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Useful information sources |
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Data, information and the `stored program' concept |
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The basic subsystems of a computer |
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End of chapter assessment |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (24) |
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Useful information sources |
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Boolean algebra and logic gates |
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Simple combinatorial circuits |
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Sequential logic and finite state machines (FSM) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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34 | (3) |
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Computer system components |
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37 | (13) |
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37 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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The central processing unit |
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Buses, memory and I/O devices |
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42 | (4) |
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Instructions and sequencing |
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End of chapter assessment |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (9) |
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Useful information sources |
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53 | (1) |
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Auxiliary storage devices |
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54 | (3) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (11) |
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59 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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59 | (1) |
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Factors affecting performance |
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Clock rate and instruction cycles |
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Increasing processor performance |
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65 | (1) |
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Bandwidth and bottlenecks |
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66 | (1) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (9) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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Selecting and upgrading systems |
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79 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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79 | (1) |
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Assessing required performance |
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81 | (1) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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Basics of operating systems |
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87 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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87 | (1) |
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What is an operating system? |
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Components of an operating system |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (1) |
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Process management and multi-tasking |
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95 | (1) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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96 | (3) |
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99 | (10) |
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99 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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99 | (1) |
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The applications programming interface |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Working with several programs |
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104 | (1) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (11) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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Command line user interfaces |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (2) |
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API of windowed user interfaces |
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115 | (3) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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118 | (2) |
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Local networks and distributed systems |
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120 | (12) |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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120 | (1) |
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Circuits, signals and communication |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (2) |
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Types of information systems using LANs |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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The OSI and TCP/IP reference models |
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127 | (3) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (9) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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Useful information sources |
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132 | (1) |
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Network addresses and protocols |
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132 | (3) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (2) |
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End of chapter assessment |
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Index |
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