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DISCOVERING COMPUTERS: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, DATA, AND DEVICES, 17th edition, teaches you not only the basics of technology, but also how you will use it -- and the responsibilities that go along with being a digital citizen. Focusing on current technology, the content addresses convergence of devices and platforms. Each module integrates practical how-to tips, ethics issues and security topics, while Consider This boxes woven throughout help you sharpen your critical-thinking skills. A variety of end-of-module activities -- checkpoint questions, small group activities and problem-solving exercises -- enable you to put what you learn into practice. MindTap digital learning solution is also available. Using an inviting approach that ensures understanding, DISCOVERING COMPUTERS equips you with the information you need for success at home, school and work.

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• Module 1 Being a Digital Citizen: At Home, School, and Work(p. 1-1)
• How Technology Impacts You(p. 1-2)
• A Day in the Life of a Digital Citizen(p. 1-3)
• How Technology Impacts Society(p. 1-3)
• The History of Computers(p. 1-4)
• The Internet of Things(p. 1-4)
• The Digital Divide(p. 1-6)
• Secure IT: Protect Your Privacy(p. 1-7)
• To Protect Your Privacy(p. 1-8)
• How Technology Impacts the Professional World(p. 1-9)
• Technology in K-12 Education(p. 1-9)
• Technology in Higher Education(p. 1-10)
• Technology in Health Care(p. 1-10)
• Technology in the Transportation Industry(p. 1-10)
• Technology in Manufacturing(p. 1-10)
• How To: Use Technology in Your Job Search(p. 1-11)
• Create a Professional Online Presence(p. 1-11)
• Achieve Technology Certifications(p. 1-12)
• How Convergence Impacts Technology(p. 1-13)
• Computer Devices(p. 1-13)
• Mobile Devices(p. 1-14)
• Media and Gaming Devices(p. 1-14)
• What Does It Mean to Be a Digital Citizen?(p. 1-15)
• Legal and Ethical Responsibilities of a Digital Citizen(p. 1-15)
• How Companies and Schools Can Protect Themselves(p. 1-16)
• Green Computing(p. 1-18)
• Ethics & Issues: Who Is Responsible for Providing Assistive Technologies?(p. 1-19)
• Assistive Technologies(p. 1-19)
• Legal Requirements(p. 1-20)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 1-21)
• Module 2 The Internet: Connecting and Communicating Online(p. 2-1)
• The Internet Evolution(p. 2-2)
• History of the Internet and the Web(p. 2-2)
• Using the World Wide Web(p. 2-4)
• Web Basics(p. 2-4)
• Accessing Web Content(p. 2-5)
• How Data Travels the Internet(p. 2-7)
• How To: Connect to the Internet.(p. 2-8)
• Selecting an Internet Service Provider(p. 2-8)
• Choosing a Network Type(p. 2-9)
• Connecting to a Wireless Network(p. 2-10)
• Explore Websites, Web Apps, and E-Commerce(p. 2-10)
• Website Categories(p. 2-11)
• Web Apps(p. 2-17)
• E-Commerce(p. 2-17)
• Secure IT: Stay Safe Online(p. 2-18)
• Online Safety Tips(p. 2-18)
• Make Secure E-Commerce Payments(p. 2-19)
• Communicating Online(p. 2-20)
• Email(p. 2-20)
• Messaging Apps(p. 2-21)
• Podcasts(p. 2-22)
• Online Conferencing(p. 2-23)
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)(p. 2-23)
• FTP(p. 2-23)
• Use Social Networks(p. 2-24)
• Social Media and Social Networks(p. 2-24)
• Business Uses of Online Social Networks(p. 2-24)
• Personal Uses of Online Social Networks(p. 2-24)
• Types of Social Networks(p. 2-25)
