Computers : Exploring Concepts

Name: Computers : Exploring Concepts
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ISBN: 9780763812959

ISBN-10: 0763812951

ISBN-13: 9780763812959

Edition: 1st

Authors: Floyd Fuller

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A heavily illustrated introduction to the principles of information processing. Fuller (Appalachian State U.) provides background on the basics of hardware, software, and telecommunications and the Internet, broken down into bite-size explanations, to help prospective employees compete in the job market. Intended to serve as a standalone guide or as a companion to textbooks on various computer applications. c. Book News Inc.

Book details

Edition: 1st
Publisher: EMC/Paradigm Publishing
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 224
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Preface	p. vii
Managing Information and Change in a Connected World	p. 1
Cyber Scenario	p. 3
The Global Community of the Internet	p. 4
The Internet and the World Wide Web	p. 4
Size of the Internet	p. 5
Navigating the Internet: A Survival Skill	p. 7
What Is the Internet?	p. 7
A Brief History of the Internet and the World Wide Web	p. 7
The World Wide Web within the Internet	p. 9
How Information Travels over the Internet	p. 10
Ways to Use the Internet	p. 11
Networks: Skeletal Framework of the Internet	p. 12
Computers: Keys to the Internet	p. 12
The Role of the Computer	p. 13
Computers and Computer Systems	p. 14
Computer Hardware and Software: An Overview	p. 15
Categories of Computers	p. 16
Personal Computers	p. 16
Minicomputers	p. 18
Mainframe Computers	p. 18
Supercomputers	p. 19
How Computers Work	p. 19
Data Representation: Bits and Bytes	p. 19
ASCII and EBCDIC Coding Schemes	p. 19
The Central Processing Unit (CPU)	p. 20
Computer Storage	p. 24
Internal Storage	p. 24
Secondary (External) Storage	p. 26
On the Horizon	p. 28
Computer Chips: Denser, Faster, and More Powerful	p. 28
Computers: Shrinking Size and Growing Capabilities	p. 28
Molecular Data Storage	p. 28
Embedded Computers Everywhere	p. 28
Expanding Use of Artificial Intelligence	p. 28
Faster Communication and a Shrinking Global Community	p. 29
Chapter Summary	p. 30
Timeline	p. 30
Key Terms	p. 31
Internet Tutorial: Browsing the Web Using Web Addresses	p. 32
Communicating Clearly	p. 36
Technology Terms	p. 36
Techno Literacy	p. 36
Connecting with Concepts	p. 37
Technology Processes	p. 37
Key Principles	p. 38
Mining Data	p. 39
Things That Think	p. 40
Predicting Next Steps	p. 40
Solving Problems	p. 40
Examining Ethical Issues	p. 41
Answers to Technology Terms and Key Principles Questions	p. 41
Special Features
Computers in Your Future?	p. 5
Drivers: Tim Berners-Lee	p. 6
Hot Wired: Teledesic: Internet in the Sky	p. 12
E-thics: Opening the New World to Disabled Persons	p. 15
Globe Trotting: Will the Internet Crack the Great Wall?	p. 17
Hot Wired: Coming Soon--Organ Gardens	p. 23
Globe Trotting: Uniting Africa Online	p. 26
E-thics: A Tower as Lovely as a Tree	p. 26
Upstarts: Girl Tech	p. 27
Hot Wired: Are You My Mother?	p. 29
Hardware: Enabling Information Processing	p. 1
Cyber Scenario	p. 3
Embedded Computers in Your Future	p. 4
What Is Hardware?	p. 4
Personal Computer Hardware	p. 4
Types of Hardware Devices	p. 4
System Unit Hardware	p. 5
Motherboards	p. 5
Microprocessors	p. 6
RAM Chips	p. 7
Cache Memory	p. 8
ROM Chips	p. 8
Ports	p. 9
Expansion Slots	p. 9
PC Cards	p. 10
Buses	p. 10
