Preface

1 Introduction

1.1 General Skills

1.1.1 Word Skills

1.1.2 Reading Skills

1.2 A Skeleton of English Textbook

1.2.1 Book cover

1.2.2 Copyright

1.2.3 Contents

1.2.4 Preface

1.2.5 Acknowledgments

1.2.6 Appendix

1.2.8 Index

1.2.7 Glossary

1.2.9 Bibliography

1.3 Reading Guide

1.3.1 Book cover

1.3.2 Copyright

1.3.3 Acknowledgments

1.3.4 Appendix

1.3.5 Glossary

1.3.6 Index

1.3.7 Bibliography

2 Number Systems

2.1 The Decimal System

2.2 The Binary System

2.3 Counting in the Binary System

2.4 Binary Addition and Subtraction

2.5 Binary Multiplication and Division

2.6 Converting Decimal to Binary

2.7 Reading Guide

2.7.1 The decimal system

2.7.2 The binary system

2.7.3 Counting in the binary system

2.7.4 Binary addition and subtraction

2.7.5 Binary multiplication and division

2.7.6 Converting decimal to binary

2.8 Problems and Points to Ponder

3 Boolean Algebra and Gate Network

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Basic Concepts of Boolean Algebra

3.3 Logical Multiplication

3.4 OR Gates ＆ AND Gates ＆ Inverters

3.5 Complementation and Inverters

3.6 Evaluation of Logical Expressions

3.7 Reading Guide

3.7.1 Introduction

3.7.2 Basic concepts of Boolean algebra

3.7.3 Logical multiplication

3.7.4 OR gates AND gates

3.7.5 Complementation and inverters

3.7.6 Evaluation of logical expressions

3.8 Problems and Points to Ponder

4 Date Structures

4.1 Building Blocks

4.2 Vectors

4.3 Arrays

4.4.1 Selection

4.4 Sort

4.4.2 Bubble

4.5 Reading Guide

4.5.1 Building blocks

4.5.2 Vectors

4.5.3 Arrays

4.5.4 Selection

4.5.5 Bubble

4.6 Problems and Points to Ponder

5 High-level Language

5.1 PASCAL

5.1.1 INTEGER values

5.1.2 Data and data types

5.1.3 Constants and variables

5.1.4 Definitions and declarations

5.1.5 Assignment statements

5.2 C

5.3 Reading Guide

5.3.1 Integer values

5.3.2 Data and data types

5.3.3 Constants and variables

5.3.4 Definitions and declarations

5.3.5 Assignment statements

5.3.6 A C sample program

5.4 Problems and Points to Ponder

6 Operating System

6.1 Opening Remarks

6.2 Generations ofOperating Systems

6.3 Unbundling of Softwareand Hardware

6.4 Future Trends

6.5.1 Opening remarks

6.5.2 Generations of operating system

6.5 Reading Guide

6.5.3 Unbundling of software and hardware

6.5.4 Futuretrends

6.6 Problems and Points to Ponder

7 Computer Virus

7.1 What is a Computer Virus？

7.2 Affection of Computer Viruses

7.3 Recommendations

7.4 A Guide for Technical Management

7.5 Common Viruses

7.6 Summary

7.7.2 Affection of computer viruses

7.7 Reading Guide

7.7.1 What is a computer virus？

7.7.3 Recommendations

7.7.4 A guide for technical management

7.8 Problems and Points to Ponder

8 Internet

8.1 Electronic Mail

8.2 Mailing Lists

8.3 Internet Glossary

8.4 Reading Guide

8.4.1 Electronic mail

8.4.2 Mailing lists

8.5 Problems and Points to Ponder

Bibliography