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Discovering Computers 2007: A Gateway to Information, Web Enhanced-Complete

by: Shelly, Gary B; Cashman, Thomas J; Vermaat, Misty E

Discovering Computers 2007: A Gateway to Information, Web Enhanced-Complete

by: Shelly, Gary B; Cashman, Thomas J; Vermaat, Misty E

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9781418843700
ISBN 10:
1418843709
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 02/10/2006
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

Provides a current and thorough introduction to computers by integrating usage of the World Wide Web with the printed text. Updated for currency, this Shelly Cashman Series text offers a complete solution to successfully teach students basic computer concepts with new exercises, case studies, and online tools on the Online Companion.

Introduction to Computers

(50)

A World Of Computers

(2)

What Is A Computer?

(1)

Data and Information

(1)

Information Processing Cycle

(1)

The Components Of A Computer

(2)

Input Devices

(1)

Output Devices

(1)

System Unit

(1)

Storage Devices

(1)

Communication Devices

(1)

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Comptuers

(1)

Looking Ahead: Meical Breakthroughs With Computer Implant Devices

(1)

Ethics & Issues: Who Is Responsible for Identity Theft?

(1)

Network And The Internet

(3)

The Internet

(2)

Ethics & Issues: Who Is Responsible for the Accuracy of Web Pages?

(1)

Computer Software

(1)

System Software

(1)

Application Software

(1)

Ethics & Issues: Is Computer Gaming More Good than Bad?

(2)

Installing and Running Programs

(1)

Software Development

(1)

Categories Of Computers

(1)

Personal Computers

(1)

Desktop Computers

(1)

Mobile Computers

(3)

Notebook Computers

(1)

Mobile Devices

(2)

Servers

(1)

Mainframes

(1)

Supercomputers

(1)

Embedded Computers

(1)

Elements Of An Information System

(1)

Examples Of Computer Usage

(1)

Home User

(1)

Ethics & Issues: Does Internet Dating Readly Work?

(5)

Small Office/Home User

(1)

Mobile User

(1)

Power User

(1)

Large Business User

(1)

Putting It All Together

(1)

Computer Applications In Society

(1)

Looking Ahead: Robots Perform Mundane Tasks, Entertain

(5)

Education

(1)

Finance

(1)

Government

(1)

Health Care

(1)

Science

(1)

Publishing

(1)

Travel

(1)

Manufacturing

(1)

Chapter Summary

(1)

High-Tech Talk

(1)

Analog versus Digital: Making the Conversion

(1)

Companies On The Cutting Edge

(1)

Dell

(1)

Apple Computer

(1)

Technology Trailblazers

(1)

Bill Gates

(1)

Anne Mulcahy

(1)

Chapter Review

(2)

Key Terms

(1)

Checkpoint

(3)

Learn It Online

(2)

Learn How To

(2)

Web Research

(1)

Case Studies

(1)

Speical Future Time Line 2007

The Internet and World Wide Web

The Internet

History Of The Internet

Looking Ahead: Internet Speeds into the Future

How The Internet Works

Connecting to the Internet

Access Providers

How Data Travels the Internet

Internet Addresses

The World Wide Web

Browsing the Web

Web Addresses

Navigating Web Pages

Searching for Information on the Web

Looking Ahead: 3-D Search Engines Get the Picture

Types of Web Sites

Looking & Issues: Is the Internet as Good as the Classroom?

Evaluating a Web Site

Multimedia on the Web

Web Publishing

E-Commerce

Ethics & Issues: Should All Sales on the Internet Be Taxed?

Other Internet Services

E-Mail

Ethics & Issues: E-mail: Irritant or Liberator?

FTP

Newsgroups and Message Boards

Mailing Lists

Chat Rooms

Instant Messaging

Internet Telephony

Netiquette

100

Chapter Summary

101

Ethics & Issues: Should Companies Be Able to Track Your Online Habits?

101

High-Tech Talk

102

A Computer's Internet Protocol (IP) Address

102

Companies On The Cutting Edge

103

Google

103

Yahoo!

103

Technology Trailblazers

103

Tim Berners-Lee

103

Meg Whitman

103

Chapter Review

104

Key Terms

106

Checkpoint

107

Learn It Online

110

Learn How To

112

Web Research

114

Case Studies

115

Special Feature Making Use Of The Web

116

Application Software

132

Application Software

134

The Role of System Software

135

Working with Application Software

136

Looking Ahead: User Interfaces of the Future

137

Business Software

138

Word Processing Software

138

Developing a Document

141

Ethics & Issues: How Should Schools Deal with Internet Plagianism?

