New Perspectives on Computer Concepts

by Parsons,June Jamrich

• ISBN13: 9780619267650
• ISBN10: 0619267658
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-28
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Engaging, innovative, and insightful, New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, Eighth Edition will enlighten anyone from the computer novice to the computer savvy with its hands-on approach and cutting-edge learning technology. This edition has been updated throughout to provide you with the most current information on computers, software, and the Internet.

Table of Contents

ORIENTATION
Section A: Getting Started with Your Computer and BookOnCD	4	(8)
Computer Equipment	4	(1)
How to Turn Your Computer On and Off	5	(1)
Windows Basics	6	(1)
Mouse Basics	7	(2)
Keyboard Basics	9	(2)
QuickCheck A	11	(1)
Section B: Getting Started with Software	12	(6)
How to Start Software	12	(1)
Windows Controls	13	(1)
Creating Documents	14	(2)
BookOnCD Software Features	16	(1)
Help	17	(1)
QuickCheck B	17	(1)
Section C: Getting Started on the Internet and New Perspectives NP8 Web Site	18	(4)
Internet and Web Basics	18	(1)
How to Use a Web Browser and Search Engine	18	(2)
Accessing the New Perspectives NP8 Web Site	20	(1)
QuickCheck C	21	(1)
Section D: Communicating with Your Instructor	22	(4)
Working with E-mail	22	(1)
How to Transfer Tracking Disk Data	23	(2)
QuickCheck D	25	(1)
Section E: Security and Privacy	26
Securing Your Computer and Data	26	(1)
Avoiding Viruses	27	(1)
Preventing Intrusions	28	(1)
Blocking Spyware and Pop-Up Ads	29	(1)
Protecting E-commerce Transactions	30	(1)
Avoiding E-mail scams	31	(2)
Protecting Your Privacy	33	(1)
QuickCheck E	33
Computer, Internet, Web, and E-Mail Basics
Section A: 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)
Section B: 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)
Section C: 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)
Section D: E-mail Basics	36	(8)
E-mail Overview	36	(2)
Netiquette	38	(2)
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: E-mail Privacy	48	(2)
Computers in Context: Homeland Security	50	(2)
Review Activities	52	(4)
Interactive Summary	52	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	54	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	55	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	55	(1)
Review on the Web	56	(4)
Student Edition Labs	57	(3)
Computer Hardware
Section A: Data Representation and Digital Electronics	60	(8)
Data Representation	60	(3)
Quantifying Bits and Bytes	63	(1)
Digital Electronics	64	(2)
QuickCheck A	66	(1)
Lab: Working with Binary Numbers	67	(1)
Section B: Microprocessors and Memory	68	(10)
Microprocessor Basics	68	(1)
Microprocessor Performance Factors	69	(2)
Today's Microprocessors	71	(1)
Random Access Memory	72	(2)
Read-Only Memory	74	(1)
CMOS Memory	75	(1)
QuickCheck B	76	(1)
Lab: Benchmarking	77	(1)
Section C: Storage Devices	78	(12)
Storage Basics	78	(3)
Floppy Disk Technology	81	(2)
Hard Disk Technology	83	(2)
Tape Storage	85	(1)
CD and DVD Technology	86	(2)
Solid State Storage	88	(1)
QuickCheck C	89	(1)
Section D: Input and Output Devices	90	(10)
Basic Input Devices	90	(2)
Display Devices	92	(2)
Printers	94	(2)
Installing Peripheral Devices	96	(3)
QuickCheck D	99	(1)
TechTalk: How a Microprocessor Executes Instructions	100	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	103	(1)
Issue: Computers and the Environment	104	(2)
Computers in Context: Military	106	(2)
Review Activities	108	(4)
Interactive Summary	108	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	110	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	111	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	111	(1)