• Privacy and Security Risks with Online Social Networks(p. 2-26)
• Business Uses of Social Media(p. 2-27)
• Apply Information Literacy Standards to Web Searches(p. 2-28)
• Define Information Literacy(p. 2-28)
• How Search Engines Work(p. 2-28)
• Use Search Tools and Strategies(p. 2-29)
• Refine Web Searches(p. 2-30)
• Conduct Online Research(p. 2-30)
• Ethics & Issues: Using Online Content Responsibly(p. 2-31)
• Gather Content from Online Sources(p. 2-32)
• Apply Information Literacy Standards(p. 2-32)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 2-34)
• Module 3 Evaluating Hardware: For Home and Work(p. 3-1)
• How Do You Select a Device?(p. 3-2)
• Define Each Component of Computer Hardware(p. 3-2)
• What Hardware Features Should You Consider?(p. 3-4)
• Which Type of Computer Is Right for You?(p. 3-6)
• Mobile Computer Buyer's Guide(p. 3-8)
• Desktop Buyer's Guide(p. 3-9)
• Input and Output Devices(p. 3-10)
• How Computers Represent Data(p. 3-10)
• Input Devices(p. 3-12)
• Output Devices(p. 3-14)
• Install and Evaluate Hardware(p. 3-15)
• Evaluate the Performance of Computer Hardware(p. 3-16)
• Secure IT: Reducing Hardware Risks(p. 3-16)
• Avoid Hardware Theft(p. 3-16)
• Maintain Computer Hardware(p. 3-17)
• Protect Compute Equipment(p. 3-18)
• Restore a Device(p. 3-18)
• Perform Data Backups(p. 3-19)
• Internal, External, and Cloud-Based Storage Solutions(p. 3-20)
• Network Hardware(p. 3-21)
• Network Connection Components(p. 3-21)
• Network Communication Devices(p. 3-22)
• Inside the Case(p. 3-22)
• Cases(p. 3-22)
• The Arithmetic Logic Unit(p. 3-24)
• Machine Cycle(p. 3-24)
• How To: Protect Yourself When Using Devices(p. 3-25)
• Define and Prevent Risks to Physical Health(p. 3-25)
• Define and Prevent Risks to Behavioral Health(p. 3-26)
• Define and Prevent Risks to Social Health(p. 3-27)
• Ethics & Issues: Dispose of Hardware Responsibly(p. 3-27)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 3-29)
• Module 4 Programs and Apps: Using Apps for Productivity, Graphics, and Security(p. 4-1)
• How Do You Use Programs and Apps?(p. 4-2)
• Types of Apps(p. 4-2)
• Common Features of Apps(p. 4-4)
• Use Mobile Apps(p. 4-5)
• Current Trends in App Development(p. 4-6)
• Ethics and Issues: Acquire Programs and Apps Responsibly(p. 4-7)
• Legal Protections for Programs and Apps(p. 4-7)
• Distributing Programs and Apps(p. 4-7)
• Install, Update, and Uninstall Programs And Apps(p. 4-9)
• Acquire Legitimate Programs and Apps(p. 4-11)
• Productivity Apps(p. 4-12)
• Word Processing(p. 4-13)
• Spreadsheet(p. 4-14)
• Presentation(p. 4-16)
• Databases(p. 4-18)
• Common Database Tasks(p. 4-19)
• Productivity Suite(p. 4-19)
• Enterprise Computing(p. 4-20)
• Computer-Aided Technology(p. 4-20)
• Graphics and Media Applications(p. 4-21)
• Types of Digital Media(p. 4-21)
• Digital Graphics(p. 4-23)
• Digital Animation(p. 4-27)
• Digital Media Creation and Editing Apps(p. 4-29)
• Digital Media on the Web(p. 4-30)
• Smart TVs and Streaming Devices(p. 4-30)
• Stream Digital Audio(p. 4-30)
• Virtual and Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence(p. 4-31)
• Virtual and Augmented Reality(p. 4-31)
• Artificial Intelligence(p. 4-33)
• Personal Interest Applications(p. 4-34)
• Secure IT: Security Tools(p. 4-35)
• How To: Use System Management Tools(p. 4-37)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 4-39)
• Module 5 Digital Security, Ethics, and Privacy: Avoiding and Recognizing Threats(p. 5-1)
