New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, Ninth Edition, Comprehensive

by Parsons, June Jamrich; Oja, Dan

• ISBN13: 9781418839444
• ISBN10: 1418839442
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-25
• Publisher: Course Technology

Summary

Show your students with how exciting and engaging computer concepts can be with New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, Ninth Edition. Its unique approach, paired with cutting-edge learning technology, transform learning concepts into a more approachable, hands-on experience that appeals to anyone, from the computer novice to computer savvy learners. Always keeping you up-to-date, the Ninth Edition provides the most current information on computers, software, the Internet, and emerging issues and technologies.

Table of Contents

ORIENTATION
Section A: Getting Started	4	(8)
Computer Equipment	4	(1)
How to Turn Your Computer On and Off	5	(1)
Windows Basics	6	(1)
Mouse Basics	7	(1)
Keyboard Basics	8	(1)
How to Start Software	9	(1)
Window Controls	10	(1)
Help	11	(1)
QuickCheck A	11	(1)
Section B: Documents, Browsers, and E-mail	12	(6)
Creating Documents	12	(2)
Internet and Web Basics	14	(1)
How to Use a Web Browser and Search Engine	14	(2)
Working with E-mail	16	(1)
QuickCheck B	17	(1)
Section C: Security and Privacy	18	(8)
Securing your Computer and Data	18	(1)
Avoiding Viruses	19	(1)
Preventing Intrusions	20	(1)
Blocking Spyware and Pop-up Ads	21	(1)
Protecting E-commerce Transactions	22	(1)
Avoiding E-mail Scams	23	(2)
Protecting Your Privacy	25	(1)
QuickCheck C	25	(1)
Section D: BookOnCD	26	(6)
BookOnCD Basics	26	(2)
Multimedia and Computer-Scored Activities	28	(1)
New Perspectives Labs	29	(1)
Tracking Your Scores	30	(1)
QuickCheck D	31	(1)
Section E: NP9 Web Site	32
Web Site Resources	32	(1)
Web Site Access	33	(1)
Web Site Tour	34	(1)
Student Edition Labs	35	(1)
QuickCheck E	35
Computer, Internet, Web, and E-mail Basics
Section A: Computer Basics	4	(10)
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)
Section B: Internet Basics	14	(10)
Internet Resources	14	(3)
Internet Connections	17	(2)
Internet Service Providers	19	(2)
User IDs and Passwords	21	(2)
QuickCheck B	23	(1)
Section C: Web Basics	24	(9)
The World Wide Web	24	(2)
Browsers	26	(3)
Search Engines	29	(3)
QuickCheck C	32	(1)
Section D: E-mail Basics	33	(7)
E-mail Overview	33	(2)
Netiquette	35	(2)
Spam	37	(1)
E-mail Technology	37	(2)
QuickCheck D	39	(1)
TechTalk: The Boot Process	40	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	43	(1)
Issue: E-mail Privacy	44	(2)
Computers in Context: Marketing	46	(2)
Labs	48	(4)
Review Activities	52	(7)
Interactive Summary	52	(2)
Key Terms	54	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	55	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	55	(1)
Projects	56	(2)
Study Tips	58	(1)
Review on the Web	59	(3)
Computer Hardware
Section A: Data Representation and Digital Electronics	62	(7)
Data Representation	62	(3)
Quantifying Bits and Bytes	65	(1)
Digital Electronics	66	(2)
QuickCheck A	68	(1)
Section B: Microprocessors and Memory	69	(9)
Microprocessor Basics	69	(1)
Microprocessor Performance Factors	70	(2)
Today's Microprocessors	72	(1)
Random Access Memory	73	(2)
Read-Only Memory	75	(1)
CMOS Memory	76	(1)
Buying A Computer	77	(1)
QuickCheck B	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)
Labs	108	(2)
Review Activities	110	(7)
Interactive Summary	110	(2)
