Chapter 1 Fundamental Knowledge in Computer 1
1.1 History of Computer Development 1
1.2 Computer Architecture 2
1.3 Main Technical Indexes for Computer 2
1.4 Main Applications of the Computer 4
1.5 Trends of Computer Development 5
Reading Material Introduction of Scanners 11
Chapter 2 Foundations of Computer Hardware 14
2.1 Types of Computer 14
2.2 Introduction of Microcomputer 15
2.3 System Unit and Peripheral Devices 17
2.4 Computer Components 19
Reading Material Introduction of the Laptop Computer 24
Chapter 3 Software and Its Applications 28
3.1 What are the Application Software and the System Software? 28
3.2 Application Software 28
3.3 System Software 40
Reading Material Introduction of the Image Editing Software—Photoshop CS 58
Chapter 4 Programming Language 65
4.1 Programming Language Overview 65
4.2 Visual Basic 6.0 66
4.3 C Language 75
4.4 Java 83
Reading Material DBMS Introduction 89
Chapter 5 Computer Network 93
5.1 Networks and Their Components 93
5.2 Local Area Network(LAN) 95
5.3 Internet and Its Applications 100
Reading Material The Use of the IP Address 110
Chapter 6 Computer System Maintenance 112
6.1 Turn-on and Shut-off 112
6.2 CMOS Setup 113
6.3 Familiar Screen Information 114
6.4 Basic Methods of Network Testing 117
6.5 Network Test Tools 120
Reading Material Introduction of Basic System Maintenance 123
Chapter 7 Computer Network Safety and Virus Prevention 127
7.1 General Introduction of the Network Safety 127
7.2 Data Encryption 128
7.3 Firewall 129
7.4 Intrusion Detection 132
7.5 Computer Virus Prevention 134
Reading Material The Harmfulness of the Malicious Software and Its Prevention 138
参考文献 141