Roza's CSC101 Knowledge Base
The World Is Flat by Thomas Firedman
Firedman 4,5,6
Offshoring
Outsourcing
Uploading
Flatterens
10. Thestiriods
9. In-forming
8. Insourcing
7. Supply chaining
6. Offshoring
5. Outsourcing
4. Uploading
3. Workflow Software
2. Netscape
1. The fail of Berlin wall
Chapter 3
RAID
Holographic storage
Smart cards
Optical drives
Optical discs
Hard drive interface standards
Partitioning and file systems
Hard drive speed and caching
Hard Drives
Logical and physical representation
Storage system charactersistics
2. The system unit
Future trends
Making computers faster and better now and in the Future
The system clock and the machine cycle
Ports and connectors
Fans,Heat sinks,and other cooling components
Memory
Flash memory
ROM
Rigester
Bus
Bandwidth
speed
Width
Word size and cache memory
Processing speed
The CPU
The motherboard
Inside the system unit
Representing programs
Coding system for Text- Based data
The binary numbering system
Digital data representation
Data and program representation
5. System software: Operating Systems and Utility Programs
The future operating systems
File Management Programs
Utility Programs
Operating Systems for Larger Computers
Operating Systems for Mobile Phones and Other Devices
Embedded Lunix
Symbain OS
Palm OS and Palm Web OS
BlackBerry Operating System
iPhone OS
Android
Windows Embedded
Windows Mobile
LINUX
UNIX
Mac OS
Windows
Windows server
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Operating systems fot Personal Computers Servers
DOS
Differences Among Operating Systems
Client computers still use a personal operating system
Personal vs. server operating system
Command line vs. graphical user interface (GUI)
Processing Techniques for Increased Ifficiency
Buffering and Spooling
Memory Management
Multiprocessing
Multithreading
Thread
Multitasking
The operating system
Functions with an operating system
Security
File management
Managing resources and jobs
Configuring Devices
Booting the computer
Inter facing with users
System Software and Application Software
Application software
System software
4. Input and Output
Printers
Display devices
Scanners, readers, and other digital cameras
Other pointing devices
Touch screens
Mice
Pointing devices
Keyboards
Computers in Home
For looking information, E-mail, shopping and paying bills, watching TV. and Video, Dowanloading stuffs, playing games....
1. Introduction to the world of computers
Personal Computers
Ultra mobile PCs
Tablet computers
Notebook
Desktop computers
Mobile Devices
Computer users and proffesional
Security specialists
Computer operations personnel
Systems analysts
Programmers
Application Software
Creating letters, managing inventory, schdeuling appointments, Veiwing web pages, sending and receiving E-mail, recording/ playing CDs/ DVDs, designing homes, playing games.
Hardware
Communication Devices
Storage device
Output device
Oricessing device
Input device
Data vs. Information
Knowledge
Information Processing
Information
Data
Computers on the Go
GPS systems
M- Commerce systems
Portable computers or mobile device
Slef- checkout systems
POS systems at ratial stores
ATM transactions
Consumer Kioks
Computers on the job
Used extensively by the military
Used by service professionals is growing
Used for access control and other security measures
Used by all tyoes of employees
Computers in education
Distance learning
Colleges and universities use it too
Students use it in class or computer lab
Computers in the home
Smart Homes
Smart Appliances
Wireless Networking
Convergence
