Computers : Information Technology in

Textbook introduces the basic concepts of computer hardware and software. Authors overview the purpose of common software packages, processor design, storage devices, types of networks, Internet browsers, security measures, and business information systems. Softcover.

GETTING STARTED

1

(1)

The Personal Computer

2

(2)

The Microsoft Windows Operating System

4

(4)

Going Online

8

(4)

Popular Applications (Word Processing, E-Mail, Browser)

12

(4)

The Technology Revolution

16

(56)

The Information Society

18

(6)

Data and Information

24

(5)

Going Online

29

(2)

Hardware and Software Essentials

31

(4)

Personal Computers to Supercomputers

35

(14)

Computer System Capabilities

49

(2)

How do We Use Computers?

51

(21)

The History of Computing

61

(11)

Software

72

(44)

The Operating System

74

(5)

Windows Concepts and Terminology

79

(11)

Word Processing Software

90

(7)

Presentation Software

97

(4)

Spreadsheet Software

101

(6)

Database Software

107

(9)

Inside the Computer

116

(34)

Going Digital

118

(5)

The PC System Unit

123

(13)

Describing the Processor

136

(3)

Processor Design

139

(11)

The Computer on a Chip

144

(6)

Storing and Retrieving Information

150

(30)

Mass Storage and Files

152

(5)

Magnetic Disks

157

(11)

Backing Up Files

168

(4)

Optical Laser Discs

172

(8)

Information Input and Output

180

(36)

Input Devices

182

(16)

Output Devices

198

(11)

Terminals

209

(7)

Networks and Networking

216

(40)

Our Wired World

218

(3)

The Data Communications Channel

221

(8)

Data Communications Hardware

229

(4)

Networks

233

(23)

PC Buyer's Guide

246

(10)

Going Online

256

(36)

The Internet

258

(9)

Internet Browsers

267

(5)

Internet Resources and Applications

272

(20)

Exploring the Cyberworld

292

(30)

Internet Issues

294

(4)

E-Commerce

298

(9)

Electronic Publishing

307

(6)

Working at Home

313

(4)

Creating a Web Site

317

(5)

IT Ethics and Healthy Computing

322

(30)

The Information Technology Paradox

324

(3)

The Workplace

327

(4)

Ethics in Information Technology

331

(12)

Computer, Internet, and System Security

343

(9)

Personal Computing

352

(54)

System Software for Your PC

354

(5)

Applications Software for Your PC

359

(33)

Sharing Information among Applications

392

(14)

Careers in an Information Society

398

(8)

Information Systems

406

(28)

Information and Decision Making

408

(6)

All About Information Systems

414

(6)

The DP System and the MIS

420

(2)

Decision Support Systems

422

(5)

Expert Systems

427

(2)

Intelligent Agents

429

(5)

Developing Business Information Systems

434

(36)

The System Life Cycle

436

(2)

System Development Techniques and Concepts

438

(6)

Computer-Aided Software Engineering

444

(4)

Prototyping

448

(6)

System Conversion and Implementation

454

(3)

Programming

457

(13)

Robots and Robotics

465

(5)

Technology and Society

470

The Wake up Call

472

(2)

Down the Information Highway

474

(17)

Our Challenge for the Twenty-First Century

491

Answers to Section Self-Checks

1

(1)

Glossary

1

(1)

Index

1

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