UNIT 1: THE AMAZING COMPUTER

Section 1A: Introduction to Computer Systems

Section 1B: Introduction to the Internet

UNIT 2: INTERACTING WITH YOUR COMPUTER

Section 2A: Standard Input Devices

Section 2B: Alternate Input Devices

UNIT 3: OUTPUT DEVICES

Section 3A: Monitors and Sound Systems

Section 3B: Devices That Output Hard Copy

UNIT 4: PROCESSING DATA

Section 4A: Transforming Data Into Information

Section 4B: CPUs Used in Personal Computers

UNIT 5: STORING INFORMATION IN A COMPUTER

Section 5A: Types of Storage Devices

Section 5B: Measuring and Improving Drive Performance

UNIT 6: THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACE

Section 6A: Operating System Basics

Section 6B: PC Operating Systems

UNIT 7: NETWORKS AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS

Section 7A: Networking Basics

Section 7B: Networking the Home, the Office, and the Globe

UNIT 8: THE INTERNET AND ONLINE RESOURCES

Section 8A: Internet Basics

Section 8B: Getting Online, Working Online

UNIT 9: APPLICATION SOFTWARE: WORD PROCESSORS AND SPREADSHEETS

Section 9A: Word Processing and Desktop Publishing Software

Section 9B: Spreadsheet Software

UNIT 10: APPLICATION SOFTWARE: PRESENTATION PROGRAMS AND DATABASES

Section 10A: Presentation Programs

Section 10B: Database Management Systems

UNIT 11: GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA

Section 11A: Graphics and Graphics Software

Section 11B: Understanding Multimedia

UNIT 12: DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Section 12A: The Basics of Information Systems

Section 12B: Building Information Systems