Understanding Computers Today and Tomorrow (15th Edition) by Deborah Morley & Charles Parker.pdf

Understanding Computers Today and Tomorrow (15th Edition) by Deborah Morley & Charles S. Parker PDF e-book.

Table of Contents
Preface iii
MODULE Introduction 22
Chapter 1
Introduction to the World of Computers 4
Expert Insight on Personal Computers 46
MODULE Hardware 48
Chapter 2
The System Unit: Processing and Memory 50
Chapter 3
Storage 92
Chapter 4
Input and Output 128
Expert Insight on Hardware 172
MODULE Software 174
Chapter 5
System Software: Operating Systems and Utility
Programs 176
Chapter 6
Application Software 212
Expert Insight on Software 252
MODULE Networks and the Internet 254
Chapter 7
Computer Networks 256
Chapter 8
The Internet and the World Wide Web 298
Chapter 9
Network and Internet Security 346
Expert Insight on Networks and the
Internet 390
MODULE Business on the Web 392
Chapter 10
Multimedia and the Web 394
Chapter 11
E-Commerce 430
Expert Insight on Web-Based Multimedia and
E-Commerce 462
MODULE Systems 464
Chapter 12
Information Systems and System
Development 466
Chapter 13
Program Development and Programming
Languages 506
Chapter 14
Databases and Database Management
Systems 548
Expert Insight on Systems 586
MODULE Computers and Society 588
Chapter 15
Computer Security and Privacy 590
Chapter 16
Intellectual Property Rights, Ethics, Health, Access,
and the Environment 632
Expert Insight on Computers and
Society 678

References and Resources Guide R-1
Glossary/Index I-1