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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... screen up , down , right , or left . Page Up displays the previous screen of information . End takes you to the end of a line or the end of a document , depending on the software you are using . Page Down displays the next screen of ...
... screen up , down , right , or left . Page Up displays the previous screen of information . End takes you to the end of a line or the end of a document , depending on the software you are using . Page Down displays the next screen of ...
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... screen with a border around it . You may have noticed the windows on the screen in Figure 1-18 . A window usually contains a specific piece of work . For example , a window might contain a document you are typing or a picture you are ...
... screen with a border around it . You may have noticed the windows on the screen in Figure 1-18 . A window usually contains a specific piece of work . For example , a window might contain a document you are typing or a picture you are ...
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... screen graphic at 640 by 480 resolution 640 × 480 = 307,200 Number of pixels horizontally across the screen . Number of pixels vertically down the screen . Total number of pixels on the screen . 307,200 × 4 = 1,228,800 Each pixel is ...
... screen graphic at 640 by 480 resolution 640 × 480 = 307,200 Number of pixels horizontally across the screen . Number of pixels vertically down the screen . Total number of pixels on the screen . 307,200 × 4 = 1,228,800 Each pixel is ...
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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