Numa's KB about CSC101 Book
Ch01: Introduction to the World of Computers
Computers in Your Life
What Is a Computer and What Does It Do?
Data Vs. Information
Computers Then and Now
Hardware
Software
Computer Uses and Professionals
Computers To Feed Every Need
Embedded Computers
Mobile Devices
PCs
Midrange Servers
Mainframe Computers
Supercomputers
Computer Networks and the Internet
Computers and Society
Benefits of a Computer-Oriented Societty.
Risks of the Computer-Oriented Society
Differences in Online Communications
The Anonymity Factor
Information Integrity
Ch-02/ The System Unit: Processing and Memory
Overview
Data and Program Representation
Digital Data Representation
Representing Numerical Data:
The binary numbering System
Coding System for Text-Based Data
Coding System for Other Types of Data
Representing Software Programs:
Machine Language.
Inside the System Unit
The Motherboard
The Power Supply and Drive Bays
The CPU
Memory
Fans, Hearts, Sinks, and Other Cooling Components
Expansion Slots, Expansion Cards, and ExpressCards Modules.
Buses
Ports and Connectors
How the CPU Works
Typical CPU Components
The System Clock and the machine cycle
Making Computers Faster and Better Now and in the Future
Improving the Performance of Your System Today
Strategies for Making Faster and Better Computers
Future Trends
"Random and Sequential Access"
Ch03: Storage
Storage System and Characteristics
Hard Drives
Optical Discs
Flash Memory
Other Types of Storage System
Evaluating Your Storage Alternatives
Input and Output
Overview
Pointing Devices
Scanners
Digital Cameras
Audio Input
Audio output
printerts
The World is Flat
Ch01: While I was Sleeping
Ch02: Flatteners
11/9/1989 The fall of Berlin wall
8/9/1995 Netscape
Workflow software
flattener 4,5 and 6
flattener 8,9 and 10