CHAPTER1COMPUTERSANDDIGITALBASICS
SectionA:AllThingsDigital
TheDigitalRevolution
DataProcessing
PersonalComputing
NetworkComputing
CloudComputing
DigitalSociety
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SectionB:DigitalOevices
ComputerBasics
ComputerTypesandUses
Microcontrollers
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SectionC:DigitalDataRepresentation
DataRepresentationBasics
RepresentingNumbers,Text,Images,andSound
QuantifyingBitsandBytes
CircuitsandChips
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SectionD:DigitalProcessing
ProgramsandtnstructionSets
ProcessorLogic
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SectionE:PasswordSecurity
AuthenticationProtocols
PasswordHacks
SecurePasswords
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CHAPTER2COMPUTERHARDWARE
SectionA:PersonalComputerBasics
PersonalComputerSystems
DesktopandPortableComputers
Home,Game,andSmallBusinessSystems
BuyingaComputer
HandheldComputers
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SectionB:MicroprocessorsandMemory
MicroprocessorBasics
Today'sMicroprocessors
RandomAccessMemory
Read-OnlyMemory
EEPROM
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SectionC:StorageDevices
StorageBasics
MagneticStorageTechnology
OpticalStorageTechnology
SolidStateStorageTechnology
StorageWrap-up
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SectionD:InputandOutputDevices
BasicInputDevices
DisplayDevices
Printers
InstallingPeripheralDevices
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SectionE:HardwareSecurity
Anti-TheftDevices
SurgeProtectionandBatteryBackup
BasicMaintenance
TroubleshootingandRepair
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CHAPTER3SOFTWARE
SectionA:SoftwareBasics
SoftwareCategories
MusicSoftware
VideoSoftware
GraphicsSoftware
MappingandLocation-basedSoftware
Businessand"NumberCrunching"Software
DesktopPublishingSoftware
PersonalFinanceSoftware
UtilitySoftware
DeviceDrivers
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SectionB:OfficeSuites
OfficeSuiteBasics
WordProcessing
Spreadsheets
Databases
Presentations
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SectionC:InstallingSoftwareand
Upgrades
WebApps
MobileApps
LocalApplications
PortableSoftware
SoftwareUpgradesandUpdates
UninstallingSoftware
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SectionD:BuyingSoftware
ConsumerBasics
SoftwareCopyrightsandLicenses
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SectionE:SecuritySoftware
SecuritySoftwareBasics
SecuritySuites
AntivirusModules
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CHAPTER4OPERATINGSYSTEMSANDFILEMANAGEMENT
SectionA:OperatingSystemBasics
OperatingSystemActivities
UserInterfaces
TheBootProcess
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SectionB:Today'sOperatingSystems
MicrosoftWindows
MacOS
UNIXandLinux
DOS
HandheldandTabletOperatingSystems
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SectionC:FileBasics
FileNamesandExtensions
FileDirectoriesandFolders
FileFormats
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SectionD:FileManagement
Application-basedFileManagement
FileManagementUtilities
FileManagementMetaphors
WindowsExplorer
FileManagementTips
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CHAPTER5LOCALAREANETWORKS
CHAPTER6THEINTERNET
CHAPTER7THEWEBANDE-MAIL
CHAPTER8DIGITALMEDIA
CHAPTER9THECOMPUTERINDUSTRY:HISTORY,CAREERS,ANDETHICS
CHAPTER10INFORMATIONSYSTEMSANALYSISANDDESIGN
CHAPTER11DATABASES
CHAPTER12COMPUTERPROGRAMMING