
Contents
Preface
1:
The information revolution 1
Scenario - What is information - Four kinds of
information - Information processing - What is
information technology? - IT devices - The IT
revolution - The impact of the IT revolution - IT and
employment
2:
Computers 14
Scenario - What is a computer? - Computer hardware
- Microprocessors - How a microprocessor handles
information - Binary numbers - Microprocessors and
logic - Arithematic and logic gates - Logic circuits -
Microprocessors and computers - Neural networks -
Digital signal processors - Processing speeds -
Computer memory - Types of computer - The
evolution of the personal computer ...