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New Perspectives on Computer Concepts

by: Parsons,June Jamrich

New Perspectives on Computer Concepts

by: Parsons,June Jamrich

ISBN 13:
9780619267650
ISBN 10:
0619267658
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 02/28/2005
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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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.

ORIENTATION

Section A: Getting Started with Your Computer and BookOnCD

(8)

Computer Equipment

(1)

How to Turn Your Computer On and Off

(1)

Windows Basics

(1)

Mouse Basics

(2)

Keyboard Basics

(2)

QuickCheck A

(1)

Section B: Getting Started with Software

(6)

How to Start Software

(1)

Windows Controls

(1)

Creating Documents

(2)

BookOnCD Software Features

(1)

Help

(1)

QuickCheck B

(1)

Section C: Getting Started on the Internet and New Perspectives NP8 Web Site

(4)

Internet and Web Basics

(1)

How to Use a Web Browser and Search Engine

(2)

Accessing the New Perspectives NP8 Web Site

(1)

QuickCheck C

(1)

Section D: Communicating with Your Instructor

(4)

Working with E-mail

(1)

How to Transfer Tracking Disk Data

(2)

QuickCheck D

(1)

Section E: Security and Privacy

Securing Your Computer and Data

(1)

Avoiding Viruses

(1)

Preventing Intrusions

(1)

Blocking Spyware and Pop-Up Ads

(1)

Protecting E-commerce Transactions

(1)

Avoiding E-mail scams

(2)

Protecting Your Privacy

(1)

QuickCheck E

Computer, Internet, Web, and E-Mail Basics

Section A: Computer Basics

(11)

A Computer Is...

(2)

Computer Categories

(3)

Personal Computer Systems

(2)

Data, Information, and Files

(1)

Application Software and Operating System Basics

(1)

QuickCheck A

(1)

Lab: Operating a Personal Computer

(1)

Section B: Internet Basics

(11)

Internet Resources

(3)

Internet Connections

(2)

Internet Service Providers

(2)

User IDs and Passwords

(2)

QuickCheck B

(1)

Lab: Making a Dial-up Connection

(1)

Section C: Web Basics

(10)

The World Wide Web

(2)

Browsers

(3)

Search Engines

(3)

QuickCheck C

(1)

Lab: Browsing and Searching

(1)

Section D: E-mail Basics

(8)

E-mail Overview

(2)

Netiquette

(2)

E-mail Technology

(2)

QuickCheck D

(1)

Lab: Using E-mail

(1)

TechTalk: The Boot Process

(4)

QuickCheck TechTalk

(1)

Issue: E-mail Privacy

(2)

Computers in Context: Homeland Security

(2)

Review Activities

(4)

Interactive Summary

(2)

Interactive Key Terms

(1)

Interactive Situation Questions

(1)

Interactive Practice Tests

(1)

Review on the Web

(4)

Student Edition Labs

(3)

Computer Hardware

Section A: Data Representation and Digital Electronics

(8)

Data Representation

(3)

Quantifying Bits and Bytes

(1)

Digital Electronics

(2)

QuickCheck A

(1)

Lab: Working with Binary Numbers

(1)

Section B: Microprocessors and Memory

(10)

Microprocessor Basics

(1)

Microprocessor Performance Factors

(2)

Today's Microprocessors

(1)

Random Access Memory

(2)

Read-Only Memory

(1)

CMOS Memory

(1)

QuickCheck B

(1)

Lab: Benchmarking

(1)

Section C: Storage Devices

(12)

Storage Basics

(3)

Floppy Disk Technology

(2)

Hard Disk Technology

(2)

Tape Storage

(1)

CD and DVD Technology

(2)

Solid State Storage

(1)

QuickCheck C

(1)

Section D: Input and Output Devices

(10)

Basic Input Devices

(2)

Display Devices

(2)

Printers

(2)

Installing Peripheral Devices

(3)

QuickCheck D

(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)

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

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