Introduction to computers

Introduction to computers
by Robin Snyder , robin@RobinSnyder.com , source: CS101/intro-01 [NV/asp]
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Table of contents:
   1. Introduction to computers
   2. Computers
   3. Calculator
   4. Computer
   5. Measure twice, cut once
   6. Adage
   7. Do it
   8. More realistic
   9. Saying
   10. Adage
   11. Hardware and software
   12. Hardware
   13. Software
   14. Hardware vs. software
   15. General computer model
   16. Input devices
   17. MIDI
   18. MIDI port
   19. Musical notation
   20. Output devices
   21. Processors
   22. Storage devices
   23. Primary storage
   24. Secondary storage
   25. Backups
   26. Data flow diagram
   27. Distributed processing
   28. Leslie Lamport
   29. Networks
   30. Network
   31. Resources
   32. Security
   33. SneakerNet
   34. Client-server sharing
   35. Restaurant
   36. Sharing resources
   37. File/print servers
   38. Database servers
   39. Web servers
   40. Message servers
   41. Desktop servers
   42. Hardware or software
   43. The Internet
   44. Connecting to the Internet
   45. Common Internet connection types
   46. The World Wide Web
   47. References
   48. Acronyms
   49. Vocabulary
   50. Short answer questions
   51. Multiple choice questions

by Robin Snyder , robin@RobinSnyder.com , source: CS101/intro-01 [NV/asp]