Author: Narayan Changder

Publisher: CHANGDER OUTLINE

Published: 2023-04-08

Total Pages: 1239

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Download your digital copy today and embark on a journey of foundational mastery in computer science and technology. 1 Introduction to Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.1 Computer Systems and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 Computer Generations and Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 1.3 Computer Performance and Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 1.4 Computer Networks and the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 1.5 Definition and Classification of Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 1.6 Characteristics of Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 1.7 Components of a Computer System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 1.8 Computer Architecture and Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 2 Computer Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 2.1 CPU Architecture and Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 2.2 Memory Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 2.3 Input/Output Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 2.4 Secondary Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 3 Data Representation and Number Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 3.1 Binary, Octal, Decimal, and Hexadecimal Number Systems . . . . . . 215 3.2 Two?s Complement and Floating Point Representation . . . . . . . . . . 219 3.3 ASCII and Unicode Character Encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 4 Computer Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 4.1 Input Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 4.2 Output Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 4.3 Processing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 4.4 Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 4.5 Computer Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 4.6 Motherboards and Expansion Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 5 Computer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 5.1 Types of Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 5.2 Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 5.3 Utility Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 5.4 System Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 5.5 Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 5.6 Programming Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 6 Computer Networks and Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 6.1 Network Topologies and Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 6.2 LAN, WAN, and the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 607 6.3 Network Security and Cybersecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 6.4 Wireless Communication Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735 6.5 Types of Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746 6.6 Network Topologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762 6.7 Network Protocols and Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793 6.8 Network Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 6.9 Internet and Web Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 7 Input/Output and Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865 7.1 Storage Devices: Hard Disk, SSD, and Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . 865 8 Computer Peripherals and Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903 8.1 Peripheral Devices: Scanner, Camera, and Microphone . . . . . . . . . . 903 8.2 Interface Standards: USB, HDMI, and Thunderbolt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909 8.3 Expansion Slots and Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914 9 Computer Applications and Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915 9.1 Scientific and Engineering Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915 10 Computer Ethics and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923 10.1 Types of Threats and Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923 10.2 Security Measures and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 966 10.3 Cryptography and Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 967 10.4 Firewalls and Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1011 10.5 Ethics in Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1018 10.6 Intellectual Property Rights and Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1100 10.7 Computer Viruses, Malware, and Hacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1122 11 Emerging Trends in Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1129 11.1 Cloud Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1129 11.2 Internet of Things (IoT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1204 11.3 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1230 11.4 Quantum Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1262 11.5 Virtual and Augmented Reality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1266 12 Computer Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1291 12.1 Printers and Scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1291 12.2 Digital Cameras and Camcorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1304 12.3 Audio and Video Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1307 12.4 Mobile Devices and Smartphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1313 13 Computer Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1325 13.1 O?ice Automation Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1325 13.2 Graphics and Multimedia Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1331 13.3 Database Management Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1345 13.4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1392 13.5 E-commerce and E-business Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1403 14 Computer History and Evolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1441 14.1 Early Computing Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1441 14.2 Development of Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1443 14.3 Evolution of Computer Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1502 14.4 Future Trends in Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1508 15 Computer Ethics and Professionalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1511 15.1 Ethical and Social Issues in Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1511