Supplementary Class Notes
Based on
Computers: Tools for an Information Age
by H. L. Capron
Overview of a Computer System: Hardware, Software, and People
The Central Processing Unit: What Goes on Inside the Computer
Input and Output: The User Connection
Storage Devices and Stored Data: Just the Facts
Operating Systems: Software in the Background
Word Processing and Desktop Publishing
Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures
Database Management Systems: Getting Data Together
Communications: Computer Connections
Programming and Languages: Telling the Computer What to Do
Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture
Modern Trends in the Workplace: Expert Systems, Robotics, and Virtual Reality