| Chapter
Overview
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| 1.1 |
Getting Started in IT
| 1.1.1 |
Computer
systems and programs |
| 1.1.2 |
Computer
types |
| 1.1.3 |
Connecting
computer systems |
| 1.1.4 |
Birth of
the Internet |
| 1.1.5 |
The cost of
technology |
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| 1.2 |
Windows Desktop
Environment
| 1.2.1 |
Starting,
shutting down, and restarting Microsoft Windows |
| 1.2.2 |
The desktop |
| 1.2.3 |
Working
with icons |
| 1.2.4 |
Recognizing
an application window |
| 1.2.5 |
Resizing a
desktop window |
| 1.2.6 |
Switching
between windows |
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| 1.3 |
Basic Features of
Windows
| 1.3.1 |
Viewing a
computer's basic system information |
| 1.3.2 |
Setting the
clock and date |
| 1.3.3 |
Minimizing,
maximizing, and exiting |
| 1.3.4 |
Adjusting
the screen display |
| 1.3.5 |
Desktop
settings |
| 1.3.6 |
Adjusting
audio volume |
| 1.3.7 |
Start menu
options |
| 1.3.8 |
Recycle Bin |
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| 1.4 |
Overview of Software
Applications
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| 1.5 |
Math for a Digital Age
| 1.5.1 |
Measurement-related
terminology |
| 1.5.2 |
Analog and
digital systems |
| 1.5.3 |
Boolean
logic gates |
| 1.5.4 |
Decimal and
binary number systems |
| 1.5.5 |
Decimal to
binary conversion |
| 1.5.6 |
The base 16
(hexadecimal) number system |
| 1.5.7 |
Binary to
hexadecimal conversion |
| 1.5.8 |
Hexadecimal
to binary conversion |
| 1.5.9 |
Converting
to any base |
| 1.5.10 |
Introduction
to algorithms |
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| 1.6 |
Laboratory Safety and
Tools
| 1.6.1 |
Basic lab
safety principles |
| 1.6.2 |
Workspace
practices that help reduce ESD potential |
| 1.6.3 |
When should
a wrist strap not be used for grounding? |
| 1.6.4 |
Tools of
the trade |
| 1.6.5 |
Workspace
cleaning supplies |
| 1.6.6 |
Workplace
testing equipment |
| 1.6.7 |
Lab safety
agreement |
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| Chapter Summary Chapter Quiz
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