141

Spreadsheet Software

142

Database Software

145

Presentation Graphics Software

146

Note Taking Software

147

Personal Information Manager Software

148

PDA Business Software

148

Software Suite

148

Project Management Software

149

Accounting Software

149

Document Management Software

150

Enterprise Computing Software

150

Graphics And Multimedia Software

151

Computer-Aided Design

151

Desktop Publishing Software (for the Professional)

152

Paint/Image Editing Software (for the Professional)

152

Ethics & Issues: Atering Digital Photographs - Art or Fraud?

153

Video and Audio Editing Software (for the Professional)

153

Multimedia Authoring Software

154

Web Page Authoring Software

154

Software For Home, Personal, And Educational Use

155

Software Suite (for Personal Use)

156

Personal Finance Software

156

Legal Software

157

Tax Preparation Software

157

Desktop Publishing Software (for Personal Use)

158

Paint/Image Editing Software (for Personal Use)

158

Photo Editing Software

159

Clip Art/Image Gallery

159

Video and Audio Editing Software (for Personal Use)

159

Home Design/Landscaping Software

160

Reference and Educational Software

160

Entertainment Software

160

Application Software For Communications

161

Ethics & Issues: Should Companies Monitor Empoyees' E-Mail?

161

Popular Utility Programs

162

Application Software On The Web

163

Looking Ahead: Driving Down the Web Highway

163

Application Service Providers

164

Learning Aids And Support Tools For Application Software

164

Web-Based Training

166

Chapter Summary

167

Ethics & Issues: Copying Software - A Computer Crimal

167

High-Tech Talk

168

Computer Viruses: Delivery, Infection, and Avoidance

168

Companies On The Cutting Edge

169

Adobe Systems

169

Microsoft

169

Technology Trailblazers

169

Dan Bricklin

169

Masayoshi Son

169

Chapter Review

170

Key Terms

172

Checkpoint

173

Learn It Online

176

Learn How To

178

Web Research

180

Case Studies

181

The Components of the System Unit

182

The System Unit

184

The Motherboard

186

Processor

187

The Control Unit

187

Ethics & Issues: Can Compouters Think?

187

The Arithmetic Logic Unit

188

Machine Cycle

188

Registers

189

The System Clock

189

Looking Ahead: Countries Seek Computing Speed Supremacy

190

Comparison of Personal Computer Processors

190

Buying a Personal Computer

192

Heat Sinks, Head Pipes, and Liquid Cooling

193

Ethics & Issues: Discarded Computer Parts: Whose Problem Is It?

193

Parallel Processing

194

Data Representation

194

Memory

197

Bytes and Addressable Memory

197

Memory Sizes

197

Types of Memory

197

RAM

198

Ethics & Issues: How Much Should You Pay for a Computer?

200

Cache

201

ROM

201

Flash Memory

202

CMOS

203

Memory Access Times

203

Expansion Slots And Adapter Cards

204

PC Cards, Flash Memory Cards, and USB Flash Drives

205

Ports And Connectors

206

Serial Ports

207

Parallel Ports

208

USB Ports

208

FireWire Ports

209

Special Purpose Ports

209

BUSES

211

Expansion Bus

212

Bays

212

Power Supply

213

Mobile Computers And Devices

213

Ethics & Issues: Should Smart Shoes Be Banned from Competitive Events?

214

Looking Ahead: DNA Computer Works to Fight Cancer

215

Putting It All Together

215

Keeping Your Computer Clean

216

Chapter Summary

217

High-Tech Talk

218

Random Access Memory (RAM): The Genius of Memory

218

Companies On The Cutting Edge

219

AMD

219

Intel

219

Technology Trailblazers

219

Jack Kilby

219

Gordon Moore

219

Chapter Review

220

Key Terms

222

Checkpoint

223

Learn It Online

226

Learn How To

228

Web Research

230

Case Studies

231

Input

232

What Is Input?

234

What Are Input Devices?

236

The Keyboard

236

Ethics & Issues: Keyboard Monitoring - Privacy Risk?

237

Keyboard Connections

238

Keyboard Ergonomics

238

Pointing Devices

239

Mouse

239

Mouse Types

239

Using a Mouse

240

Ethics & Issues: Should the Government Set Computer Use Standards?

