New Perspectives on Computer Concepts

by PARSONS/OJA

• ISBN13: 9780619100049
• ISBN10: 0619100044
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-12
• Publisher: Course Technology

Table of Contents

Computer, Internet, and Network Basics	2	(54)
Computer Basics	4	(11)
A Computer is...	4	(2)
Computer Categories	6	(3)
Personal Computer Systems	9	(2)
Data, Information, and Files	11	(1)
Application Software and Operating System Basics	12	(1)
QuickCheck A	13	(1)
Lab: Operating a Personal Computer	14	(1)
Internet Basics	15	(11)
Internet Resources	15	(3)
Internet Connections	18	(2)
Internet Service Providers	20	(2)
User IDs and Passwords	22	(2)
QuickCheck B	24	(1)
Lab: Making a Dial-up Connection	25	(1)
Web Basics	26	(10)
The World Wide Web	26	(2)
Browsers	28	(3)
Search Engines	31	(3)
QuickCheck C	34	(1)
Lab: Browsing and Searching	35	(1)
E-mail Basics	36	(8)
E-mail Overview	36	(4)
E-mail Technology	40	(2)
QuickCheck D	42	(1)
Lab: Using E-mail	43	(1)
TechTalk: The Boot Process	44	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	47	(1)
Issue: How Private is E-mail?	48	(2)
Review Activities	50	(6)
Interactive Summary	50	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	52	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	53	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	54	(1)
Study Tips	54	(1)
Projects	55	(1)
Additional Projects	55	(1)
Computer Hardware	56	(54)
Data Representation and Digital Electronics	58	(8)
Digital Data Representation	58	(3)
Quantifying Bits and Bytes	61	(1)
Digital Electronics	62	(2)
QuickCheck A	64	(1)
Lab: Working with Binary Numbers	65	(1)
Microprocessors and Memory	66	(10)
Microprocessor Basics	66	(1)
Microprocessor Performance Factors	67	(2)
Today's Microprocessors	69	(1)
Random Access Memory	70	(2)
Read-Only Memory	72	(1)
CMOS Memory	73	(1)
QuickCheck B	74	(1)
Lab: Benchmarking	75	(1)
Storage Devices	76	(12)
Storage Basics	76	(3)
Floppy Disk Technology	79	(2)
Hard Disk Technology	81	(2)
Tape Storage	83	(1)
CD Technology	84	(2)
DVD Technology	86	(1)
QuickCheck C	87	(1)
Input and Output Devices	88	(10)
Expansion Slots, Cards, and Ports	88	(4)
Installing Peripheral Devices	92	(1)
Display Devices	92	(2)
Printers	94	(3)
QuickCheck D	97	(1)
TechTalk: How a Microprocessor Executes Instructions	98	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	101	(1)
Issue: Why Recycle Computers?	102	(2)
Review Activities	104	(6)
Interactive Summary	104	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	106	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	107	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	108	(1)
Study Tips	108	(1)
Projects	109	(1)
Additional Projects	109	(1)
Computer Software	110	(58)
Software Basics	112	(6)
Software, Programs, and Data Files	114	(1)
Programmers and Programming Languages	114	(1)
How Software Works	115	(1)
Application Software and System Software	116	(1)
QuickCheck A	117	(1)
Personal Computer Operating Systems	118	(10)
Operating System Overview	118	(5)
Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, and DOS	123	(3)
QuickCheck B	126	(1)
Lab: Using the Windows Interface	127	(1)
Application Software	128	(20)
Document Production Software	128	(5)
Spreadsheet Software	133	(3)
Accounting and Finance, Mathematical Modeling, and Statistical Software	136	(1)
Data Management Software	137	(4)
Graphics Software	141	(2)
Music Software	143	(1)
Video Editing Software	144	(1)
Educational and Reference Software	144	(1)
Entertainment Software	145	(2)
Business Software	147	(1)
QuickCheck C	147	(1)
Software Installation and Copyrights	148	(9)
Installation Basics	148	(2)
Installing From Distribution Disks or CDs	150	(1)
Installing Downloaded Software	151	(1)
Uninstalling Software	152	(1)
Software Copyrights	153	(1)
Software Licenses	153	(2)
QuickCheck D	155
Lab: Installing and Uninstalling Software	153	(4)
TechTalk: The Windows Registry	157	(3)
QuickCheck TechTalk	159	(1)
Issue: Is Piracy a Problem?	160	(2)
Review Activities	162	(6)
Interactive Summary	162	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	164	(1)
Software Key Terms	165	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	165	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	166	(1)
Study Tips	166	(1)
Projects	167	(1)
Additional Projects	167	(1)
File Management, Virus Protection, and Backup	168	(48)
File Basics	170	(4)
Filenames, Extensions, and Formats	170	(2)
File Locations, Folders, and Paths	172	(1)
File Sizes and Dates	173	(1)
QuickCheck A	173	(1)
File Management	174	(11)
Application-Based File Management	174	(2)
File Management Utilities	176	(1)
File Management Metaphors	177	(1)
Windows Explorer	178	(2)
Physical File Storage	180	(3)
QuickCheck B	183	(1)
Lab: Working with Windows Explorer	184	(1)