Review on the Web	112	(4)
Student Edition Labs	113	(3)
Computer Software
Section A: Software Basics	116	(6)
Software: The Inside Story	116	(2)
Programmers and Programming Languages	118	(1)
How Software Works	119	(1)
Application Software and System Software	120	(1)
QuickCheck A	121	(1)
Section B: Computer Operating Systems	122	(11)
Operating System Overview	122	(4)
Windows, Mac OS, Unix, Linux, and DOS	126	(4)
Handheld and Tablet Operating Systems	130	(1)
QuickCheck B	131	(1)
Lab: Using the Windows Interface	132	(1)
Section C: Application Software	133	(19)
Document Production Software	133	(5)
Spreadsheet Software	138	(3)
``Number Crunching'' Software	141	(1)
Database Software	142	(3)
Graphics Software	145	(2)
Music Software	147	(1)
Video Editing Software	148	(1)
Software Suites	148	(1)
Educational and Reference Software	149	(1)
Entertainment Software	150	(1)
Business Software	151	(1)
QuickCheck C	151	(1)
Section D: Software Installation and Copyrights	152	(9)
Installation Basics	152	(2)
Installing from Distribution Media	154	(1)
Installing Downloaded Software	155	(1)
Uninstalling Software	156	(1)
Software Copyrights	157	(1)
Software Licenses	157	(2)
QuickCheck D	159	(1)
Lab: Installing and Uninstalling Software	160	(1)
TechTalk: The Windows Registry	161	(3)
QuickCheck TechTalk	163	(1)
Issue: Software Piracy	164	(2)
Computers in Context: Journalism	166	(2)
Review Activities	168	(4)
Interactive Summary	168	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	170	(1)
Software Key Terms	171	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	171	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	171	(1)
Review on the Web	172	(4)
Student Edition Labs	173	(3)
File Management, Virus Protection, and Backup
Section A: File Basics	176	(4)
Filenames, Extensions, and Formats	176	(2)
File Locations, Folders, and Paths	178	(1)
File Sizes and Dates	179	(1)
QuickCheck A	179	(1)
Section B: File Management	180	(11)
Application-Based File Management	180	(2)
File Management Utilities	182	(1)
File Management Metaphors	183	(1)
Windows Explorer	184	(1)
File Management Tips	185	(1)
Physical File Storage	186	(3)
QuickCheck B	189	(1)
Lab: Working with Windows Explorer	190	(1)
Section C: Computer Viruses	191	(8)
Viruses, Trojan Horses, and Worms	191	(5)
Antivirus Software	196	(1)
Virus Hoaxes	197	(1)
QuickCheck C	198	(1)
Section D: Data Backup	199	(10)
Backup and Restore Procedures	199	(4)
Disk, CD, and DVD Backup	203	(1)
Network and Internet Backup	204	(1)
Hard Disk and Tape Backup	204	(2)
Boot and Recovery Disks	206	(1)
QuickCheck D	207	(1)
Lab: Backing Up Your Computer	208	(1)
TechTalk: File Formats	209	(5)
QuickCheck TechTalk	213	(1)
Issue: Computer Crime	214	(2)
Computers in Context: Law Enforcement	216	(2)
Review Activities	218	(4)
Interactive Summary	218	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	220	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	221	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	221	(1)
Review on the Web	222	(4)
Student Edition Labs	223	(3)
Internet and LAN Technology
Section A: Network Building Blocks	226	(12)
Network Advantages and Challenges	226	(2)
Network Classifications	228	(1)
Geographic Scope: PANs, NANs, LANs, WANs, and MANs	228	(1)
Organizational Structure: Client/Server and Peer-to-Peer	229	(1)
Physical Topology	230	(1)
Network Links	231	(2)
Analog and Digital Signals	233	(1)
Bandwidth	234	(1)
Communications Protocols	234	(3)
QuickCheck A	237	(1)
Section B: Local Area Networks	238	(8)
LAN Standards	238	(1)
Ethernet	239	(2)
Wi-Fi	241	(2)
HomePNA and HomePLC Networks	243	(1)
Installing a LAN	244	(1)
Using a LAN	245	(1)
QuickCheck B	245	(1)