241

Other Pointing Devices

241

Trackball

241

Touchpad

241

Pointing Stick

242

Joystick and Wheel

242

Audio Player Control Pad

242

Game Pad

242

Light Pen

242

Touch Screen

243

Pen Input

243

Voice Input

245

Audio Input

246

Input For Pdas, Smart Phones, And Tablet Pcs

247

Pdas

247

Smart Phones

248

Tablet PCs

249

Ethics & Issues: Should Taking on a Cellular phone While Driving Be Illegal?

249

Digital Cameras

250

Digital Camera Quality

252

Video Input

253

PC Video Cameras

253

Web Cams

254

Ethics & Issues: Should Cameras Be Abel to Monitor Your Every Move?

254

Video Conferencing

254

Scanners And Reading Devices

255

Optical Scanners

255

Optical Readers

257

Bar Code Readers

258

Ethics & Issues: Scanner Errors at the Checkout Counter?

258

RFID Readers

259

Ethics & Issues: Ready for RFID?

259

Looking Ahead: RFID Sensors Simplify, Monitor Tasks

259

Magnetic Stripe Card Readers

260

MICR Readers

260

Data Collection Devices

261

Terminals

261

Point-of-Sale Terminals

261

Automated Teller Machines

262

Biometric Input

262

Putting It All Together

265

Input Devices For Physically Challenged Users

266

Chapter Summary

267

Looking Ahead: Wearable Computers Make Performance Statement

267

High-Tech Talk

268

Biometrics: Personalized Security

268

Companies On The Cutting Edge

269

Logitech

269

Palm

269

Technology Trailblazers

269

Charles Walton

269

Douglas Englebart

269

Chapter Review

270

Key Terms

272

Checkpoint

273

Learn It Online

276

Learn How To

278

Web Research

280

Case Studies

281

Special Feature Personal Mobile Devices

282

Output

298

What Is Output?

300

Display Devices

302

Flat-Panel Displays

302

LCD Monitors and Screens

302

LCD Technology

304

Looking Ahead: Rollable Displays Lack and Roll

304

LCD Quality

304

Graphics Chips, Ports, and LCD Monitors

305

Plasma Monitors

306

Televisions

306

Crt Monitors

307

Quality of a CRT Monitor

308

Graphics Chips and CRT Monitors

308

Printers

310

Producing Printed Output

311

Nonimpact Printers

312

Ink-Jet Printers

312

Ethics & Issues: Is It Ethical to Refill an Ink-Jet Cartridge?

314

Photo Printers

314

Ethics & Issues: Who Is Responsble for Stopping Counterfeting?

315

Laser Printers

315

Thermal Printers

317

Mobile Printers

317

Label and Postage Printers

318

Plotters and Large-Format Printers

318

Impact Printers

318

Speakers, Headphones, And Earphones

320

Ethics & Issues: Is the Use of Digital Audio Books and E-Books Fair to All Students?

321

Other Output Devices

322

Fax Machines and Fax Modems

322

Multi-Function Peripherals

323

Data Projectors

323

Looking ahead: Digital Cinema just the right picture

324

Force-Feedback Joysticks and Wheels

324

Putting it all Together

325

Output Devices for Physically Challenged Users

326

Ethics & Issues: Should Web Sites Be Held Accountable for Accessibility Levels for Psysically Challenged People?

327

Chapter Summary

327

High-Tech Talk

328

Sound Cards: Bringing Your Computer to Life

328

Companies on the Cutting Edge

329

Hewlett-Packard

329

ViewSonic

329

Technology Trailblazers

329

Steve Jobs

329

Donna Dubinsky

329

Chapter Review

330

Key Terms

332

Checkpoint

333

Learn It Online

336

Learn How To

338

Web Research

340

Case Studies

341

Special Feature Digital Imaging and Video Technology

342

Storage

352

Storage

354

Magnetic Disks

357

Hard Disks

358

Floppy Disks

364

Zip Disks

365

Looking Ahead: Heat Increases Disk Capacity

359

Optical Discs

366

Care of Optical Discs

368

Types of Optical Discs

368

CD-ROMs

369

Ethics & Issues: Does Music Sharing Harm CD Sales?

369

CD-Rs and CD-RWs

371

Ethics & Issues: Is It Ethical to Use Pirated CDs or DVDs?