Key Terms	112	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	113	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	113	(1)
Projects	114	(2)
Study Tips	116	(1)
Review on the Web	117	(3)
Computer Software
Section A: Software Basics	120	(6)
Software: The Inside Story	120	(2)
Programmers and Programming Languages	122	(1)
How Software Works	123	(1)
Application Software and System Software	124	(1)
QuickCheck A	125	(1)
Section B: Operating Systems and Utilities	126	(11)
Operating System Overview	126	(4)
Windows, Mac OS, UNIX, Linux, and DOS	130	(4)
Handheld and Tablet Operating Systems	134	(1)
Utilities	135	(1)
QuickCheck B	136	(1)
Section C: Application Software	137	(19)
Document Production Software	137	(5)
Spreadsheet Software	142	(3)
``Number Crunching'' Software	145	(1)
Database Software	146	(3)
Graphics Software	149	(2)
Music Software	151	(1)
Video Editing and DVD Authoring Software	152	(1)
Software Suites	152	(1)
Educational and Reference Software	153	(1)
Entertainment Software	154	(1)
Business Software	155	(1)
QuickCheck C	155	(1)
Section D: Buying and Installing Software	156	(9)
Buying Software	156	(1)
Installation Basics	157	(1)
Installing from Distribution Media	158	(1)
Installing Downloaded Software	159	(1)
Software Updates	160	(1)
Uninstalling Software	161	(1)
Software Copyrights and Licenses	162	(2)
QuickCheck D	164	(1)
TechTalk: The Windows Registry	165	(3)
QuickCheck TechTalk	167	(1)
Issue: Software Piracy	168	(2)
Computers in Context: Journalism	170	(2)
Labs	172	(2)
Review Activities	174	(7)
Interactive Summary	174	(2)
Interactive Key Terms	176	(1)
Software Key Terms	177	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	177	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	177	(1)
Projects	178	(2)
Study Tips	180	(1)
Review on the Web	181	(3)
File Management, Virus Protection, and Backup
Section A: File Basics	184	(4)
File Names, Extensions, and Formats	184	(2)
File Locations, Folders, and Paths	186	(1)
File Sizes and Dates	187	(1)
QuickCheck A	187	(1)
Section B: File Management	188	(10)
Application-based File Management	188	(2)
File Management Utilities	190	(1)
File Management Metaphors	191	(1)
Windows Explorer	192	(1)
File Management Tips	193	(1)
Physical File Storage	194	(3)
QuickCheck B	197	(1)
Section C: Computer Viruses	198	(10)
Viruses	198	(1)
Trojan Horses	199	(1)
Worms	200	(2)
Bots	202	(3)
Combating Malicious Code	205	(1)
Virus Hoaxes	206	(1)
QuickCheck C	207	(1)
Section D: Data Backup	208	(9)
Backup and Restore Procedures	208	(3)
Backup Devices	211	(2)
Network and Internet Backup	213	(1)
Backup Software	213	(2)
Boot and Recovery Disks	215	(1)
QuickCheck D	216	(1)
TechTalk: File Formats	217	(5)
QuickCheck TechTalk	221	(1)
Issue: Computer Crime	222	(2)
Computers in Context: Law Enforcement	224	(2)
Labs	226	(2)
Review Activities	228	(7)
Interactive Summary	228	(2)
Key Terms	230	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	231	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	231	(1)
Projects	232	(2)
Study Tips	234	(1)
Review on the Web	235	(3)
Internet and LAN Technology
Section A: Network Building Blocks	238	(11)
Network Advantages and Challenges	238	(2)
Network Classifications	240	(1)
Geographic Scope: Pans, NANs, Lans, Mans, and WANs	240	(1)
Organizational Structure: Client/server and Peer-to-Peer	241	(1)
Physical Topology	242	(1)
Network Links	243	(2)
Analog and Digital Signals	245	(1)