• Risks Associated With Technology Use(p. 5-2)
• Cybercrime(p. 5-2)
• Digital Detox(p. 5-3)
• Cybercrimes and Criminals(p. 5-3)
• Ethics and Society(p. 5-5)
• Information Accuracy(p. 5-5)
• Intellectual Property Rights(p. 5-5)
• Green Computing(p. 5-6)
• Internet and Network Attacks(p. 5-7)
• Malware(p. 5-7)
• Botnets(p. 5-8)
• Denial of Service Attacks(p. 5-8)
• Back Doors(p. 5-8)
• Spoofing(p. 5-8)
• Protection from Viruses and Other Malware(p. 5-8)
• Secure IT: Protect Yourself and Your Data(p. 5-9)
• Information Theft(p. 5-9)
• Firewalls(p. 5-10)
• Unauthorized Access and Use(p. 5-10)
• Access Controls(p. 5-11)
• Backing Up(p. 5-12)
• Wireless Security(p. 5-13)
• Protect Mobile Devices(p. 5-13)
• Secure Your Wireless Network(p. 5-14)
• Cloud Data Privacy(p. 5-14)
• Information Privacy(p. 5-15)
• Use Strong Authentication(p. 5-15)
• Biometrics(p. 5-17)
• Two-Factor Authentication(p. 5-18)
• CAPTCHAs(p. 5-18)
• Encryption(p. 5-18)
• Protect Yourself while online(p. 5-19)
• Privacy Laws(p. 5-21)
• How To: Establish Policies to Ensure Safety(p. 5-22)
• Establishing Policies(p. 5-22)
• Disaster Recovery(p. 5-23)
• Ethics and Issues: Inclusivity and Digital Access(p. 5-24)
• Digital Inclusion(p. 5-24)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 5-25)
• Technology Timeline(p. TT-1)
• Module 6 Input and Output: Entering Data and Producing Information(p. 6-1)
• Input and Output(p. 6-2)
• How Do You Use Input?(p. 6-2)
• How Do You Use Output?(p. 6-3)
• Manual Input(p. 6-3)
• Typing and Pointing Input(p. 6-3)
• Touch Input(p. 6-5)
• Pen Input(p. 6-7)
• Digital Input(p. 6-9)
• Voice Input(p. 6-9)
• Video Input(p. 6-9)
• Motion Input(p. 6-11)
• Scanners and Reading Devices(p. 6-11)
• Physical Output(p. 6-14)
• Nonimpact Printers(p. 6-14)
• Digital Output(p. 6-18)
• Displays(p. 6-19)
• HDTVs and Smart TVs(p. 6-20)
• Other Output Devices(p. 6-20)
• Ethics & Issues: Assistive Technology Input and Output(p. 6-21)
• Adaptive Input Devices(p. 6-22)
• Adaptive Output Devices(p. 6-22)
• Creating Accessible Content(p. 6-22)
• How To: Customize and Manage Input and Output Devices(p. 6-23)
• Customize System Software(p. 6-23)
• Customize Input and Output Devices Using System Software(p. 6-23)
• Secure IT: Reduce E-Waste Risks(p. 6-24)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 6-25)
• Module 7 Digital Storage: Preserving Your Content(p. 7-1)
• Storage and Memory Uses(p. 7-2)
• Storage Media(p. 7-2)
• Storage Capacity(p. 7-3)
• Storage Access Times(p. 7-3)
• Storage Hardware(p. 7-4)
• Hard Drives(p. 7-4)
• Optical Media(p. 7-7)
• Cloud Storage(p. 7-8)
• Cloud Storage Advantages(p. 7-8)
• Services Offered by Cloud Storage Providers(p. 7-9)
• Other Cloud Services(p. 7-10)
• Cloud Storage Options(p. 7-10)
• Evaluating Providers(p. 7-11)
• Select a Cloud Storage Provider(p. 7-11)
• Secure IT: Secure Your Data on the Cloud(p. 7-11)
• Enterprise and Other Storage Options(p. 7-12)
• How Memory Relates to Storage(p. 7-14)
• Bytes and Addressable Memory(p. 7-15)
• Types of Memory(p. 7-15)
• Ethics & Issues: Internet of Things and Privacy(p. 7-17)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 7-19)
• Module 8 Operating Systems: Managing, Coordinating, and Monitoring Resources(p. 8-1)
• Operating Systems(p. 8-2)
• GUIs(p. 8-3)
• Operating System Functions(p. 8-4)
• How an Operating System Works(p. 8-5)
• The Purpose of an Operating System(p. 8-5)