Section C: Internet Technology	246	(9)
Background	246	(1)
Internet Structure	247	(1)
ISP Infrastructure	248	(1)
Internet Protocols	249	(1)
IP Addresses	250	(1)
Domain Names	251	(2)
QuickCheck C	253	(1)
Lab: Tracking Packets	254	(1)
Section D: Internet Access	255	(14)
Dial-up Connections	255	(3)
Cable Modem Connections	258	(2)
DSL, ISDN, T1, and T3	260	(2)
Direct Satellite Access	262	(1)
LAN Internet Access	263	(1)
Mobile Internet Access	264	(3)
Internet Connection Roundup	267	(1)
QuickCheck D	267	(1)
Lab: Securing Your Connection	268	(1)
TechTalk: Internet Access Security	269	(3)
QuickCheck TechTalk	271	(1)
Issue: Free Wi-Fi	272	(2)
Computers in Context: Education	274	(2)
Review Activities	276	(4)
Interactive Summary	276	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	278	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	279	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	279	(1)
Review on the Web	280	(4)
Student Edition Labs	281	(3)
Web Pages, Web Sites, and E-Commerce
Section A: Web Technology	284	(15)
The Web, the Net, and Hypertext	284	(2)
HTML and XHTML	286	(3)
Web Browsers	289	(2)
Helper Applications, Plug-ins, and Players	291	(1)
HTTP	292	(1)
Web Servers	293	(2)
Cookies	295	(2)
QuickCheck A	297	(1)
Lab: Working with Cookies	298	(1)
Section B: Basic Web Page Authoring	299	(11)
Web Page Authoring Tools	299	(2)
Basic Web Page Components	301	(1)
Formats, Styles, and Style Sheets	302	(1)
Web Page Graphics, Sound, and Animation	303	(1)
Links, Buttons, and Hot Spots	304	(2)
HTML Forms	306	(1)
Tables and Frames	307	(1)
Testing and Posting Web Pages	308	(1)
QuickCheck B	309	(1)
Section C: Web Page Extensions, Scripts, and Programs	310	(9)
DHTML	310	(1)
XML and XSL	311	(1)
JavaScript and VBScript	312	(1)
Java Applets	313	(2)
ActiveX Controls	315	(2)
QuickCheck C	317	(1)
Lab: Browser Security Settings	318	(1)
Section D: E-commerce	319	(9)
E-commerce Basics	319	(2)
Online Shopping	321	(1)
Shopping Carts	322	(1)
Transaction Privacy and Security	323	(3)
Electronic Wallets	326	(1)
Person-to-Person Payment Services	327	(1)
QuickCheck D	327	(1)
TechTalk: Encryption	328	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	331	(1)
Issue: Information Quality	332	(2)
Computers in Context: Fashion Industry	334	(2)
Review Activities	336	(4)
Interactive Summary	336	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	338	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	339	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	339	(1)
Review on the Web	340	(4)
Student Edition Labs	341	(3)
Digital Media
Section A: Bitmap Graphics	344	(12)
Bitmap Basics	344	(1)
Scanners and Cameras	345	(2)
Modifying Bitmap Graphics	347	(1)
Image Resolution	347	(3)
Color Depth and Palettes	350	(3)
Bitmap Graphics Formats	353	(1)
QuickCheck A	354	(1)
Lab: Working with Bitmap Graphics	355	(1)
Section B: Vector and 3-D Graphics	356	(9)
Vector Graphics Basics	356	(4)
Vector-to-Bitmap Conversion	360	(1)
Vector Graphics on the Web	361	(1)
3-D Graphics	362	(2)
QuickCheck B	364	(1)
Section C: Digital Video	365	(11)
Digital Video Basics	365	(1)
Producing Video Footage	366	(1)
Video Transfer	367	(3)
Video Editing	370	(1)
Video Output	371	(1)
Desktop, PDA, and Web Video	372	(1)
DVD Video	373	(1)
QuickCheck C	374	(1)
Lab: Video Editing	375	(1)
Section D: Digital Sound	376	(8)
Waveform Audio	376	(3)
Portable Audio Players	379	(1)
Midi Music	380	(2)
Speech Recognition and Synthesis	382	(1)
QuickCheck D	383	(1)
TechTalk: Data Compression	384	(6)
QuickCheck TechTalk	389	(1)
Issue: Digital Rights Management	390	(2)
Computers in Context: Film	392	(2)
Review Activities	394	(4)
