other ways digital media and equipment is making its way into our lives.
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| student | This unit has the most direct impact on saving you money and understanding some of the technology you use all the time. |
| professional | Workers are using personal devices more often for business. |
| citizen of a digital society |
Special attention should be payed to the personal, mobile electronic devices. Convergence of technology and miniaturization will continue and this will have a big impact on the future of computing. There are many ways computers already impact our daily lives. |
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Purchasing a computer Personal computing systems and mobile systems |
| instructor goals | Relate computing to everyday lives |
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