Exploring Information and Software Technology

Introduction; Chapter 1. Introduction to the core and project development, Design#$ produce and evaluate projects, Producing a solution, People#$ information and software technology, Issues in project development, Project 1. Research on past#$ current and emerging technologies, Project 2. Design an information system; Chapter 2. Artificial intelligence#$ simulation and modelling: Areas of artificial intelligence, Requirements of artificial intelligence, Modelling and simulations, Advantages and limitations of models and simulations, Project 1. Research the content for a knowledge base, Project 2. Design#$ produce and evaluate spreadsheets for modelling and simulation; Chapter 3. Authoring and multimedia: Multimedia products, Data types, Display hardware used by multimedia, Authoring software, Project 1. Storyboarding, Project 2. Development of a multimedia product using an authoring system; Chapter 4. Database design: Database development, Collecting#$ organizing and storing data, Methods of processing and analysing data, Expert systems, Project 1. Database development, Project 2. Querying a relational database; Chapter 5. Digital Media: The purpose of Digital media, Types of digital media products, Data storage and function, Manipulation techniques, Digitisation process of data types, Project 1. Creating a simple animation, Project 2. Desktop; Chapter 6. The internet and website development: The history of the internet, Use of the internet, Internet software, The world wide web, Website development, Project 1. Browsers and search engines on the Internet, Project 2. Using HTML as an authoring tool; Chapter 7. Networking systems: Protocols, Data transmission, Components of networks, Network topologies, Network operating systems, Project 1. Writing a technical manual for network use, Project 2. Designing a network; Chapter 8. Robotics and automated systems: Robots and Robotics, The purpose#$ use and function of robots, Storage and processing devices, Automated control, Project 1. Design a robot, Project 2. Animated presentation on Robotics; Chapter 9. Algorithms: Software systems, Basic programming concepts, Algorithms, Programming languages, Project development, Project 1. Programming off-the-shelf software, Project 2. Programming in a GUI environment; Glossary; Index