Input Hardware	p. 10
Keyboards	p. 11
Special-Function Keyboards	p. 11
The Mouse and Other Point-and-Click Devices	p. 13
Trackballs	p. 14
Touch Pads and Touch Screens	p. 14
Joysticks	p. 15
Pens and Tablets	p. 16
Graphics Tablets	p. 16
Optical Scanners	p. 16
Bar Code Readers	p. 18
Audio Input	p. 18
Video Input	p. 19
Applications for Video Input	p. 20
Digital Cameras	p. 20
Output Hardware	p. 22
Monitors	p. 22
Printers	p. 23
Plotters	p. 27
Speakers	p. 29
Storage Devices	p. 29
Magnetic Storage Devices	p. 29
Types of Magnetic Storage Media	p. 29
Floppy Disks and Disk Drives	p. 30
Hard Disks and Disk Drives	p. 33
Optical Disks and Disk Drives	p. 34
Large Computer Hardware	p. 37
Storage Devices	p. 37
WORM Disks	p. 39
On the Horizon	p. 40
Wireless, Wireless, and More Wireless	p. 40
Increased Magnetic Data Storage Capacities	p. 40
Improved Monitors	p. 40
More Smart Cards	p. 40
Biometric Authentication Devices as Security Measures	p. 41
Internet Tutorial 2: Conducting a Simple Search	p. 42
Chapter Summary	p. 46
Timeline	p. 46
Key Terms	p. 47
Communicating Clearly	p. 48
Technology Terms	p. 48
Techno Literacy	p. 48
Connecting with Concepts	p. 50
Technology Processes	p. 50
Key Principles	p. 50
Mining Data	p. 51
Things That Think	p. 52
Predicting Next Steps	p. 52
Solving Problems	p. 53
Examining Ethical Issues	p. 53
Answers to Technology Terms and Key Principles Questions	p. 53
Special Features
Hot Wired: Is There a Pocket for my Cell Phone?	p. 7
Globe Trotting: Reaching Mongolia	p. 9
E-thics: Votes for Sale?	p. 10
Drivers: Michael Dell	p. 12
Hot Wired: Subzero Meteor Hunting	p. 15
Drivers: Jack S. Kilby	p. 24
Drivers: Steven Jobs	p. 28
Computers in Your Future: The Online Job Search	p. 39
Hot Wired: Leading by a Nose	p. 41
Software: Operating Systems and Productivity Applications	p. 1
Cyber Scenario	p. 3
Software for a Soft Job?	p. 4
What Is Computer Software?	p. 4
System Software	p. 4
Operating Systems	p. 4
Software User Interfaces	p. 8
Command-Line Interfaces	p. 8
Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)	p. 9
Features of a Graphical User Interface	p. 10
Icons That Represent Common Commands	p. 13
On-screen Desktop	p. 14
Display Windows	p. 14
Dialog Boxes	p. 14
Online Help	p. 18
Commonly Used Operating Systems Platforms	p. 19
Windows 3.x	p. 19
Windows 95	p. 20
Windows 98	p. 20
Windows NT	p. 22
Windows 2000 Professional	p. 23
Windows 2000 Server	p. 25
Windows Me	p. 25
Windows CE	p. 26
Palm OS	p. 26
Macintosh Operating System (Mac OS)	p. 26
OS/2	p. 27
UNIX	p. 27
Linux	p. 28
Java	p. 29
Utilities and Translators	p. 29
Utility Programs	p. 29
Language Translators	p. 31
Productivity (Application) Software	p. 32
Categories of Productivity Software	p. 33
Word Processors	p. 33
Spreadsheets	p. 37
Database Management Software	p. 38
Presentation Graphics Software	p. 42
Communications Software	p. 44
Desktop Publishing Software	p. 45
Software Suites	p. 46
Proprietary Software vs. Freeware/Shareware	p. 47
On the Horizon	p. 48
Speech Recognition Software	p. 48
Pattern Recognition Software	p. 48
Enhanced Artificial Intelligence	p. 49
Rentable Productivity Applications	p. 49
Chapter Summary	p. 50
Timeline	p. 50
Key Terms	p. 51
Internet Tutorial 3: Conducting an Advanced Search	p. 52
Communicating Clearly	p. 56
Technology Terms	p. 56
Techno Literacy	p. 56
Connecting with Concepts	p. 57
Technology Processes	p. 57
Key Principles	p. 58
Mining Data	p. 59
Things That Think	p. 60
Predicting Next Steps	p. 60
