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2143101
Introduction to Information and Communication Engineering
Proadpran Punyabukkana Department of Computer Engineering Faculty of Engineering Chulalongkorn University
Our course
• Logistics
– Day and Time: Tuesday 1pm-4pm – My office is in Eng Building 4, room 17-08
– My email is [email protected] but all of your homeworks should go to [email protected].
– Course website: http://2143101.spaces.live.com.
• Grading
– Assignment: will be graded by your friends. You will rank your friends’ work. You can also earn extra scores if your comments are valuable and constructive.
• Class Participation and Attendance
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What is ICE?
• Information
• Communication
• Engineering
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Other familiar terms
• IT: Information Technology
• ICT: Information & Communication Technology
• IS: Information Science
• MIS: Management Information Systems
• Informatics
• …
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• Nonetheless, we are talking about the disciplines related to
“computer” and its
technologies.
So.. What is a computer?
A machine capable of automatically processing data according to instruction lists given.
(from 2140101)A programmable machine. The two principal characteristics of a computer are:
• It responds to a specific set of instructions in a well-defined manner.
• It can execute a prerecorded list of instructions (a program).
Modern computers are electronic and
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• And today’s computer is not a stand-alone.
• They are connected through “network”.
• Its size ranges from… to …
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World’s “First” Computer
ENIAC
born Feb 14, 1946 at The University of Pennsylvania.
Source: http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~museum/
Aha…The History has changed
• The Atanasoff-Berry Computer: Iowa State University
• It was built by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State University during 1937-42.
• And its name is …..
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ABC
John Vincent Atanasoff
Clifford Berry
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Charles Shorb demonstrates the operation of the ABC
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John Gustafson narrates this tutorial about the ABC
Today’s computers
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The curriculum
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CE & CS
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IS, IT, SE
ICE
