ComputersDesigned to meet the computer literacy needs of readers/students.Hundreds of applications are included, from on-Iine universities to telemedicine to robotics to pique the readers/students interests. Informative boxed features, photo essays, and Memory Bits (key points) compliment the book. Chapters conclude with Summary Outline, Important Terms, Review Exercises, and a Self-test. |
Contents
SPECIAL INTEREST SIDEBARS | 1 |
Inside the Computer | 2 |
Inside the Computer | 55 |
Copyright | |
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America Online applications software area network audio backup bits button cable capabilities CD-ROM chips client color companies computer network computer system connection Corporation Courtesy create database desktop disk drives diskette display document e-mail Edit View electronic enable example Figure format graphics cursor hard disk hardware Help i-book icon image scanner information services input installed instructions interaction interface INTERNET BRIDGE keyboard language linked local area network machine magnetic disk magnetic tape mainframe memory menu microcomputer microprocessor Microsoft modem monitor mouse MS-DOS multimedia nodes operating system optical laser disk option output peripheral devices personal computer Photo platform port printer processor puter scanners screen secondary storage server computer signals spreadsheet stored supercomputers telecommuting telephone terminals tion topology tracks transmission types Windows 98 Windows NT word processing workstations