Interactive Summary	394	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	396	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	397	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	397	(1)
Review on the Web	398	(4)
Student Edition Labs	399	(3)
The Computer Industry: History, Products, and Careers
Section A: Computer History	402	(11)
Manual Calculators	402	(1)
Mechanical Calculators	403	(2)
Computer Prototypes	405	(2)
Generations of Computers	407	(3)
Personal Computers	410	(2)
QuickCheck A	412	(1)
Section B: The Computer and IT Industries	413	(13)
Industry Overview	413	(3)
Economic Factors	416	(2)
Product Development	418	(2)
Market Share	420	(2)
Marketing Channels	422	(2)
Industry Regulation	424	(1)
QuickCheck B	425	(1)
Section C: Careers for Computer Professionals	426	(10)
Jobs and Salaries	426	(3)
Working Conditions	429	(3)
Education	432	(2)
Certification	434	(1)
QuickCheck C	435	(1)
Section D: Job Hunting Resources	436	(10)
Job Hunting Basics	436	(1)
Resumes for Today's Job Market	437	(2)
Web Portfolios	439	(1)
Job Listings	440	(1)
Job Banks	441	(2)
Head Hunters and Employment Agencies	443	(1)
Evaluating Job Openings	444	(1)
QuickCheck D	444	(1)
Lab: Online Job Hunting	445	(1)
TechTalk: The Future of Computing	446	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	449	(1)
Issue: Offshoring	450	(2)
Computers in Context: Travel	452	(2)
Review Activities	454	(4)
Interactive Summary	454	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	456	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	457	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	457	(1)
Review on the Web	458	(4)
Student Edition Labs	459	(3)
Information Systems Analysis and Design
Section A: Information Systems	462	(11)
Information Systems in Organizations	462	(3)
Transaction Processing Systems	465	(2)
Management Information Systems	467	(1)
Decision Support Systems	468	(2)
Expert Systems and Neural Networks	470	(2)
QuickCheck A	472	(1)
Section B: Systems Analysis	473	(9)
Planning Phase	473	(1)
Assemble Project Team	474	(1)
Justify Project	474	(3)
System Development Life Cycle	477	(1)
Analysis Phase	478	(1)
Study the Current System	478	(1)
Determine System Requirements	479	(1)
QuickCheck B	480	(1)
Lab: Working with DFDs	481	(1)
Section C: System Design	482	(7)
Design Phase	482	(1)
Identify Potential Solutions	482	(3)
Evaluate Solutions and Select the Best	485	(1)
Select Hardware and Software	485	(2)
Develop Application Specifications	487	(1)
Obtain Approval to Implement the New System	488	(1)
QuickCheck C	488	(1)
Section D: Implementation and Maintenance	489	(7)
Implementation Phase	489	(1)
Purchase and Install Hardware and Software	489	(1)
Create Applications	489	(1)
Test Applications	490	(1)
Finalize Documentation	491	(1)
Train Users	491	(1)
Convert Data	491	(1)
Convert to New System	492	(1)
Maintenance Phase	493	(2)
QuickCheck D	495	(1)
TechTalk: Documentation Tools	496	(6)
QuickCheck TechTalk	501	(1)
Issue: Professional Ethics	502	(2)
Computers in Context: Architecture and Construction	504	(2)
Review Activities	506	(4)
Interactive Summary	506	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	508	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	509	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	509	(1)
Review on the Web	510	(4)
Student Edition Labs	511	(3)
Databases
Section A: File and Database Concepts	514	(8)
Databases and Structured Files	514	(1)
Fields	514	(1)
Records	515	(2)
Relationships and Cardinality	517	(1)
Hierarchical, Network, Relational, and Object-oriented Databases	518	(3)
QuickCheck A	521	(1)
Section B: Data Management Tools	522	(11)
Data Management Software	522	(3)
Database Management Systems	525	(2)
Databases and the Web	527	(3)
XML Documents	530	(2)