• How an Operating System Manages Memory(p. 8-5)
• How Operating Systems Manage Input and Output(p. 8-6)
• How Operating Systems Manage Programs(p. 8-6)
• Types of Operating Systems(p. 8-7)
• Desktop Operating Systems(p. 8-7)
• Server Operating Systems(p. 8-8)
• Mobile Operating Systems(p. 8-9)
• Mobile Versus Desktop Operating Systems(p. 8-10)
• Other Characteristics of Operating Systems(p. 8-10)
• Ethics and Issues: Licensing an Operating System(p. 8-11)
• Manage Files and Folders(p. 8-12)
• File Properties(p. 8-12)
• File Compression(p. 8-13)
• Manage File Names and File Placement(p. 8-13)
• Manage Folder Names and Folder Placement(p. 8-13)
• Organize Files(p. 8-14)
• Use Operating System Management Utilities(p. 8-14)
• Use Administrative Utilities(p. 8-14)
• Customize an Operating System(p. 8-15)
• Manage Desktop Windows(p. 8-16)
• Secure IT: Securing an Operating System(p. 8-17)
• Using an Operating System's Security Utilities(p. 8-17)
• Manage User Accounts(p. 8-18)
• How To: Use Virtual Machines(p. 8-19)
• Set Up and Use a Virtual Machine(p. 8-19)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 8-20)
• Module 9 Networks and Network Devices: Communicating and Connecting(p. 9-1)
• How Do You Interact with a Network?(p. 9-2)
• Networks as Communications Systems(p. 9-2)
• Network Uses(p. 9-3)
• Home and Business Networks(p. 9-3)
• Wired and Wireless Networks(p. 9-4)
• Cellular Networks(p. 9-5)
• GPS(p. 9-5)
• Communications Software(p. 9-6)
• Network Structures(p. 9-6)
• Network Standards and Protocols(p. 9-9)
• Network Standards(p. 9-9)
• Internet Protocols(p. 9-9)
• Close-Distance Communications Protocols(p. 9-10)
• Network Connection Hardware(p. 9-13)
• Communications Lines(p. 9-14)
• How To: Set Up a Network(p. 9-14)
• Set Up a Home Wireless Network(p. 9-15)
• Add a Printer to a Network(p. 9-15)
• Strengthen Your Wireless Signal(p. 9-16)
• Secure IT: Secure a Network(p. 9-16)
• Secure Network Data(p. 9-17)
• Detecting an Intruder to a Network(p. 9-18)
• Ethics & Issues: Responsibilities of a Network Professional(p. 9-19)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 9-21)
• Module 10 Databases: Understanding Data Storage(p. 10-1)
• Interacting with a Database(p. 10-2)
• Why Use a Database?(p. 10-3)
• Interact with Data(p. 10-3)
• File Processing Systems and the Database Approach(p. 10-4)
• Web Databases(p. 10-5)
• Database Components(p. 10-6)
• Elements of a Database(p. 10"6)
• Data Type(p. 10-9)
• Database Functions(p. 10-10)
• Data Dictionary(p. 10-10)
• File Retrieval and Maintenance(p. 10-10)
• User Privileges(p. 10-11)
• Backup and Recovery(p. 10-11)
• Relational Databases(p. 10-12)
• Nonrelational Databases(p. 10-13)
• Use a Database System(p. 10-13)
• Popular Database Management Systems(p. 10-14)
• Front-End and Back-End Databases(p. 10-14)
• Organize Data(p. 10-15)
• Primary Keys(p. 10-15)
• Indexes(p. 10-15)
• How To: Set Up a Database(p. 10-16)
• Create a Table(p. 10-16)
• Create Other Database Objects(p. 10-17)
• Secure IT: Database Integrity(p. 10-17)
• Validating Data(p. 10-17)
• Secure a Database(p. 10-18)
• Maintain a Database:(p. 10-19)
• Back Up and Recover a Database(p. 10-19)
• Protect Data(p. 10-19)
• Ethics and Issues: Using Data Responsibly(p. 10-20)
• Big Data(p. 10-20)
• Sources of Big Data(p. 10-20)
• Business Intelligence(p. 10-20)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 10-22)