371

DVD-ROMs

372

Looking Ahead: Next-Generation DVDs a Burning Question

373

Recordable and Rewritable DVDs

373

Tape

374

PC Cards

374

Miniature Mobile Storage Media

375

Flash Memory Cards

376

USB Flash Drives

377

Smart Cards

378

Ethics & Issues: Should the World Become a Cashless Society?

378

Microfilm and Microfiche

379

Enterprise Storage

379

Putting it all Together

380

Chapter Summary

381

Ethics & Issues: Who Should Be Looking at Your Medical Records?

381

High-Tech Talk

382

Disk Formatting and File Systems

382

Companies on the Cutting Edge

383

Maxtor

383

SanDisk Corporation

383

Technology Trailblazers

383

Al Shugart

383

Mark Dean

383

Chapter Review

384

Key Terms

386

Checkpoint

387

Learn It Online

390

Learn How To

392

Web Research

394

Case Studies

395

Operating Systems and Utility Programs

396

System Software

398

Operating Systems

398

Operating System Functions

400

Starting a Computer

400

Providing a User Interface

402

Managing Programs

403

Managing Memory

405

Scheduling Jobs

406

Configuring Devices

407

Establishing a Connection

409

Monitoring Performance

409

Ethics & Issues: What Should Be in an Operating System?

409

Providing File Management and Other Utilities

410

Ethics & Issues: Who is Responsible for Operating System Security?

410

Controlling a Network

410

Administering Security

410

Operating System Utility Programs

411

File Manager

412

Image Viewer

412

Personal Firewall

413

Uninstaller

413

Disk Scanner

414

Disk Defragmenter

414

Diagnostic Utility

414

Backup Utility

415

Screen Saver

415

Types of Operating Systems

415

Ethics & Issues: Should Software Manufactures Be Liable for Defective Software?

416

Stand-Alone Operating Systems

416

DOS

417

Windows XP

417

Windows Vista

419

Mac OS X

420

UNIX

420

Linux

421

Ethics & Issues: Closed Source vs. Open Source Operating Systems

421

Looking Ahead: The Future of Linux

421

Network Operating Systems

422

NetWare

422

Windows Server 2003

422

UNIX

423

Linux

423

Solaris

423

Embedded Operating Systems

423

Windows CE

423

Windows Mobile

424

Palm OS

424

Embedded Linux

425

Symbian OS

425

Stand-Alone Utility Programs

425

Antivirus Programs

425

Spyware Removers

426

Internet Filters

426

File Conversion

427

File Compression

427

CD/DVD Burning

428

Personal Computer Maintenance

428

Chapter Summary

429

Looking Ahead: Online Operating Systems Proposed

429

High-Tech Talk

430

Companies on the Cutting Edge

431

Red Hat

431

Symbian

431

Technology Trailblazers

431

Alan Kay

431

Linus Torvalds

431

Chapter Review

432

Key Terms

434

Checkpoint

435

Learn It Online

438

Learn How To

440

Web Research

442

Case Studies

443

Special Feature Buyer's Guide 2007

444

Communications and Networks

458

Communications

460

Uses of Computer Communications

462

Internet, Web, E-Mail, Instant Messaging, Chat Rooms, Newsgroups, Internet Telephony, FTP, Web Folders, Video Conferencing, and Fax

462

Wireless Messaging Services

462

Ethics & Issues: Should Cell Phones Be Banned in Public Places?

462

Ethics & Issues: High-Tech Cheating via Wireless Messaging Services

464

Public Internet Access Points

464

Cybercafes

465

Global Positioning System

466

Collaboration

467

Groupware

468

Voice Mail

468

Web Services

468

Networks

469

LANs, MANs, and WANs

470

Network Architectures

472

Network Topologies

474

Intranets

475

Network Communications Standards

476

Ethernet

476

Token Ring

476

TCP/IP

477

802.11 (Wi-Fi)

478

Bluetooth

478

IrDA

478

RFID

479

WiMax

479

WAP

480

Communications Software

480

Ethics & Issues: Should Libraries Be Required to Hand Over Web Browser Logs to the Government?