Computer Viruses	185	(8)
Viruses, Trojan Horses, and Worms	185	(4)
Antivirus Software	189	(2)
Virus Hoaxes	191	(1)
QuickCheck C	192	(1)
Data Backup	193	(10)
Backup and Restore Procedures	193	(5)
Backup Equipment	198	(2)
Backup Software	200	(1)
QuickCheck D	201	(1)
Lab: Backing Up Your Computer	202	(1)
TechTalk: File Formats	203	(5)
QuickCheck TechTalk	207	(1)
Issue: Is it a Crime?	208	(2)
Review Activities	210	(6)
Interactive Summary	210	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	212	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	213	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	214	(1)
Study Tips	214	(1)
Projects	215	(1)
Additional Projects	215	(1)
Internet and Lan Technology	216	(56)
Network Building Blocks	218	(13)
Transmitting Data	218	(3)
Network Links	221	(2)
Network Devices	223	(1)
Network Addresses	223	(1)
Network Topology	224	(1)
Packet and Circuit Switching Technology	225	(1)
Communications Protocols	226	(2)
Network Classifications	228	(2)
QuickCheck A	230	(1)
Internet Building Blocks	231	(9)
Background	231	(1)
Internet Hardware and Connections	232	(2)
Internet Protocols	234	(1)
IP Addresses	234	(1)
Domain Names	235	(3)
QuickCheck B	238	(1)
Lab: Tracking Packets	239	(1)
Internet Access	240	(14)
Dial-up Connections	240	(3)
Cable Television Connections	243	(4)
DSL, ISDN, T1, and T3	247	(2)
Wireless Internet Access	249	(3)
QuickCheck C	252	(1)
Lab: Securing Your Connection	253	(1)
LAN Technology	254	(7)
LAN Services and Resources	254	(1)
LAN Hardware	255	(1)
LAN Standards and Protocols	256	(1)
LAN Addresses	257	(1)
LAN Software	257	(1)
LAN Installation	258	(2)
LAN Security	260	(1)
QuickCheck D	260	(1)
TechTalk: OSI Layers and Protocol Stacks	261	(3)
QuickCheck TechTalk	263	(1)
Issue: Free Wi Fi? Why not?	264	(2)
Review Activities	266	(6)
Interactive Summary	266	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	268	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	269	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	270	(1)
Study Tips	270	(1)
Projects	271	(1)
Additional Projects	271	(1)
Web Pages, Web Sites, and E-Commerce	272	(58)
Web Technology	274	(15)
The Web, the Net, and Hypertext	274	(2)
HTML	276	(4)
Web Browsers	280	(1)
Helper Applications, Plug-ins, & Players	281	(1)
HTTP	282	(1)
Web Servers	283	(2)
Cookies	285	(2)
QuickCheck A	287	(1)
Lab: Working with Cookies	288	(1)
Basic Web Page Authoring	289	(11)
Web Page Authoring Tools	289	(2)
Basic Web Page Components	291	(1)
Styles and Style Sheets	292	(1)
Web Page Graphics	293	(1)
Links, Buttons, and Hot Spots	294	(2)
Tables	296	(1)
Frames	297	(1)
Testing and Posting Web Pages	298	(1)
QuickCheck B	299	(1)
Web Page Extensions, Scripts, and Programs	300	(9)
DHTML	300	(1)
XML, XSL, and XHTML	301	(1)
JavaScript and VBScript	302	(1)
Java Applets	303	(2)
ActiveX Controls	305	(2)
QuickCheck C	307	(1)
Lab: Browser Security Settings	308	(1)
E-commerce	309	(9)
E-commerce Basics	309	(2)
Shopping Carts	311	(1)
Order Forms and Secure Transactions	312	(2)
Credit Card Security	314	(1)
Electronic Wallets	315	(1)
Person-To-Person Payment Services	316	(1)
QuickCheck D	317	(1)
TechTalk: Encryption	318	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	321	(1)
Issue: Is the Truth Out There?	322	(2)
Review Activities	324	(6)
Interactive Summary	324	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	326	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	327	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	328	(1)
Study Tips	328	(1)
Projects	329	(1)
Additional Projects	329	(1)
Digital Media	330	(53)
Bitmap Graphics	332	(12)
Bitmap Basics	332	(1)
Scanners and Cameras	333	(2)
Modifying Bitmap Graphics	335	(1)
Image Resolution	335	(3)
Color Depth and Palettes	338	(3)
Bitmap Graphics Formats	341	(1)
QuickCheck A	342	(1)
Lab: Working with Bitmap Graphics	343	(1)
Vector and 3-D Graphics	344	(9)
Vector Graphics Basics	344	(4)
Vector-to-Bitmap Conversion	348	(1)
Vector Graphics on the Web	349	(1)
3-D Graphics	350	(2)
QuickCheck B	352	(1)
Desktop Video	353	(11)
Desktop Video Basics	353	(2)
Video Cameras	355	(1)
Video Transfer and Storage	356	(2)
Desktop Video Editing and Processing	358	(3)
Web-based Video	361	(1)
QuickCheck C	362	(1)
Lab: Video Editing	363	(1)
Digital Sound	364	(7)
Waveform Audio	364	(4)
MIDI Music	368	(1)
Speech Recognition and Synthesis	369	(1)
QuickCheck D	370	(1)
TechTalk: Data Compression	371	(5)
QuickCheck TechTalk	375	(1)
Issue: Who's Got the Rights?	376	(2)
Review Activities	378	(5)
Interactive Summary	378	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	380	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	381	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	382	(1)
Study Tips	382	(1)
Projects	383	(1)
Additional Projects	383