Information Technology
An Introduction for Today's Digital World
1st Edition
Published on 8. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
564 pages
978-1-4665-6828-0 (ISBN)
Description
Information Technology: An Introduction for Today's Digital World introduces undergraduate students to a wide variety of concepts they will encounter throughout their IT studies and careers. The book covers computer organization and hardware, Windows and Linux operating systems, system administration duties, scripting, computer networks, regular expressions, binary numbers, the Bash shell in Linux, DOS, managing processes and services, and computer security. It also gives students insight on IT-related careers, such as network and web administration, computer forensics, web development, and software engineering.
Suitable for any introductory IT course, this classroom-tested text presents many of the topics recommended by the ACM Special Interest Group on IT Education (SIGITE). It offers a far more detailed examination of the computer than current computer literacy texts, focusing on concepts essential to all IT professionals-from operating systems and hardware to information security and computer ethics. The book highlights Windows/DOS and Linux with numerous examples of issuing commands and controlling the operating systems. It also provides details on hardware, programming, and computer networks.
Ancillary Resources
The book includes laboratory exercises and some of the figures from the text online. PowerPoint lecture slides, answers to exercises, and a test bank are also available for instructors.
Suitable for any introductory IT course, this classroom-tested text presents many of the topics recommended by the ACM Special Interest Group on IT Education (SIGITE). It offers a far more detailed examination of the computer than current computer literacy texts, focusing on concepts essential to all IT professionals-from operating systems and hardware to information security and computer ethics. The book highlights Windows/DOS and Linux with numerous examples of issuing commands and controlling the operating systems. It also provides details on hardware, programming, and computer networks.
Ancillary Resources
The book includes laboratory exercises and some of the figures from the text online. PowerPoint lecture slides, answers to exercises, and a test bank are also available for instructors.
Reviews / Votes
"Fox has delivered good, broad coverage of computer information technology suitable for use as a textbook for an introductory university course."-Computing Reviews, July 2013
"Deftly organized and presented, comprehensive, and extensive, and highly recommended for professional and academic library IT reference collections, Information Technology: An Introduction for Today's Digital World is ideal as an IT curriculum textbook."
-Midwest Book Review, April 2013
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate students in computer IT programs; IT professionals.
Illustrations
152 s/w Abbildungen, 41 s/w Tabellen
41 Tables, black and white; 152 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
980 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4665-6828-0 (9781466568280)
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Book
08/2020
2nd Edition
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Person
Richard Fox is a professor of computer science and current chair of the University Curriculum Committee at Northern Kentucky University, where he regularly teaches courses in computer science and computer information technology. Dr. Fox is the author or coauthor of several computer literacy laboratory manuals, one introductory programming course laboratory booklet, and more than 45 peer-reviewed research articles primarily in the area of artificial intelligence. He earned a Ph.D. in computer and information sciences from Ohio State University.
Content
Introduction to Information Technology
What Is IT?
Who Studies IT?
IT Infrastructure
Computer Organization and Hardware
Structure of a Computer
A Program
Executing the Program
Role of CPU
Role of Memory
Role of Input and Output
Computer Hardware and Computer Assembly (Installation)
Binary Numbering System
Numbering Systems
Binary Numbering System
Negative Numbers and Fractions
Character Representations
Binary Operations
Examples of Using Binary Numbers
Introduction to Operating System Concepts
What Is an Operating System?
Some Useful Terms
OS Tasks
Forms of Process Management
Booting and System Initialization
Administrator Account
Installing an OS
Files, Directories, and the File System
Files and Directories
File Systems and Disks
Linux File System
Windows File System
Moving around the File System
File System and System Administration Tasks
Users, Groups, and Permissions
Users
Setting Up User Accounts
Role of a Group
Permissions
Miscellaneous User Account Topics
History of Computers
Evolution of Computer Hardware
Evolution of Computer Software
Evolution of the Computer User
Impact on Society
Operating Systems History
Before Linux and Windows
A History of Unix
A History of Linux
Differences and Distributions
Open Source Movement
A History of Windows
Bash Shell and Editing
Shells
Bash Shell Editing Features
Exploring the Bash Interpreter
Personalizing Your Bash Shell
Text Editors
Regular Expressions
Metacharacters
Bash and Wildcards
The grep Program
Other Uses of Regular Expressions
Processes and Services
Starting a Process
Process Execution
Process Status
Scheduling Processes
Terminating Processes
Services
Configuring Services
Establishing Services at Boot Time
Networks, Network Software, and the Internet
Networks at a Hardware Level
Networks at a Logical Level
Network Protocols
Network Software
The Internet
Software
Types of Software
Software-Related Terminology
Software Management
Services and Servers
Programming
Types of Languages
A Brief Examination of High Level Programming Languages
Types of Instructions
Scripting Languages
Information
What Is Information?
Data and Databases
Information Assurance and Security
Threats and Solutions
Cryptography
Laws
Careers in Information Technology
IT Careers
Related Careers
IT Ethics
Other Social Considerations
Continuing Education
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: Linux and DOS Information
Index
Further Reading and Review Terms appear at the end of each chapter.
What Is IT?
Who Studies IT?
IT Infrastructure
Computer Organization and Hardware
Structure of a Computer
A Program
Executing the Program
Role of CPU
Role of Memory
Role of Input and Output
Computer Hardware and Computer Assembly (Installation)
Binary Numbering System
Numbering Systems
Binary Numbering System
Negative Numbers and Fractions
Character Representations
Binary Operations
Examples of Using Binary Numbers
Introduction to Operating System Concepts
What Is an Operating System?
Some Useful Terms
OS Tasks
Forms of Process Management
Booting and System Initialization
Administrator Account
Installing an OS
Files, Directories, and the File System
Files and Directories
File Systems and Disks
Linux File System
Windows File System
Moving around the File System
File System and System Administration Tasks
Users, Groups, and Permissions
Users
Setting Up User Accounts
Role of a Group
Permissions
Miscellaneous User Account Topics
History of Computers
Evolution of Computer Hardware
Evolution of Computer Software
Evolution of the Computer User
Impact on Society
Operating Systems History
Before Linux and Windows
A History of Unix
A History of Linux
Differences and Distributions
Open Source Movement
A History of Windows
Bash Shell and Editing
Shells
Bash Shell Editing Features
Exploring the Bash Interpreter
Personalizing Your Bash Shell
Text Editors
Regular Expressions
Metacharacters
Bash and Wildcards
The grep Program
Other Uses of Regular Expressions
Processes and Services
Starting a Process
Process Execution
Process Status
Scheduling Processes
Terminating Processes
Services
Configuring Services
Establishing Services at Boot Time
Networks, Network Software, and the Internet
Networks at a Hardware Level
Networks at a Logical Level
Network Protocols
Network Software
The Internet
Software
Types of Software
Software-Related Terminology
Software Management
Services and Servers
Programming
Types of Languages
A Brief Examination of High Level Programming Languages
Types of Instructions
Scripting Languages
Information
What Is Information?
Data and Databases
Information Assurance and Security
Threats and Solutions
Cryptography
Laws
Careers in Information Technology
IT Careers
Related Careers
IT Ethics
Other Social Considerations
Continuing Education
Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: Linux and DOS Information
Index
Further Reading and Review Terms appear at the end of each chapter.