Information technology: an introduction for today's digital world
- New York CRC Press 2013
- xiii, 542 p.
Table of Contents Introduction to Information Technology What Is IT? Who Studies IT? IT Infrastructure
Computer Organization and Hardware Structure of a Computer A Program Executing the Program Role of CPU Role of Memory Role of Input and Output Computer Hardware and Computer Assembly (Installation)
Binary Numbering System Numbering Systems Binary Numbering System Negative Numbers and Fractions Character Representations Binary Operations Examples of Using Binary Numbers
Introduction to Operating System Concepts What Is an Operating System? Some Useful Terms OS Tasks Forms of Process Management Booting and System Initialization Administrator Account Installing an OS
Files, Directories, and the File System Files and Directories File Systems and Disks Linux File System Windows File System Moving around the File System File System and System Administration Tasks
Users, Groups, and Permissions Users Setting Up User Accounts Role of a Group Permissions Miscellaneous User Account Topics
History of Computers Evolution of Computer Hardware Evolution of Computer Software Evolution of the Computer User Impact on Society
Operating Systems History Before Linux and Windows A History of Unix A History of Linux Differences and Distributions Open Source Movement A History of Windows
Bash Shell and Editing Shells Bash Shell Editing Features Exploring the Bash Interpreter Personalizing Your Bash Shell Text Editors
Regular Expressions Metacharacters Bash and Wildcards The grep Program Other Uses of Regular Expressions
Processes and Services Starting a Process Process Execution Process Status Scheduling Processes Terminating Processes Services Configuring Services Establishing Services at Boot Time
Networks, Network Software, and the Internet Networks at a Hardware Level Networks at a Logical Level Network Protocols Network Software The Internet
Software Types of Software Software-Related Terminology Software Management Services and Servers
Programming Types of Languages A Brief Examination of High Level Programming Languages Types of Instructions Scripting Languages
Information What Is Information? Data and Databases Information Assurance and Security Threats and Solutions Cryptography Laws
Careers in Information Technology IT Careers Related Careers IT Ethics Other Social Considerations Continuing Education
Summary Information Technology: An Introduction for Today’s Digital World introduces undergraduate students to a wide variety of concepts they will encounter throughout their IT studies and careers. The book covers computer organization and hardware, Windows and Linux operating systems, system administration duties, scripting, computer networks, regular expressions, binary numbers, the Bash shell in Linux, DOS, managing processes and services, and computer security. It also gives students insight on IT-related careers, such as network and web administration, computer forensics, web development, and software engineering.
Suitable for any introductory IT course, this classroom-tested text presents many of the topics recommended by the ACM Special Interest Group on IT Education (SIGITE). It offers a far more detailed examination of the computer than current computer literacy texts, focusing on concepts essential to all IT professionals—from operating systems and hardware to information security and computer ethics. The book highlights Windows/DOS and Linux with numerous examples of issuing commands and controlling the operating systems. It also provides details on hardware, programming, and computer networks.