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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... example , " My Computer at Home . " b . List its brand and model number , for example , " Dell 486/50 . " c . Label the following parts : monitor screen 3.5 " disk drive 5.25 " disk drive CD - ROM power switch system unit keyboard hard ...
... example , " My Computer at Home . " b . List its brand and model number , for example , " Dell 486/50 . " c . Label the following parts : monitor screen 3.5 " disk drive 5.25 " disk drive CD - ROM power switch system unit keyboard hard ...
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... example is a computerized fish tank application that lets you catch , breed , and watch a collection of brilliantly realistic tropical fish inside the glass " tank " of your computer monitor . Sometimes it is hard to make this non ...
... example is a computerized fish tank application that lets you catch , breed , and watch a collection of brilliantly realistic tropical fish inside the glass " tank " of your computer monitor . Sometimes it is hard to make this non ...
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... example of simplex communication is a radio transmitter , which can transmit , but not receive signals . A channel that allows a device to send or receive , but cannot do both at the same time , is called a half - duplex channel . A CB ...
... example of simplex communication is a radio transmitter , which can transmit , but not receive signals . A channel that allows a device to send or receive , but cannot do both at the same time , is called a half - duplex channel . A CB ...
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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