Computer Fundamentals

Description

Computer Fundamentals is specifically designed to be used at the beginner level. It covers all the basic hardware/ software concepts in Computers and its peripherals in a very lucid manner

Computer Fundamentals is specifically designed to be used at the beginner level. It covers all the basic hardware and software concepts in computers and its peripherals in a very lucid manner. It features excellent pedagogy with multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, review questions and practice problems; exclusive chapters on databases, multimedia, internet services and computer security; includes topics on sixth generation computers, USB, zip disk, notebook computers etc; new terminology checklist at the end of each chapter; introductory coverage in Windows 7 and a detailed discussion on MS Office 2007 tools like Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Key Features

• Excellent pedagogy – multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, review questions and practice problems
• Exclusive chapters on databases, multimedia, internet services and computer security
• Includes topics on sixth generation computers, USB, zip disk, notebook computers etc.
• New terminology checklist at the end of each chapter
• Introductory coverage in Windows 7
• Detailed discussion on MS Office 2007 tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Table of Contents

1.  UNIT – I
   1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER
   2. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HARDWARE
   3. COMPUTER MEMORY AND STORAGE DEVICES
   4. INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES
   5. DATA REPRESENTATION
2. UNIT – II
   1. INTERACTION OF USER AND COMPUTER
   2. OPERATING SYSTEM
   3. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
3. UNIT – III
   1. DATA COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER NETWORK
   2. THE INTERNET AND INTERNET SERVICES
   3. INFORMATION SYSTEMS
   4. FUNDAMENTALS OF DATABASE
   5. MULTIMEDIA
   6. COMPUTER SECURITY
4. UNIT – IV
   1. WINDOWS XP
   2. MS-WORD 2007
   3. MS-EXCEL 2007
   4. MS-POWERPOINT 2007
   5. MS-ACCESS
   6. NETWORK AND INTERNET CONNECTIONS
   7. USING LATEX

Author Biography

Dr. Anita Goel is a Reader of Department of Computer Science in Dyal Singh College, Delhi University.