The Tao of Computing:
A Down-to-Earth Approach to Computer Fluency
 
by Henry M. Walker Jones and Bartlett Publishers
 

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Chapter Figures Notes
Chapter 1
How are computers organized?
Overview of Figures for Chapter 1 (caution: slow load time) composite
Figure 1.1: Reading, adding, and displaying numbers sketch
Figure 1.2a: A ribbon of parallel wires, with a connector at one end photograph
Figure 1.2b: Expansion slots, connected by parallel wires photograph
Figure 1.3: Diagram of multiple components connected via a bus sketch
Figure 1.4: The PowerPC 603 microprocessor from Figure 1: B. Burgess et al, ''The PowerPC 603 Microprocessor'', Communications of the ACM, V. 37:5, June, 1994. p. 35. (c) 2002 ACM, Inc. Not available on this Web site.
Figure 1.5a: A ceramic casing for the PowerPC 603 photograph by Ed Dudak
Figure 1.5b: A ceramic casing for the Pentium Chip photograph
Figure 1.6: A Compaq card containing a Pentium chip sketch
Figure 1.7: A Compaq desktop computer sketch
Chapter 2
How are data represented (and who cares)?
Overview of Figures for Chapter 2 (caution: slow load time) composite
Figure 2.1: A Textual Image image by Fred Hagemeister
Figure 2.2a: Foliage -- Original Version (1,124,557 bytes) photograph
Figure 2.2b: Medium Resolution in gif format (59,001 bytes) photograph
Figure 2.2c: High Resolution in jpeg format (60,668 bytes) photograph
Figure 2.3a: Library Shelves -- Original Picture (868,551 bytes) photograph
Figure 2.3b: Medium Resolution gif format (50,790 bytes) photograph
Figure 2.3c: High Resolution jpeg fomrat (47,301 byes) photograph
Figure 2.4: Picture A for Discussion Question 4
Multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes during night-time. Observed during night-time thunderstorm.
Credit: C. Clark, NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) 		Public domain photo available
Figure 2.5: Picture B for Discussion Question 4
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 		Public domain photo available
Figure 2.6: Picture A for Exercise 4
Armillaria spp.
Credit: Joseph O'Brien, plant pathologist, Forest Health Protection Unit, U.S.Forest Service 		Public domain photo available
Figure 2.7: Picture B for Exercise 4
Food Guide Pyramid
Credit: The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 		Public domain photo available
Figure 2.8: Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 		Public domain photo available
Chapter 3
Where are programs and data stored?
Overview of Figures for Chapter 3 (caution: slow load time) composite
Figure 3-1: Hierarchical View of Computer Storage sketch
Figure 3-2: A Typical Disk Organization sketch
Figure 3-3: Levels of Computer Memory sketch
Chapter 4
What is an operating system and what does it do?
Chapter 5
How are software packages developed?
Chapter 6
What should I know about the sizes and speeds of computers?
Figure 6.1: Air fares between selected cities in the Midwest sketch
Chapter 7
What can computers do for me?
Figure 7.1: Processing steps for a simple Turing Machine sketch
Chapter 8
How are computers connected?
Overview of Figures for Chapter 8 (caution: slow load time) composite
Figure 8.1: Four basic types of wire photograph
Figure 8.2a: RJ-11 Jacks and Sockets: Front View photograph
Figure 8.2b: RJ-11 Jacks and Sockets: Back Vuew photograph
Figure 8.3: An RJ-45 Jack and Socket photograph
Figure 8.4: Sockets on the Back of an Apple Macintosh PowerBook G4 Laptop Computer photograph
Figure 8.5: Star, Ethernet, and Token-ring Networks sketch
Figure 8.6: Four Local Star Networks, Connected in a Network sketch
Figure 8.7: A Hierarchy of Hubs sketch
Figure 8.8: Two Segments Connected with a Bridge sketch
Figure 8.9: A Wireless Network with 2 Portable and 2 Stationary Computers sketch
Chapter 9
How do users share computer files?
Overview of Figures for Chapter 9 (caution: slow load time) composite
Figure 9.1: Three separate computer and file systems, connected by e-mail sketch
Figure 9.2: Three file systems, together with a common file server sketch
Figure 9.3: Remote file access supplemental sketch
Chapter 10
When can I consider my personal data secure?
Chapter 11
How does the Internet work?
Figure 11.1: The IP number hierarchy for computers at Grinnell College
Chapter 12
How private (or public) are Web interactions? (Word format / html format)
Chapter 13
How do Web applications work?
Overview of Figures for Chapter 13 (caution: slow load time) composite
Figure 13.1: Processing an html page sketch
Figure 13.2: Processing a page utilizing postscript formatting instructions sketch
Figure 13.3: Formed used by the Grinnell College Mail Service screen shot courtesy of Grinnell College
Figure 13.4: Processing a Web page with scripting sketch
Figure 13.5: Processing Simple e-mail sketch
Figure 13.6: Processing Multimedia in e-mail sketch
Sidebar: Bellcore's Telephone Chords in the first MIME e-mail message photograph by Nathaniel Borenstein
Chapter 14: Can everyone access computers and the Web?
Figure 14.1: Levels of computer and Internet access sketch
Chapter 15
Can I use Web-based materials in the same way as more traditional sources?
Chapter 16
Can computers think (now or in the future)?
Figure 16.1: Setup for the Turing Test preliminary sketch

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