• Module 11 Program Development: Creating Systems and Applications(p. 11-1)
• What Does a Developer Do?(p. 11-2)
• Reasons for Development(p. 11-2)
• Managing Development Changes(p. 11-2)
• User Experience(p. 11-2)
• Phases and Methods of Development(p. 11-3)
• Planning Phase(p. 11-4)
• Analysis Phase(p. 11-4)
• Design Phase(p. 11-4)
• Implementation Phase(p. H-4)
• Support and Security Phase(p. 11-5)
• Development Methodologies(p. 11-5)
• System Development Tools and Strategies(p. 11-6)
• Gantt and Pert Charts(p. 11-7)
• Select Project Management Software(p. 11-7)
• Data and Information Gathering Techniques(p. 11-8)
• System Development Tasks and Roles(p. 11-9)
• System Development Participants(p. 11-9)
• Project Leadership and Management(p. 11-9)
• Obtain Hardware and Software(p. 11-9)
• Development Languages and Tools(p. 11-10)
• Programming Language Generations(p. 11-11)
• Types of Programming Tools(p. 11-11)
• Object-Oriented Programming(p. 11-12)
• Secure IT: Designing Secure Systems and Applications(p. 11-13)
• Tests During Development(p. 11-13)
• Tests at the End of Development(p. 11-13)
• How To: Place Your App in an App Store(p. 11-14)
• Using an App Store(p. 11-14)
• Ethics and Issues: the Social and Ethical Obligations Of a Developer(p. 11-15)
• Problem Solving and Decision Making(p. 11-16)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 11-18)
• Module 12 Web Development: Creating and Publishing Online Content(p. 12-1)
• Plan a Website(p. 12-2)
• Create a Design Plan(p. 12-2)
• How To: Use Tools For Developing a Website(p. 12-6)
• Website Builders and Content Management Systems(p. 12-7)
• Use HTML and XML(p. 12-10)
• HTML Syntax(p. 12-10)
• Format Page Content(p. 12-11)
• Webpage File Names(p. 12-11)
• Add Links(p. 12-11)
• Add Lists(p. 12-12)
• Add Images(p. 12-12)
• Add Multimedia(p. 12-12)
• Use CSS(p. 12-13)
• Embedded and Inline Styles(p. 12-13)
• Add Colors(p. 12-14)
• Secure IT: Protect Your Website(p. 12-15)
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)(p. 12-15)
• Other Security Techniques(p. 12-15)
• Publish a Website(p. 12-16)
• Web Analytics(p. 12-17)
• Uploading Website Files(p. 12-17)
• Ethics & Issues: Follow Accessibility Guidelines(p. 12-18)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research • Critical Thinking(p. 12-20)
• Module 13 Technology Careers: Exploring and Preparing for Opportunities(p. 13-1)
• Careers in the Technology Industry(p. 13-2)
• Technology Job Titles and Descriptions(p. 13-4)
• Information Systems in the Enterprise(p. 13-6)
• Ensuring Information Has Value(p. 13-6)
• Typical Enterprise Information Systems(p. 13-6)
• Secure IT: Careers in Security(p. 13-9)
• Technology Certifications(p. 13-10)
• Application Software Certifications(p. 13-10)
• Data Analysis and Database Certifications(p. 13-10)
• Hardware Certifications(p. 13-10)
• Networking Certifications(p. 13-10)
• Operating System Certifications(p. 13-11)
• Programmer/Developer Certifications(p. 13-11)
• Security Certifications(p. 13-11)
• How To: Create an Office for Telecommuting(p. 13-12)
• Ethics & Issues: Using Your Available Resources to Find a Job(p. 13-13)
• Career Websites(p. 13-13)
• Start Your Job Search Online(p. 13-14)
• Student Assignments: Study Guide • Key Terms • Extend Your Knowledge • Checkpoint • Problem Solving • How To: Your Turn • Internet Research a Critical Thinking(p. 13-15)
• Appendix: Technology Acronyms(p. APP-1)
• Index(p. IND-1)