480

Communications over the Telephone Network

481

Dial-Up Lines

481

Dedicated Lines

482

ISDN Lines

482

DSL

482

T-Carrier Lines

483

ATM

483

Communications Devices

484

Dial-Up Modems

485

ISDN and DSL Modems

485

Cable Modems

485

Wireless Modems

486

Network Cards

486

Wireless Access Points

487

Routers

488

Connecting Networks

488

Home Networks

489

Wired Home Networks

489

Wireless Home Networks

490

Communications Channel

491

Looking Ahead: Tech Firms Supporting Broadband over Power Lines (BPL)

492

Physical Transmission Media

492

Twisted-Pair Cable

493

Coaxial Cable

493

Fiber-Optic Cable

493

Wireless Transmission Media

494

Ethics & Issues: Is It Ethical to Steal Your Neighbors Wireless Internet Service?

494

Infrared

494

Broadcast Radio

494

Cellular Radio

494

Microwaves

495

Communications Satellite

496

Looking Ahead: Europe Develops Satellite Navigation System

496

Chapter Summary

497

High-Tech Talk

498

OSI Reference Model: The Driving Force Behind Network Communications

498

Companies on the Cutting Edge

499

Cisco Systems

499

Qualcomm

499

Technology Trailblazers

499

Robert Metcalfe

499

Patricia Russo

499

Chapter Review

500

Key Terms

502

Checkpoint

503

Learn It Online

506

Learn How To

508

Web Research

510

Case Studies

511

Database Management

512

Databases, Data and Information

514

Data Integrity

516

Qualities of Valuable Information

516

The Hierarchy of Data

517

Characters

518

Fields

518

Records

519

Files

519

Ethics & Issues: Is a National Identification Card Necessary for the Security of the Nation?

519

Maintaining Data

520

Adding Records

520

Changing Records

521

Deleting Records

522

Validating Data

522

File Processing Versus Databases

524

File Processing Systems

524

The Database Approach

524

Ethics & Issues: Should States Share Criminal Databases?

525

Database Management Systems

526

Data Dictionary

527

File Retrieval and Maintenance

528

Looking Ahead: WinFS Offers Improved File Organizing System

528

Data Security

530

Ethics & Issues: Who Should Be Granted Access to Student Records?

531

Backup and Recovery

531

Relational, Object-Oriented, and Multidimensional Databases

532

Relational Databases

533

Object-Oriented Databases

534

Multidimensional Databases

535

Web Databases

536

Ethics & issues: Can the Government Be Trusted with Personal Data?

537

Database Administration

537

Database Design Guidelines

537

Role of the Database Anaylsts and Administrators

538

Role of the Employee as User

538

Chapter Summary

539

Looking Ahead: Preserving Electronic Files for Future Generations

539

High-Tech Talk

540

Ensure Consistency of your Data with Normalization

540

Companies on the Cutting Edge

541

Oracle

541

Sybase

541

Technology Trailblazers

541

E. F. Codd

541

Larry Ellison

541

Chapter Review

542

Key Terms

544

Checkpoint

545

Learn It Online

548

Learn How To

550

Web Research

552

Case Studies

553

Computer Security, Ethics, and Privacy

554

Computer Security Risks

556

Internet and Network Attacks

558

Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

558

Ethics & Issues: How Should Virsus Authors Be Punished?

558

Safeguards against Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

560

Denial of Service Attacks

562

Back Doors

562

Spoofing

563

Safeguards against DoS Attacks, Back Doors, and IP Spoofing

563

Firewalls

563

Intrusion Detection Software

564

Honeypots

564

Unauthorized Access and Use

564

Safeguards against Unauthorized Access and Use

565

Identifying and Authenticating Users

565

Ethics & Issues: Should Schools Use Biometric Devices?

568

Looking Ahead: Three-Dimensional Facial Recognition Software - A Step Forward for Security

568

Hardware Theft and Vandalism

569

Safeguards against Hardware Theft and Vandalism

569

Software Theft

570

Safeguards against Software Theft

570

Information Theft

571

Safeguards against Information Theft

572

Encryption

572

System Failure

574

Safeguards against System Failure

574

Backing Up - The Ultimate Safeguard

576

Wireless Security

576

Ethics and Society

578

Information Accuracy

579

Intellectual Property Rights

579

Ethics & Issues: Who Should Control the Content of Your CDs and DVDs?

580

Codes of Conduct

580

Information Privacy

580

Electronic Profiles

581

582

Spyware and Adware

583

Ethics & Issues: Should Spyware Be Legal?

583

Spam

584

Ethics & Issues: Who Should Protect You from Identity Theft?

