Introduction to Computers

1. A WORLD OF COMPUTERS

2. WHAT IS COMPUTER ?

2.1. Data and Information

2.2. Information Processing Cycle

3. THE COMPONENT OF A COMPUTER

3.1. Input Devices

3.2. Output Devices

3.3. System Units

3.4. Storage Devices

3.5. Communications Devices

4. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF USING COMPUTERS

5. NETWORKS AND THE INTERNET

5.1. The Internet

6. COMPUTER SOFTWARE

6.1. System Software

6.2. Application Software

6.3. Installing and Running Programs

7. CATEGORIES OF COMPUTERS

8. PERSONAL COMPUTERS

8.1. Desktop Computers

9. MOBILE COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES

9.1. Notebook Computers

9.2. Mobile Devices

10. GAME CONSOLES

11. SERVERS

12. MAINFRAMES

13. SUPERCOMPUTERs

14. EMBEDDED COMPUTERS

15. ELEMENT OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM

16. EXAMPLES OF COMPUTER USAGE

16.1. Home User

16.2. Small Office/Home User

16.3. Power User

16.4. Large User

16.5. Putting It All Together

17. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SOCIETY

17.1. Education

17.2. Finance

17.3. Government

17.4. Health Care

17.5. Science

17.6. Publishing

17.7. Travel

17.8. Manufacturing

18. CHAPTER SUMMARY

19. HIGH-TECH TALK

19.1. Analog versus Digital Making the Conversion

20. TECHNOLOGY TRAILBLAZERS

20.1. Bill Gates

20.2. Anne Mulcachy