Bandwidth	246	(1)
Communications Protocols	246	(2)
QuickCheck A	248	(1)
Section B: Local Area Networks	249	(9)
LAN standards	249	(1)
Ethernet	250	(2)
Wi-Fi	252	(2)
HomePNA and HomePLC networks	254	(1)
Installing a LAN	255	(1)
Using a LAN	256	(1)
QuickCheck B	257	(1)
Section C: Internet Technology	258	(8)
Background	258	(1)
Internet Structure	259	(1)
ISP Infrastructure	260	(1)
Internet Protocols	261	(1)
IP Addresses	262	(1)
Domain Names	263	(2)
QuickCheck C	265	(1)
Section D: Internet Access	266	(13)
Dial-up Connections	266	(3)
Cable Internet Service	269	(2)
DSL, ISDN, and Dedicated Lines	271	(2)
Wireless Internet Services	273	(1)
LAN Internet access	274	(1)
Mobile Internet Access	275	(3)
Internet Connection Roundup	278	(1)
QuickCheck D	278	(1)
TechTalk: Internet Access Security	279	(3)
QuickCheck TechTalk	281	(1)
Issue: Free Wi-Fi	282	(2)
Computers in Context: Education	284	(2)
Labs	286	(2)
Review Activities	288	(7)
Interactive Summary	288	(2)
Key Terms	290	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	291	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	291	(1)
Projects	292	(2)
Study Tips	294	(1)
Review on the Web	295	(3)
Web Pages, Web Sites, and E-commerce
Section A: Web Technology	298	(14)
The Web, the Net, and Hypertext	298	(2)
HTML and XHTML	300	(3)
Web Browsers	303	(2)
Helper Applications, Plug-ins, and Players	305	(1)
HTTP	306	(1)
Web Servers	307	(2)
Cookies	309	(2)
QuickCheck A	311	(1)
Section B: Basic Web Page Authoring	312	(11)
Web Page Authoring Tools	312	(2)
Basic Web Page Components	314	(1)
Formats, Styles, and Style Sheets	315	(1)
Web Page Graphics, Sound, and Animation	316	(1)
Links, Buttons, and Hot Spots	317	(2)
HTML Forms	319	(1)
Tables and Frames	320	(1)
Testing and Posting Web Pages	321	(1)
QuickCheck B	322	(1)
Section C: Web Page Extensions, Scripts, and Programs	323	(8)
DHTML	323	(1)
XML and XSL	324	(1)
JavaScript and VBScript	325	(1)
Java Applets	326	(2)
ActiveX Controls	328	(2)
QuickCheck C	330	(1)
Section D: E-commerce	331	(9)
E-commerce Basics	331	(2)
Online Shopping	333	(1)
Shopping Carts	334	(1)
Transaction Privacy and Security	335	(4)
QuickCheck D	339	(1)
TechTalk: Encryption	340	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	343	(1)
Issue: Censorship on the Web	344	(2)
Computers in Context: Fashion Industry	346	(2)
Labs	348	(2)
Review Activities	350	(7)
Interactive Summary	350	(2)
Key Terms	352	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	353	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	353	(1)
Projects	354	(2)
Study Tips	356	(1)
Review on the Web	357	(3)
Digital Media
Section A: Bitmap Graphics	360	(11)
Bitmap Basics	360	(1)
Scanners and Cameras	361	(2)
Modifying Bitmap Graphics	363	(1)
Image Resolution	363	(3)
Color Depth and Palettes	366	(3)
Bitmap Graphics Formats	369	(1)
QuickCheck A	370	(1)
Section B: Vector and 3-D Graphics	371	(9)
Vector Graphics Basics	371	(4)
Vector-to-Bitmap Conversion	375	(1)
Vector Graphics on the Web	376	(1)
3-D Graphics	377	(2)
QuickCheck B	379	(1)
Section C: Digital Video	380	(12)
Digital Video Basics	380	(1)
Producing Video Footage	381	(1)
Video Transfer	382	(3)
Video Editing	385	(1)
Video Output	386	(1)
Desktop, PDA, and Web Video	387	(1)
DVD-Video	388	(3)
QuickCheck C	391	(1)
Section D: Digital Audio	392	(8)
Waveform Audio	392	(3)
Portable Audio Players	395	(1)
MIDI Music	396	(2)
Speech Recognition and Synthesis	398	(1)
QuickCheck D	399	(1)
