1Preface
626.2.11 Wide Area Network
2Chapter
636.2.12 Enterprise Private Network
31 Introduction to Information Technology
646.2.13 Virtual Private Network
41.1 What is Information Technology?
656.2.14 Global Area Network
51.2 Who Studies IT?
666.3 Network Software
61.3 IT Infrastructure
676.4 The Internet
71.4 Exercise
686.5 Exercise
8Chapter
69Chapter
92 Binary Numbering System
707 Software
102.1 Numbering Systems
717.1 Introduction
112.2 Binary Numbering System
727.2 Types of Software
122.2.1 Character Representations
737.2.1 Free Software
132.2.2 Binary Operations
747.2.2 Open-Source Software
142.3 Exercise
757.2.3 Copylefted Software
15Chapter
767.2.4 Non Copylefted Free Software
163 Introduction to Operating System Concepts
777.2.5 Shareware
173.1 What Is an Operating System?
787.2.6 Freeware
183.2 Types of operating systems:
797.3 Software Management
193.2.1 Single-Tasking and Multi-Tasking
807.4 Services and Servers
203.2.2 Single- and Multi-User
817.5 Exercise
213.2.3 Distributed
82Chapter
223.2.4 Templated
838 Programming
233.2.5 Embedded
848.1 Introduction
243.2.6 Real-Time
858.2 Types of Languages
253.2.7 Library
868.2.1 Procedural Programming Language
263.3 OS Tasks
878.2.2 Functional Programming
273.3.1 Security
888.2.3 Object-Oriented Programming Language
283.3.2 Control Over System Performance
898.2.4 Scripting Programming Languages
293.3.3 Job Accounting
908.2.5 Logic Programming
303.3.4 Error Detecting Aids
918.2.6 C++ Language
313.3.5 Memory Management
928.2.7 C Language
323.3.6 Processor Management
938.2.8 Pascal Language
333.3.7 Device Management
948.2.9 Fortran Language
343.3.8 File Management
958.2.10 Java Language
353.4 Booting
968.2.11 Perl Language
363.5 Exercise
978.2.12 Php Language
37Chapter
988.2.13 Lisp Language
384 History of Computers
998.2.14 Scheme Language
394.1 Evolution of Computer Hardware
1008.3 Scripting Languages
404.2 Evolution of Computer Software
1018.4 Exercise
414.3 Exercise
102Chapter
42Chapter
1039 Information
435 Operating Systems History
1049.1 What Is Information?
445.1 A History of Unix
1059.2 Data and Databases
455.2 A History of Linux
1069.3 Information Assurance and Security
465.3 A History of Windows
1079.4 Cryptography: 9.4.1 Classic Cryptography
475.4 Exercise
1089.5 Exercise
48Chapter
109Chapter
496 Networks, Network Software, and the Internet
11010 Careers in Information Technology
506.1 Networks
11110.1 IT Careers
516.2 Wired technologies
11210.1.1 Network Administration
526.2.1 Atm Network Interfaces
11310.1.2 Systems Administration
536.2.2 Ethernet Networks
11410.1.3 Web Administration
546.2.3 Nanoscale Communication Network
11510.1.4 Database Administration
556.2.4 Personal Area Network
11610.1.5 Computer Support Specialist
566.2.5 Local Area Network
11710.1.6 IT Management
576.2.6 Home Area Network
11810.2 Exercise
586.2.7 Storage Area Network
119Appendix
596.2.8 Campus Area Network
120Glossary
606.2.9 Backbone Network
121Index
616.2.10 Metropolitan Area Network
