TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shelly, B. Gray . . .[et al]
TI  - Discovering computers 2001: Concepts for a connected world 
SN  - 9780789559371
U1  - 004 22
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Australia, South Africa, Singapore
PB  - Course technology
KW  - Computer application
KW  - Communication systems
N1  - Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to using computers
Objectives 
Computer literacy
What is a computer and what does it do?
The components of a computer
etc.

Chapter 2: Application software and the worldwide web
Objectives
Application software
Productivity software
Graphics and multimedia software
etc.

Chapter 3: The components in the system unit
Objectives
The system unit
Central processing unit
Data presentation
Memory
etc.

Chapter 4: Input
Objectives
What is input?
The keyboard
Pointing devices
etc.

Chapter 5: Output
Objectives
What is output?
Display devices
Printers
Audio output
etc.

Chapter 6: Storage
Objectives
Memory versus storage 
Floppy disks
Hard disks
etc.

Chapter 7: The internet
Objectives
The internet
History of the internet
How the internet works
The world wide web
etc.

Chapter 8: Operating systems and utility programs
Objectives
System software
Operating systems
Popular operating systems
etc.

Chapter 9: Communications and networks
Objectives
Communications
Use of communications
Communication channels
etc.

Chapter 10: database and information management 
Objectives
Data and information
The hierarchy of data
Maintaining data
etc.

Chapter 11: Information systems development
Objectives
What is the system development life cycle?
What initiates the system development life cycle?
Planning phase
Analysis phase
etc.

Chapter 12: Program development and programming languages
Objectives
What is a computer program?
The program development life cycle
etc.

Chapter 13: Multimedia
Objectives
What is multimedia?
Multimedia applications
Multimedia hardware
etc.

Chapter 14: Security, privacy, and ethics
Objectives
Computer security: risks and safeguards
Information privacy
etc.



; Includes index
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