INT 1010: Concepts in Computing (PGCC)

by Tammy Allen

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction
  7. 1.1: How to Succeed in "Concepts in Computing"
  8. 1.1.1: Strategies for Learning
  9. 1.1.2: Activity on How to Plan Appropriately
  10. 1.1.3: Metacognition Skills
  11. 1.1.4: Metacognition in Action
  12. 1.1.5: Activity for Metacognition
  13. 2: Understanding the Computer System Unit
  14. 2.1: Components of the Computer System Unit Module
  15. 2.1.1: Overview
  16. 2.1.2: Internal Components of the System Unit
  17. 2.1.3: External Components of the System Unit
  18. 2.1.4: Different User Types
  19. 2.1.5: Components of the Computer System Unit Wrap-Up
  20. 2.2: Peripherals
  21. 2.2.1: Overview
  22. 2.2.2: Input Devices and Output Devices (1 of 2)
  23. 2.2.3: Input Devices and Output Devices (2 of 2)
  24. 2.2.4: Communication with Other Computers
  25. 2.2.5: Peripherals Wrap-Up
  26. 3: Issues in Computing
  27. 3.1: Ethics
  28. 3.1.1: Overview
  29. 3.1.2: Input Devices and Output Devices (1 of 2)
  30. 3.1.3: Input Devices and Output Devices (2 of 2)
  31. 3.1.4: Communication with Other Computers
  32. 3.1.5: Peripherals Wrap-Up
  33. 3.2: Privacy
  34. 3.2.1: Overview
  35. 3.2.2: Consequences of Identity Theft
  36. 3.2.3: Personally Identifiable Information
  37. 3.2.4: Social Engineering
  38. 3.2.5: Phishing
  39. 3.2.6: Protecting Your Privacy
  40. 3.2.7: Privacy Wrap-Up
  41. 3.3: Security
  42. 3.3.1: Overview
  43. 3.3.2: Understanding Compromise and Risk
  44. 3.3.3: Introduction to Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
  45. 3.3.4: Dimensions of Risk
  46. 3.3.5: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability in Practice
  47. 3.3.6: Cyber Criminal Tactics
  48. 3.3.7: Protection from Cyber Criminal Attacks
  49. 3.3.8: Symptoms of a Compromised Computer
  50. 3.3.9: Security Wrap-Up
  51. 4: System and Application Software
  52. 4.1: Purpose and Functions of Software
  53. 4.1.1: Overview of Purpose and Functions of Software
  54. 4.1.2: Relationship Between Hardware and Software
  55. 4.1.3: Categories of Software and Their Purposes
  56. 4.1.4: Purpose and Functions of Software Wrap-Up
  57. 4.2: Operating System Software Module
  58. 4.2.1: Overview
  59. 4.2.2: What Is an OS and What Does It Do?
  60. 4.2.3: Compare Various Operating Systems
  61. 4.2.4: Utility Programs
  62. 4.2.5: Operating System Software Wrap-Up
  63. 4.3: Application Software
  64. 4.3.1: Overview to Application Software
  65. 4.3.2: Categories of Application Software
  66. 4.3.3: Understanding the Different Software Types
  67. 4.3.4: Comparison of Installed versus Web-Based Software
  68. 4.3.5: Application Software Wrap-Up
  69. 4.4: Licenses
  70. 4.4.1: Overview
  71. 4.4.2: Copyright and Software Applications
  72. 4.4.3: Types of Software Licenses
  73. 4.4.4: What Licenses Mean for the User
  74. 4.4.5: Licenses Wrap-Up
  75. 5: Databases
  76. 5.1: Basics of Databases
  77. 5.1.1: Overview
  78. 5.1.2: Databases - Basic Concepts
  79. 5.1.3: CRM, Data Warehouses and Data Mining
  80. 5.1.4: Databases and Security Issues
  81. 5.1.5: Basics of Databases Wrap-Up
  82. 6: Information Systems for Business (Revised 1st Edition, 2021)
  83. 00: Front Matter
  84. Table of Contents
  85. 6.1: What is an Information System?
  86. 6.1.1: What Is an Information System?
  87. 6.1.1.1: Introduction
  88. 6.1.1.2: Identifying the Components of Information Systems
  89. 6.1.1.3: The Role of Information Systems
  90. 6.1.1.4: Can Information Systems Bring Competitive Advantage?
