Computer concepts / June Jamrich, Parsons

Table Of Contents

ORIENTATION
Section A. Getting stared
Computer equipment
How to turn your computer on and off
Windows basics
Mouse basics
Etc.

Section B Documents, browser and E-mail
Creating documents
Internet and web basics
How to use a web browser and search engine
Working with E-MAIL
Quick check B

Section C Security and privacy
Securing your computer and data
Avoid viruses
Preventing intrusions
Blocking spyware and pop-up Ads
Protecting E-mail scams
Etc.

Section D Booked on CD
Book on CD basics
Multimedia and computer-scored activities
New perspectives labs
Tracking your scores
Etc.

Section E NP9 web site
Web site resources
Web site access
Web site tour
Quick check E.

CHAPTER 1 COMPUTER, INTERNET, WEB AND E-MAIL BASICS
ON THE WEB.
Section A. Computer basics
A computer is ...........
Computer category
Personal computer systems
Data, Information, and files
Applications software and operating system basics

Section B Internet basics
Internet resources
Internet connections
Internet services providers
User IDs and passwords

Section C. Internet web basics
The world wide web
Browsers
Search engines
Netiquette
Spam
E-mail technology
Etc.

CHAPTER 2 COMPUTER HARDWARE
Working with binary numbers
Benchmarking
Interactive review activities

Section a. Data representation and digital electronics
Data representation
Quantifying bits and bytes
Digital electronics

Section B. Microprocessors and memory
Microprocessor basic s
Microprocessor performance factors
Today's microprocessors
Random access memory
Etc.

Section C. Storage devices
Storage basics
Floppy disc technology
Hard disc technology
Tape storage
Etc.

Section D: Input and output devices
Basic input devices
Display devices
Printers
Installing peripheral devices

CHAPTER 3
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Section A. software basics
Software: the inside story
Programmers and programming languages
How software works
Applications and system software

Section B: Operating system and utilities
Operating system overview
Windows, MAC OS, UNIX, LINUX and DOS
Handheld and tablet operating systems
Utilities

Section C: Application software
Document production software
Spreadsheet software
''Number crunching'' software
Spreadsheet software
Database software
Etc.

Section D: Buying Installing software
Buying software
Installation basics
Installing from distribution media
Installing downloaded software
Software updates
Etc.

CHAPTER 4 FULL MANAGEMENT, VIRUS PROTECTION, AND BACKUP.
Section A: File basics
File names, extension, and formats
File locations, folders, and paths
File sizes and dates

Section B: File management
File management utilities
File management metaphors
Windows explorer
File management tips
Etc.

Section C: Computer Viruses
Viruses
Trojan horses
Worms
Bots
Combating malicious code
Etc.

Section D: Data backup Backup and restore procedures
Backup devices
Network and Internet backup
Backup software
Etc.

Teach: file formats
Issue: computer crime
Computers in context: law enforcement
Labs.

Includes Index: p. 252-260