584

Phishing

584

Privacy Laws

585

Employee Monitoring

586

Content Filtering

586

Computer Forensics

587

Looking Ahead: Computer Knowledge Assessment Using Brain Fingerprinting

587

Health Concerns of Computer Use

587

Computers and Health Risks

587

Ergonomics and Workplace Design

589

Computer Addiction

589

Green Computing

590

Chapter Summary

591

High-Tech Talk

592

The Key(s) to Making Encryption Work

592

Companies on the Cutting Edge

593

McAfee

593

Symantec

593

Technology Trailblazers

593

Donn Parker

593

Cliff Stoll

593

Chapter Review

594

Key Terms

596

Checkpoint

597

Learn It Online

600

Learn How To

602

Web Research

604

Case Studies

605

Spcial Features Computer Forensics

606

Information System Development

618

What is the System Development Cycle?

620

Phases in the System Development Cycle

620

Guidelines for System Development

621

Who Participates in the System Development Cycle?

622

Looking Ahead: Computer Systems Design and the Future

623

Project Management

623

Feasibility Assessment

625

Documentation

625

Data and Information Gathering Techniques

625

Ethics & Issues: Do You Work Harder When Someone Is Watching?

626

What Initiates the System Development Cycle?

626

Ethics & Issues: How Should Employers Combat Poor E-Mail Writing Skills?

627

Web Stop Cafe - A Case Study

628

Planning Phase

629

Planning at Web Stop Cafe

629

Analysis Phase

630

The Preliminary Investigation

630

Preliminary Investigation at Web Stop Cafe

631

Detailed Analysis

631

Process Modeling

632

Object Modeling

635

The System Proposal

636

Ethics & Issues: Does Keeping Up with Technology Provide a Strategic Advantage?

637

Detailed Analysis at Web Stop Cafe

638

Design Phase

639

Acquiring Necessary Hardware and Software

639

Identifying Technical Specifications

639

Soliciting Vendor Proposals

639

Testing and Evaluating Vendor Proposals

640

Making a Decision

640

Hardware Acquisition at Web Stop Cafe

641

Detailed Design

641

Prototyping

642

CASE Tools

642

Quality Review Techniques

643

Detailed Design at Web Stop Cafe

643

Implementation Phase

643

Develop Programs

643

Install and Test the New System

644

Looking Ahead: Putting Vista to the Test

644

Train Users

644

Convert to the New System

644

Implementation at Web Stop Cafe

645

Ethics & Issues: What Type of System Conversion Is Best?

645

Operation, Support, and Security Phase

646

Developing a Computer Security Plan

646

Support at Web Stop Cafe

647

Chapter Summary

647

High-Tech Talk

648

Benchmarking: Testing Performance through Calculations

648

Companies on the Cutting Edge

649

Computer Associates

649

Zebra Technologies

649

Technology Trailblazers

649

Ed Yourdon

649

Tom DeMarco

649

Chapter Review

650

Key Terms

652

Checkpoint

653

Learn It Online

656

Learn How To

658

Web Research

660

Case Studies

661

Programming Languages and Program Development

662

Computer Programs and Programming Languages

664

Low-Level Languages

665

Procedural Languages

COBOL

668

Object-Oriented Programming Languages

669

Java

669

C++

670

Visual Studio 2005

670

Delphi

672

PowerBuilder

673

Visual Programming Languages

673

Other Programming Languages

674

RPG

674

4GLs

674

Classic Programming Languages

675

Looking Ahead: The Future of Programming Languages

675

Other Program Development Tools

676

Application Generators

676

Macros

676

Ethics & Issues: Should All Students Be Required to Learn Computer Programming?

677

Web Page Development

678

HTML

678

Scripts, Applets, Servlets, and ActiveX Controls

679

Scripting Languages

680

Dynamic HTML

682

XHTML, XML, and WML

682

Ajax

683

Web Page Authoring Software

683

Ethics & Issues: Should A Web Page Author Know HTML?

683

Multimedia Program Development

684

The Program Development Cycle

685

What Initiates the Program Development Cycle?

685

Looking Ahead: Robotic Vehicles Move Forward

686

Step 1 - Analyze Requirements

686

Step 2 - Design Solution

687

Structured Design

687

Object-Oriented Design

688

Control Structures

688

Design Tools

690

Step 3 - Validate Design

693

Step 4 - Implement Design

693

Ethics & Issues: Should Programmers Be Able to Copy Another Program's User Interface?