Solving Problems	p. 60
Examining Ethical Issues	p. 61
Answers to Technology Terms and Key Principles Questions	p. 61
Special Features
Hot Wired: A Dog with a Byte	p. 4
Drivers: Bill Gates	p. 12
Hot Wired: Keep 'Em Moving	p. 19
Globe Trotting: India's Silicon Valley	p. 22
Drivers: Bill Atkinson	p. 24
Hot Wired: Bluetooth	p. 45
E-thics: Onward Cyber Soldiers	p. 46
Computers in Your Future: Computer Security Engineer	p. 47
Connectivity: Telecommunications, Networks, and the Internet	p. 1
Cyber Scenario	p. 3
Networking over the Net	p. 4
Telecommunications: Connecting Networks to the Internet	p. 4
Networking Components	p. 4
Characteristics of Data Transmission	p. 5
Bandwidth	p. 5
Analog versus Digital Transmission	p. 6
Serial versus Parallel Transmission
Communications Media	p. 8
Wire versus Wireless Media	p. 8
Types of Wire Media	p. 9
Internet Services Digital Network (ISDN)	p. 11
T Lines	p. 11
Wireless Communications Media	p. 11
Microwave Systems	p. 11
Satellite Systems	p. 13
Cellular Technology	p. 14
Infrared Technology	p. 16
Network Classifications	p. 16
Networks Classified by Architecture	p. 17
Networks Classified by Coverage	p. 18
Networks Classified by Users	p. 20
Network Topologies (Layouts)	p. 23
Bus Topologies	p. 23
Star Topologies	p. 25
Ring Topologies	p. 25
Hybrid Topologies	p. 26
Networking and Communications Hardware	p. 27
Hubs	p. 27
Repeaters	p. 27
Routers	p. 27
Bridges	p. 28
Gateways	p. 28
Multiplexers	p. 29
Concentrators	p. 20
Communications Software and Protocols	p. 29
Features of Communications Utilities	p. 30
Communications Protocols	p. 30
Protocols for Local Area Networks (LANs)	p. 33
Protocols for Wide Area Networks (WANs)	p. 33
Internet and Web Protocols	p. 33
Electronic Mail Protocols	p. 34
Wireless Application Protocols	p. 34
The Internet: A Worldwide Network	p. 34
Electronic Mail (E-Mail)	p. 37
Information Retrieval	p. 38
File Transfer	p. 38
Chat Rooms	p. 38
Entertainment	p. 38
Online Shopping	p. 38
Distance Learning	p. 39
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce)	p. 40
Electronic Bulletin Boards	p. 40
Telecommuting	p. 41
Connecting to the Internet	p. 41
Types of Internet Connections	p. 41
Alternatives to the Telephone/Modem Connection	p. 42
Using a Browser	p. 43
Using Search Engines	p. 46
Networking and Internet Concerns	p. 47
Standard Protocols and Adequate Bandwidths	p. 47
Privacy Issues	p. 47
Security Protections	p. 47
Copyright Infringement	p. 48
Viruses	p. 49
On the Horizon	p. 50
Optical Networks: Shining Light of the Future	p. 50
Another Internet?	p. 50
Chapter Summary	p. 52
Timeline	p. 52
Key Terms	p. 55
Internet Tutorial 4: Creating a Web Page in Word	p. 56
Communicating Clearly	p. 60
Technology Terms	p. 60
Techno Literacy	p. 61
Connecting with Concepts	p. 61
Technology Processes	p. 61
Key Principles	p. 62
Mining Data	p. 63
Things That Think	p. 64
Predicting Next Steps	p. 64
Solving Problems	p. 65
Examining Ethical Issues	p. 65
Answers to Technology Terms and Key Principles Exercises	p. 65
Special Features
Hot Wired: All Together Now	p. 6
E-thics: Crossing the Digital Divide	p. 9
Drivers: Larry Ellison	p. 12
E-thics: The Internet Is the Water Cooler	p. 13
Computers in Your Future: Webmaster	p. 15
Globe Trotting: Connecting Native Americans	p. 19
Hot Wired: Wearable PCs	p. 23
Upstarts: David Versus Goliath	p. 24
Computers in Your Future: Computer Network Technician	p. 49
Glossary	p. 1
Index	p. 1
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