Computing fundamentals
/ Peter Norton
- 5th ed.
- New York : McGraw Hill, 2003
- 502 p.
UNIT 1: THE AMAZING COMPUTER -- Section 1A: Introduction to Computer Systems Section -- 1B: Introduction to the Internet -- UNIT 2: INTERACTING WITH YOUR COMPUTER -- Section 2A: Standard Input Devices Section -- 2B: Alternate Input Devices -- UNIT 3: OUTPUT DEVICES -- Section 3A: Monitors and Sound Systems -- Section 3B: Devices That Output Hard Copy -- UNIT 4: PROCESSING DATA -- Section 4A: Transforming Data Into Information -- Section 4B: CPUs Used in Personal Computers -- UNIT 5: STORING INFORMATION IN A COMPUTER -- Section 5A: Types of Storage Devices -- Section 5B: Measuring and Improving Drive Performance -- UNIT 6: THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACE -- Section 6A: Operating System Basics -- Section 6B: PC Operating Systems -- UNIT 7: NETWORKS AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS -- Section 7A: Networking Basics -- Section 7B: Networking the Home, the Office, and the Globe -- UNIT 8: THE INTERNET AND ONLINE RESOURCES -- Section 8A: Internet Basics -- Section 8B: Getting Online, Working Online -- UNIT 9: APPLICATION SOFTWARE: WORD PROCESSORS AND SPREADSHEETS -- Section 9A: Word Processing and Desktop Publishing Software -- Section 9B: Spreadsheet Software -- UNIT 10: APPLICATION SOFTWARE: PRESENTATION PROGRAMS AND DATABASES -- Section 10A: Presentation Programs -- Section 10B: Database Management Systems -- UNIT 11: GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA -- Section 11A: Graphics and Graphics Software -- Section 11B: Understanding Multimedia -- UNIT 12: DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS -- Section 12A: The Basics of Information Systems -- Section 12B: Building Information Systems.