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 SUPPLEMENT ON
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter
I. Computer Evolution
Computer History and Development
Early Computing Machines and Inventors
Five Generations of Modern Computers
First Generations
(1945-1956)
Second
Generations Computers (1956-1963)
Third
Generations Computers (1964-1971)
Fourth
Generations (1971-Present)
Fifth Generations
(Present-Beyond)
Personal Computers History and Development
The Transistor
The Computer Mystique
A Small Change in Thought
New Technologies and New Ideas
The PC is Born
Validation of the PC
The Race was On
The Mac Attack
Out of the Box and Obsolete
Chapter
II. Operating Systems Evolution
History of Operating Systems
Earliest Computers
Bare Hardware
Computer Operators
Device Drivers and Library Factions
UNIX Takes Over Mainframes
UNIX to the Desktop
Why Operating Systems are Needed ?
System Software
Kinds of Operating Systems
Chapter
III. Internet History and Development
Introduction
Origins of the Internet
The Initial Internetting Concepts
HTTP
Protocol : An Overview
HTML
: An Overview
History
of the Net
Commercialization of the Technology
History of the Future
Chapter
IV. Network Computer in The
Future
Background and History of Network Computer
Evolution of Computer and Network Technology
Emergence of Network Computer
Network Computer and its Features
Technology and Standards of Network Computer
Network Computer Standards
NC vs NetPc
Products and Manufacturers of Network Computer
Hardware Products
Software Products
Issues and Controversy related to Network Computer
The difference between NC, PC and Dumb Terminal
The Performance of NC
User Control
Software Availability
Portability and Remote Access
Security
Compatibility
Applications of Network Computer
The Impact and the Future of Network Computer
Current Applications
Future Market
Authors
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