694

Extreme Programming

695

Step 5 - Test Solution

695

Ethics & Issues: Who is Responsible for Bugs?

696

Step 6 - Document Solution

696

Chapter Summary

697

High-Tech Talk

698

Structuring Data for the Web Using XML

698

Companies on the Cutting Edge

699

Electronic Arts

699

Sun Microsystems

699

Technology Trailblazers

699

Grace Hopper

699

James Gosling

699

Chapter Review

700

Key Terms

702

Checkpoint

703

Learn It Online

706

Learn How To

708

Web Research

710

Case Studies

711

Enterprise Computing

712

What is Enterprise Computing?

714

Organizational Structure of an Enterprise

716

Levels of Users

717

Looking Ahead: The CEO of the Future

718

How Managers Use Information

718

Information Systems in the Enterprise

720

Information Systems within Functional Units

720

General Purpose Information Systems

725

Integrated Information Systems

730

Ethics & Issues: Should Companies Share Customer Information?

730

Enterprise-Wide Technologies

733

Portals

733

Data Warehouses

734

EDI

735

Extranets

735

Web Services

735

Document Management Systems

736

Workflow

736

Virtual Private Network

736

E-Commerce

737

E-Retailing

737

Ethics & Issues: Would You Buy Merchandise Online?

738

Finance

738

Travel

739

Entertainment and Media

739

Ethics & Issues: Would You Trust an Online Medical Diagnosis?

739

Health

739

Other Business Services

740

Enterprise Hardware

741

RAID

741

Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Networks

742

Enterprise Storage Systems

743

Ethics & Issues: How Much Data Should Companies Be Required to Keep?

743

Blade Servers

744

Thin Clients

744

High-Availability Systems

745

Scalability

745

Utility and Grid Computing

745

Looking Ahead: The Future of Grid Computing

746

Interoperability

746

Backup Procedures

746

Disaster Recovery Plan

747

Chapter Summary

749

High-Tech Talk

750

Neural Networks: Learning from Experience

750

Companies on the Cutting Edge

751

SAP

751

IBM

751

Technology Trailblazers

751

Mark Hurd

751

Jim Clark

751

Chapter Review

752

Key Terms

754

Checkpoint

755

Learn It Online

758

Learn How To

760

Web Research

762

Case Studies

763

Special Feature Enterprise Order Processing: A Case Study

764

Computer Careers and Certification

774

The Computer Industry

776

Ethics & Issues: Outsourcing Computer Jobs - A Threat to American Workers?

777

Careers in the Computer Industry

778

General Business and Government Organizations and Their IT Departments

778

Looking Ahead: Tomorrow's Jobs in Information Technology

779

Computer Equipment Field

782

Ethics & Issues: Should Work Visas Be Issued to Foreign IT Workers?

782

Computer Software Field

782

Computer Service and Repair Field

783

Computer Sales

783

Computer Education and Training Field

784

IT Consulting

784

Preparing for a Career in the Computer Industry

785

Attending a Trade School

785

Attending a College or University

786

Ethics & Issues: Should Colleges Teach Students How to Create Computer Virses?

787

Searching for Computer-Related Jobs

787

Planning for Career Development

789

Professional Organizations

789

Looking Ahead: Women Connect Professionally Online

789

Professional Growth and Continuing Education

790

Computer Publications and Web Sites

791

Certification

792

Certification Benefits

792

Choosing a Certification

794

Preparing for Certification

794

Certification Examinations

795

A Guide to Certification

796

Ethics & Issues: Should Lifetime Certification Be Grand for Computer Professionals?

796

Application Software Certifications

796

Operating System Certifications

797

Programming/Developer Certifications

797

Hardware Certifications

798

Networking Certifications

798

Computer Forensics Certifications

799

Security Certifications

799

Internet Certifications

800

Database System Certifications

800

Chapter Summary

801

High-Tech Talk

802

Companies on the Cutting Edge

803

Monster

803

ZDNet

803

Technology Trailblazers

803

Steve Ballmer

803

Steve Wozniak

803

Chapter Review

804

Key Terms

806

Checkpoint

807

Learn It Online

810

Learn How To

812

Web Research

814

Case Studies

815

Special Feature Digital Entertainment

816

Appendix A: Coding Schemes and Number Systems

Appendix B: Quiz Yourself Answers

Appendix C: Computer Acronyms

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