;the Groudnwork
Chapter 1 The Big Picture
2 The Information Layer
Chapter 2 Bianary Values and Number Systems
Chapter 3 Data Representation
3 The Hardware Layer
Chapter 4 Gates and Circuits
Chapter 5 Computing Components
4 The Prodramming Layer
Chapter 6 Problem Solving and Algorithm Design
Chapter 7 Low-Level Programming Languages
Chapter 8 High-Level Programming Languages
Chapter 9 Abstract Data Types and Algorithms
5 Operating Systems Layer
Chapter 10 Operating Systems
Chapter 11 File Systems and Directories
6 The Applications Layer
Chapter 12 Information Systems
Chapter 13 Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 14 Simulation and Other Applications
7 The Communications Layer
Chapter 15 Networks
Chapter 16 The World Wide Web
8 In Conclusion
Chapter 17 Limitations of Computing
Glossary
Endnotes
Index
