Chapter 1 Computer Hardware Fundamentals 1
1.1 The Central Processing Unit 2
1.2 RAM and ROM 9
1.3 Input and Output 17
Chapter 2 Operating Systems 26
2.1 The Definition of Operating System 27
2.2 PC Operating System 37
2.3 Introduction to Windows XP 45
Chapter 3 Application Software 56
3.1 What is Application Software 57
3.2 Introduction to Several Application Software 66
3.3 Introduction to Microsoft Word 74
Chapter 4 Database Systems 82
4.1 A Brief Introduction to Database Systems 83
4.2 Different Types of Databases 90
4.3 Introduction to SQL Server 97
Chapter 5 Programming And Design 106
5.1 Introduction to Programming 107
5.2 Programming Languages 114
5.3 Introduction to Visual Basic 122
Chapter 6 Software Engineering 132
6.1 Introduction to Software Engineering 133
6.2 Object-Orientation Software Development 142
6.3 Software Testing 150
Chapter 7 Computer Networks 159
7.1 A Brief Introduction to Networking Systems 160
7.2 The Internet 168
7.3 Introduction to TCP/IP Protocol 176
Chapter 8 Computer Application Systems 183
8.1 Management Information System 184
8.2 Electronic Commerce System 191
8.3 Multimedia System 199
Chapter 9 Extended Topics of Computer Application 208
9.1 Introduction to Data Warehouse 209
9.2 Computer Virus 216
9.3 Network Security Basics 225
参考译文 234
参考文献 305