Author : Darrell Hajek
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986305228
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)
Book Synopsis Introduction to Computers 2018 Edition by : Darrell Hajek
Download or read book Introduction to Computers 2018 Edition written by Darrell Hajek and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an introductory text for a basic computer literacy course. It was written because we found that most of the available texts were extremely expensive (up to and over $150.) We felt that this was, not only excessive, but also counterproductive. Very few students would be likely to buy this kind of text at that price. We have tried to include all of the material necessary for an introductory computer literacy course, but, in order to keep a low price for our students, we have attempted to include ONLY what would be necessary for such a course. Contents include: 1. Introduction - History of computer development, different classes of computers, networks and communication, information processing cycle 2. Computer Components - CPU, memory, secondary storage, input, output and communications devices, 3. Computer Software - System software (operating systems, utility programs), application programs, ethical issues related to software 4. The System Unit - Motherboard, CPU, Types of Memory, Secondary Storage, Data representation, connecters and ports 5. Input - Keyboards, scanners, pointing devices (mouse, trackball, touchscreen, ...), 6. Output - Monitors, projectors, wearables, printers, fonts, audio output 7. Storage - Hard disk drives, optical storage, obsolete media, cloud storage 8. Networks and Internet - Internet development, Internet services (WWW, e-mail, FTP, ... ), e-commerce, Internet architecture (HTML, TCP/IP, routers, servers, ... ), social issues, security.