Introduction to Computers
by mirai kojima
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