BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications

BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications

BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications San Jacinto College This course was developed from generally available open educational resources (OER) in use at multiple institutions, drawing mostly from a primary work curated by the Extended Learning Institute (ELI) at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), but also including additional open works from various sources as noted in attributions on each page of materials. Cover Image: “Keyboard” by John Ward from https://flic.kr/p/tFuRZ licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications by Extended Learning Institute (ELI) at NOVA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. CONTENTS Module 1: Introduction to Computers ..........................................................................................1 • Reading: File systems ....................................................................................................................................... 1 • Reading: Basic Computer Skills ........................................................................................................................ 1 • Reading: Computer Concepts ........................................................................................................................... 1 • Tutorials: Computer Basics................................................................................................................................ 1 Module 2: Computer Hardware & Memory..................................................................................3 • Reading: Hardware............................................................................................................................................ 3 • Reading: Computer Hardware ......................................................................................................................... 16 • Reading: Motherboard..................................................................................................................................... 20 • Reading: The Central Processing Unit ............................................................................................................ 24 • Reading: Chipset ............................................................................................................................................. 36 • Reading: Memory Management ...................................................................................................................... 38 • Reading: Random Access Memory ................................................................................................................. 38 • Reading: Read-Only Memory .......................................................................................................................... 42 • Reading: Bus ................................................................................................................................................... 47 Module 3: System Software ...................................................................................................... 52 • Reading: Intro to Operating Systems............................................................................................................... 52 • Reading: Operating Systems........................................................................................................................... 52 • Reading: System Software .............................................................................................................................. 55 • Reading: Booting ............................................................................................................................................. 56 • Reading: Operating System............................................................................................................................. 66 • Reading: Utility Software ................................................................................................................................. 83 • Reading: Device Driver.................................................................................................................................... 84 • Reading: Firmware .......................................................................................................................................... 88 • Reading: Systems Software Diagram.............................................................................................................. 91 Module 4: Windows ................................................................................................................... 92 • Reading: Windows 8........................................................................................................................................ 92 • Reading: Using Windows 8.............................................................................................................................. 92 • Reading: Working with the Desktop................................................................................................................. 93 • Tutorials: Windows 8 Apps .............................................................................................................................. 93 • Tutorials: Changing Settings............................................................................................................................ 94 Module 5: Communications and Information Literacy ...............................................................95 • Reading: The Internet Basics .......................................................................................................................... 95 • Reading: E-Commerce .................................................................................................................................... 99 • Reading: The Internet .................................................................................................................................... 104 • Reading: The World Wide Web ..................................................................................................................... 121 • Reading: Uniform Resource Locator ............................................................................................................. 130 • Reading: Web Browser.................................................................................................................................. 133 • Reading: Internet Security ............................................................................................................................. 138 • Reading: Name Server .................................................................................................................................. 142 • Reading: IP Address...................................................................................................................................... 144 Module 6: Ethics and Software Development .........................................................................152 • Reading: System Development ..................................................................................................................... 152 • Reading: Intellectual Property........................................................................................................................ 164 • Reading: Plagiarism....................................................................................................................................... 174 • Reading: Information Privacy......................................................................................................................... 180 • Reading: Software Development ................................................................................................................... 185 • Reading: Structured Programming ................................................................................................................ 192 Module 7: Networks and Security............................................................................................198 • Reading: Networks & Telecommunications ................................................................................................... 198 • Reading: Networking ..................................................................................................................................... 202 • Reading: Computer Network ......................................................................................................................... 202 • Reading: Telecommunications Network ........................................................................................................ 218 • Reading: Security and Social Issues ............................................................................................................. 222 • Reading: Computer Security.......................................................................................................................... 225 • Reading: Information Security - Security Introduction ................................................................................... 226 • Reading: Information Security - Protecting Your Data................................................................................... 226 • Reading: Information Security - Internet Security .......................................................................................... 226 • Reading:

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