(NOTE:
Comprehensive Edition consists of Getting Started and Chapters 1-13;
Brief Edition consists of Getting Started and Chapters 1-10)
Getting Started. The Personal Computer. The Microsoft Windows Operating System. Going Online. Popular Applications (Word Processing, e-Mail, Browser).
1.The Technology Revolution. The Information Society. Data and Information. Going Online. Hardware and Software Essentials. Personal Computers to Supercomputers. Computer System Capabilities. How Do We Use Computers?
IT Illustrated: The History of Computing. 2.Software. The Operating System. Windows Concepts and Terminology. Word Processing Software. Presentation Software. Spreadsheet Software. Database Software.
3.Inside the Computer. Going Digital. The PC System Unit. Describing the Processor. Processor Design.
4.Storing and Retrieving Information. Mass Storage and Files. Magnetic Disks. Backing Up Files. Optical Laser Discs.
IT Illustrated: The Computer on a Chip. 5.Information Input and Output. Input Devices. Output Devises. Terminals.
6.Networks and Networking. Our Wired World. The Data Communications Channel. Data Communications Hardware. Networks.
IT Illustrated: PC Buyers' Guide. 7.Going Online. The Internet. Internet Browsers. Internet Resources and Applications.
8.Exploring the Cyberworld. Internet Issues. E-Commerce. Creating a Web Site. Electronic Publishing. Working at Home.
9.IT Ethics and Healthy Computing. The Information Technology Paradox. The Workplace. Ethics in Information Technology. Computer, Internet, and System Security.
10.Personal Computing. System Software for Your PC. Applications Software for Your PC. Sharing Information Among Applications.
11.Information Systems. Information and Decision Making. All about Information Systems. The DP System and the MIS. Decision Support Systems. Expert Systems. Intelligent Agents.
IT Illustrated: Careers in an Information Society. 12.Developing Business Information Systems. The System Life Cycle. System Development Techniques and Concepts. Computer-Aided Software Engineering. Prototyping. System Conversion and Implementation. Programming.
IT Illustrated: Robots and Robotics. 13.Technology and Society. The Wake-Up Call. Down the Information Highway. Our Challenge for the Twenty-First Century.
Answers to Section Self-Checks. Glossary Index. 