Computer at a Glance

Contents Introduction. 1. Historical development of computers. 2. Importance of computers. 3. Classification of computers. 4. Data representation and processing. 5. Computer hardware. 6. Backing storage devices. 7. Microprocessor. 8. Computer softwares. 9. Number system. 10. Operating System (DOS). Abbreviations. Answers. Glossary. Bibliography. This book concentrates on computer basics and is a handy practical book for all type of computer users. It consists A to Z of computer basics with lots of diagrams and fact tables to improve the efficiency of computer professionals. This book also consists of many examples for helping to understand the computer functions. A brief summary has been provided in the end of each chapter so that you can take and overview of each chapter. All the chapters have an unsolved exercise (with answers at the end of the book) so that you can test your understanding as your progress. The goal of this book is to provide the understanding of basic concept of computers so that you can improve your knowledge about computers. To keep this in mind very simple and easy language has been used by the author. 152 pp.…