TechTalk: Data Compression	400	(6)
QuickCheck TechTalk	405	(1)
Issue: Digital Rights Management	406	(2)
Computers in Context: Film	408	(2)
Labs	410	(2)
Review Activities	412	(7)
Interactive Summary	412	(2)
Key Terms	414	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	415	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	415	(1)
Projects	416	(2)
Study Tips	418	(1)
Review on the Web	419	(3)
The Computer Industry: History, Careers, and Ethics
Section A: Computer History	422	(11)
Manual Calculators	422	(1)
Mechanical Calculators	423	(2)
Computer Prototypes	425	(2)
Generations of Computers	427	(3)
Personal Computers	430	(2)
QuickCheck A	432	(1)
Section B: The Computer and IT Industries	433	(13)
Industry Overview	433	(3)
Economic Factors	436	(2)
Product Development	438	(2)
Market Share	440	(2)
Marketing Channels	442	(2)
Industry Regulation	444	(1)
QuickCheck B	445	(1)
Section C: Careers for Computer Professionals	446	(13)
Jobs and Salaries	446	(2)
Working Conditions	448	(2)
Education	450	(1)
Certification	451	(2)
Job Hunting Basics	453	(1)
Resumes and Web Portfolios	454	(2)
Job Listings	456	(2)
QuickCheck C	458	(1)
Section D: Professional Ethics	459	(11)
Ethics Basics	459	(2)
IT Ethics	461	(4)
Ethical Decision Making	465	(3)
Whistleblowing	468	(1)
QuickCheck D	469	(1)
TechTalk: The Future of Computing	470	(4)
QuickCheck TechTalk	473	(1)
Issue: Offshoring	474	(2)
Computers in Context: Travel	476	(2)
Labs	478	(2)
Review Activities	480	(7)
Interactive Summary	480	(2)
Key Terms	482	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	483	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	483	(1)
Projects	484	(2)
Study Tips	486	(1)
Review on the Web	487	(3)
Information Systems Analysis and Design
Section A: Information Systems	490	(10)
Information Systems in Organizations	490	(3)
Transaction Processing Systems	493	(2)
Management Information Systems	495	(1)
Decision Support Systems	496	(2)
Expert Systems and Neural Networks	498	(1)
QuickCheck A	499	(1)
Section B: Systems Analysis	500	(8)
System Development Life Cycle	500	(1)
Planning Phase	501	(1)
Project Justification	502	(3)
Analysis Phase	505	(1)
System Requirements	506	(1)
QuickCheck B	507	(1)
Section C: System Design	508	(7)
Design Phase	508	(3)
Evaluation and Selection	511	(2)
Application Specifications	513	(1)
QuickCheck C	514	(1)
Section D: Implementation and Maintenance	515	(7)
Implementation Phase	515	(1)
Development and Testing	515	(2)
Documentation and Training	517	(1)
Conversion and Cutover	517	(2)
Maintenance Phase	519	(2)
QuickCheck D	521	(1)
TechTalk: Documentation Tools	522	(6)
Structured Documentation Tools	522	(3)
Object-oriented Documentation Tools	525	(2)
QuickCheck TechTalk	527	(1)
Issue: Online Voting	528	(2)
Computers in Context: Architecture and Construction	530	(2)
Labs	532	(2)
Review Activities	534	(7)
Interactive Summary	534	(2)
Key Terms	536	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	537	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	537	(1)
Projects	538	(2)
Study Tips	540	(1)
Review on the Web	541	(3)
Databases
Section A: File and Database Concepts	544	(8)
Databases and Structured Files	544	(1)
Fields	544	(1)
Records	545	(2)
Relationships and Cardinality	547	(1)
Hierarchical, Network, Relational, and Object-oriented Databases	548	(3)
QuickCheck A	551	(1)
Section B: Data Management Tools	552	(11)
Data Management Software	552	(3)
Database Management Systems	555	(2)