QuickCheck B	532	(1)
Section C: Database Design	533	(13)
Defining Fields	533	(4)
Normalization	537	(2)
Organizing Records	539	(1)
Designing the Interface	540	(2)
Designing Report Templates	542	(2)
Loading Data	544	(1)
QuickCheck C	544	(1)
Lab: Working with Database Software	545	(1)
Section D: SQL	546	(8)
SQL Basics	546	(2)
Adding Records	548	(1)
Searching for Information	549	(2)
Updating Fields	551	(1)
Joining Tables	552	(1)
QuickCheck D	553	(1)
TechTalk: Data Analysis	554	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	557	(1)
Issue: Privacy	558	(2)
Computers in Context: Medicine	560	(2)
Review Activities	562	(4)
Interactive Summary	562	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	564	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	565	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	565	(1)
Review on the Web	566	(4)
Student Edition Labs	567	(3)
Computer Programming
Section A: Programming Basics	570	(14)
Computer Programming and Software Engineering	570	(2)
Programming Languages and Paradigms	572	(4)
Program Planning	576	(1)
Program Coding	577	(4)
Program Testing and Documentation	581	(1)
QuickCheck A	582	(1)
Lab: Using a Visual Development Environment	583	(1)
Section B: Procedural Programming	584	(13)
Algorithms	584	(3)
Expressing an Algorithm	587	(3)
Sequence, Selection, and Repetition Controls	590	(5)
Procedural Languages and Applications	595	(1)
QuickCheck B	596	(1)
Section C: Object-oriented Programming	597	(11)
Objects and Classes	597	(2)
Inheritance	599	(1)
Methods and Messages	600	(4)
Object-oriented Program Structure	604	(2)
Object-oriented Languages and Applications	606	(1)
QuickCheck C	607	(1)
Section D: Declarative Programming	608	(12)
The Declarative Paradigm	608	(1)
Prolog Facts	609	(4)
Prolog Rules	613	(3)
Input Capabilities	616	(2)
Debugging with Trace	618	(1)
Declarative Languages and Applications	618	(1)
QuickCheck D	619	(1)
TechTalk: Programming Tools	620	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	623	(1)
Issue: Human Factors	624	(2)
Computers in Context: Agriculture	626	(2)
Review Activities	628	(4)
Interactive Summary	628	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	630	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	631	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	631	(1)
Review on the Web	632	(4)
Student Edition Labs	633	(3)
Beyond Desktop Computing
Section A: Large-Scale Computing	636	(8)
Enterprise Computing	636	(5)
High-Performance Computing	641	(2)
QuickCheck A	643	(1)
Section B: Components of Large-Scale Computing Systems	644	(13)
Enterprise Hardware	644	(6)
HPC Hardware	650	(3)
Enterprise Software	653	(2)
HPC Software	655	(1)
QuickCheck B	656	(1)
Section C: Enterprise and High-Performance Architecture	657	(12)
Centralized Architecture	657	(2)
Distributed Architecture	659	(2)
Tiered Architecture	661	(1)
Grid Architecture	662	(3)
Clustering	665	(2)
QuickCheck C	667	(1)
Lab: Grid Computing	668	(1)
Section D: Quality of Service	669	(8)
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability	669	(2)
Risk Management	671	(3)
Data Centers	674	(1)
Disaster Recovery Plans	675	(1)
QuickCheck D	676	(1)
TechTalk: Hierarchical Storage Management	677	(3)
QuickCheck TechTalk	679	(1)
Issue: Donate CPU Cycles	680	(2)
Computers in Context: Banking	682	(2)
Review Activities	684	(4)
Interactive Summary	684	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	686	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	687	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	687	(1)
Review on the Web	688	(2)
Student Edition Labs	689	(1)
Techbuzz	690	(8)
Quickcheck Answers	698	(4)
Photo Credits	702	(2)
Glossary	704	(28)
Index	732