New Perspectives on Computer ConceptsThe innovative approach, from the New Perspectives On Computer Concepts Series, provides your students with an exceptionally effective introduction to computers. Blending practice and concepts with integrated computerized Labs, each chapter focuses on what beginners really need to know. How do I install software? What are data files? How do I perform common file operations? The computerized Labs combine animations, simulations and interactive tutorials to bring the concepts to life... |
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... contains words , numbers , and pictures that you can view , edit , save , send , and print . Typically , you create data files when you use application software . For example , when you store a document that you created with word ...
... contains words , numbers , and pictures that you can view , edit , save , send , and print . Typically , you create data files when you use application software . For example , when you store a document that you created with word ...
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... contains a command to launch a program , such as Windows , the boot process is essentially complete when the program is loaded into RAM and ready for use . Expanding the System The computer industry moves at an astonishing rate . Every ...
... contains a command to launch a program , such as Windows , the boot process is essentially complete when the program is loaded into RAM and ready for use . Expanding the System The computer industry moves at an astonishing rate . Every ...
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... contains punched information indicating which musical notes to play . A MIDI sequence contains instructions for when a note begins , what instrument plays the note , the volume of the note , and the duration of the note . The actual ...
... contains punched information indicating which musical notes to play . A MIDI sequence contains instructions for when a note begins , what instrument plays the note , the volume of the note , and the duration of the note . The actual ...
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32 bits Apple Macintosh application software binary number bitmap graphics boot process bytes cable cache CD-ROM chapter clusters color column command compression computer system connect contains copy create data file database decimal display document EBCDIC eight bits electronic encoded erase example file server filename floppy disk format graphical user interface hard disk drive hardware images install instructions Internet keyboard lanterns letter license Macintosh main board megabytes memory menu microcomputer microprocessor Microsoft Windows modem mouse multimedia number system operating system option package parallel port parity bit password perform peripheral devices pixels printer processor program files protocol provides read-write head represent requires screen sectors serial port shown in Figure sound spreadsheet storage device stored tape tion transmission transmit tutorial typically user interface vector graphics virus word processing workstation