  91. 6.1.1.5: Summary
  92. 6.1.1.6: Study Questions
  93. 6.1.2: Hardware
  94. 6.1.2.1: Introduction
  95. 6.1.2.2: Tour of a Digital Device
  96. 6.1.2.3: Sidebar- Moore’s Law
  97. 6.1.2.4: Removable Media
  98. 6.1.2.5: Other Computing Devices
  99. 6.1.2.6: Summary
  100. 6.1.2.7: Study Questions
  101. 6.1.3: Software
  102. 6.1.3.1: Introduction to Software
  103. 6.1.3.2: Types of Software
  104. 6.1.3.3: Cloud Computing
  105. 6.1.3.4: Software Creation
  106. 6.1.3.5: Summary
  107. 6.1.3.6: Study Questions
  108. 6.1.4: Data and Databases
  109. 6.1.4.1: Introduction to Data and Databases
  110. 6.1.4.2: Examples of Data
  111. 6.1.4.3: Structured Query Language
  112. 6.1.4.4: Designing a Database
  113. 6.1.4.5: Sidebar- The Difference between a Database and a Spreadsheet
  114. 6.1.4.6: Big Data
  115. 6.1.4.7: Data Warehouse
  116. 6.1.4.8: Data Mining
  117. 6.1.4.9: Database Management Systems
  118. 6.1.4.10: Enterprise Databases
  119. 6.1.4.11: Knowledge Management
  120. 6.1.4.12: Sidebar- What is data science?
  121. 6.1.4.13: Summary
  122. 6.1.4.14: Study Questions
  123. 6.1.5: Networking and Communication
  124. 6.1.5.1: Introduction to Networking and Communication
  125. 6.1.5.2: A Brief History of the Internet
  126. 6.1.5.3: Networking Today
  127. 6.1.5.4: How has the Human Network Influenced you?
  128. 6.1.5.5: Providing Resources in a Network
  129. 6.1.5.6: LANs, WANs, and the Internet
  130. 6.1.5.7: Network Representations
  131. 6.1.5.8: The Internet, Intranets, and Extranets
  132. 6.1.5.9: Internet Connections
  133. 6.1.5.10: The Network as a Platform Converged Networks
  134. 6.1.5.11: Reliable Network
  135. 6.1.5.12: The Changing Network Environment Network Trends
  136. 6.1.5.13: Technology Trends in the Home
  137. 6.1.5.14: Network Security
  138. 6.1.5.15: Summary
  139. 6.1.5.16: Study Questions
  140. 6.1.6: Information Systems Security
  141. 6.1.6.1: Introduction
  142. 6.1.6.2: The Information Security Triad- Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability (CIA)
  143. 6.1.6.3: Tools for Information Security
  144. 6.1.6.4: Threat Impact
  145. 6.1.6.5: Fighters in the War Against Cybercrime- The Modern Security Operations Center
  146. 6.1.6.6: Security vs. Availability
  147. 6.1.6.7: Summary
  148. 6.1.6.8: Study Questions
  149. 6.2: Information Systems for Strategic Advantage
  150. 6.2.1: Leveraging Information Technology (IT) for Competitive Advantage
  151. 6.2.1.1: Introduction
  152. 6.2.1.2: The Productivity Paradox
  153. 6.2.1.3: Competitive Advantage
  154. 6.2.1.4: Using Information Systems for Competitive Advantage
  155. 6.2.1.5: Investing in IT for Competitive Advantage
  156. 6.2.1.6: Summary
  157. 6.2.1.7: Study Questions
  158. 6.2.2: Business Processes
  159. 6.2.2.1: Introduction
  160. 6.2.2.2: What Is a Business Process?
  161. 6.2.2.3: Summary
  162. 6.2.2.4: Study Questions
  163. 6.2.3: The People in Information System
  164. 6.2.3.1: Introduction
  165. 6.2.3.2: The Creators of Information Systems
  166. 6.2.3.3: Information-Systems Operations and Administration
  167. 6.2.3.4: Managing Information Systems
  168. 6.2.3.5: Emerging Roles
  169. 6.2.3.6: Career Path in Information Systems
  170. 6.2.3.7: Information-Systems Users – Types of Users
  171. 6.2.3.8: Summary
  172. 6.2.3.9: Study Questions
  173. 6.2.4: Information Systems Development
  174. 6.2.4.1: Introduction
  175. 6.2.4.2: Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Model
  176. 6.2.4.3: Software Development
  177. 6.2.4.4: Implementation Methodologies
  178. 6.2.4.5: Summary
  179. 6.2.4.6: Study Questions
  180. 6.2.4.7: Summary
  181. 6.3: Information Systems Beyond the Organization
  182. 6.3.1: Information Systems Beyond the Organization
  183. 6.3.1.1: Introduction
  184. 6.3.1.2: The Global Firm
  185. 6.3.1.3: The Digital Divide
  186. 6.3.1.4: Summary
  187. 6.3.1.5: Study Questions
  188. 6.3.2: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Information System
  189. 6.3.2.1: Introduction
  190. 6.3.2.2: Intellectual Property
  191. 6.3.2.3: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
  192. 6.3.2.4: Summary
  193. 6.3.2.5: Study Questions
  194. 6.3.3: Future Trends in Information Systems
  195. 6.3.3.1: Introduction
  196. 6.3.3.2: Collaborative
  197. 6.3.3.3: Internet of Things (IoT)
  198. 6.3.3.4: Future of Information Systems
  199. 6.3.3.5: Study Questions
  200. Back Matter
  201. Index
  202. Glossary
  203. Detailed Licensing