Databases and the Web	557	(3)
XML Documents	560	(2)
QuickCheck B	562	(1)
Section C: Database Design	563	(12)
Defining Fields	563	(4)
Normalization	567	(2)
Organizing Records	569	(1)
Designing the Interface	570	(2)
Designing Report Templates	572	(2)
Loading Data	574	(1)
QuickCheck C	574	(1)
Section D: SQL	575	(8)
SQL Basics	575	(2)
Adding Records	577	(1)
Searching for Information	578	(2)
Updating Fields	580	(1)
Joining Tables	581	(1)
QuickCheck D	582	(1)
TechTalk: Data Analysis	583	(5)
QuickCheck TechTalk	587	(1)
Issue: Privacy	588	(2)
Computers in Context: Medicine	590	(2)
Labs	592	(2)
Review Activities	594	(7)
Interactive Summary	594	(2)
Key Terms	596	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	597	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	597	(1)
Projects	598	(2)
Study Tips	600	(1)
Review on the Web	601	(3)
Computer Programming
Section A: Programming Basics	604	(13)
Computer Programming and Software Engineering	604	(2)
Programming Languages and Paradigms	606	(4)
Program Planning	610	(1)
Program Coding	611	(4)
Program Testing and Documentation	615	(1)
QuickCheck A	616	(1)
Section B: Procedural Programming	617	(13)
Algorithms	617	(3)
Expressing an Algorithm	620	(3)
Sequence, Selection, and Repetition Controls	623	(5)
Procedural Languages and Applications	628	(1)
QuickCheck B	629	(1)
Section C: Object-Oriented Programming	630	(11)
Objects and Classes	630	(2)
Inheritance	632	(1)
Methods and Messages	633	(4)
Object-oriented Program Structure	637	(2)
Object-oriented Languages and Applications	639	(1)
QuickCheck C	640	(1)
Section D: Declarative Programming	641	(12)
The Declarative Paradigm	641	(1)
Prolog Facts	642	(4)
Prolog Rules	646	(3)
Input Capabilities	649	(2)
Debugging with Trace	651	(1)
Declarative Languages and Applications	651	(1)
QuickCheck D	652	(1)
TechTalk: Programming Tools	653	(5)
QuickCheck TechTalk	657	(1)
Issue: Human Factors	658	(2)
Computers in Context: Agriculture	660	(2)
Labs	662	(2)
Review Activities	664	(7)
Interactive Summary	664	(2)
Key Terms	666	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	667	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	667	(1)
Projects	668	(2)
Study Tips	670	(1)
Review on the Web	671	(3)
Beyond Desktop Computing
Section A: Large-scale Computing	674	(7)
Enterprise Computing	674	(4)
High-Performance Computing	678	(2)
QuickCheck A	680	(1)
Section B: Components of Large-scale Computing Systems	681	(13)
Enterprise Hardware	681	(6)
HPC Hardware	687	(3)
Enterprise Software	690	(3)
QuickCheck B	693	(1)
Section C: Enterprise and High-Performance Architecture	694	(11)
Centralized Architecture	694	(2)
Distributed Architecture	696	(2)
Tiered Architecture	698	(1)
Grid Architecture	699	(3)
Clustering	702	(2)
QuickCheck C	704	(1)
Section D: Quality of Service	705	(8)
Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability	705	(2)
Risk Management	707	(3)
Data Centers	710	(1)
Disaster Recovery Plans	711	(1)
QuickCheck D	712	(1)
TechTalk: Hierarchical Storage Management	713	(3)
QuickCheck TechTalk	715	(1)
Issue: Donated CPU Cycles	716	(2)
Computers in Context: Banking	718	(2)
Labs	720	(2)
Review Activities	722	(7)
Interactive Summary	722	(2)
Key Terms	724	(1)
Interactive Situation Questions	725	(1)
Interactive Practice Tests	725	(1)
Projects	726	(2)
Study Tips	728	(1)
Review on the Web	729	(1)
Quickcheck Answers	730	(4)
Credits	734	(2)
Glossary	736	(30)
Index	766