Table of Contents

At the end of each chapter are pages with java applets that generate homework problems and check your answers.

Title Page

1. Data Representation and Computer Arithmetic

   1. Binary and Hexadecimal Numbers
   2. Binary and Hexadecimal Arithmetic
   3. Unsigned and Signed Integers
   4. Floating Point Arithmetic
   5. ASCII

   Practice with Base 2 and 16 Conversions
   Binary Addition and Substraction Problems
   Problems about Number Formats
   Practice with Floating Point Numbers
   ASCII Translation
   

2. Logic and Set Theory

   1. Logical Operations and Truth Tables
   2. Properties of Logical Operators
   3. Arguments
   4. Boolean Algebra
   5. Logic Gates and Circuits
   6. Set Theory

   Practice with Truth Tables
   Deriving Sums of Products
   Venn Diagram Problems
   

3. Graph Theory

   1. Graphs and Connectivity
   2. Trees
   3. Directed Graphs
   4. Finite State Machines

   Problems about Graphs and Trees
   Using Finite State Machines
   

4. Computer Measurement

   1. The Use of Units
   2. Disk Geometry
   3. Speed, Throughput and Utilization
   4. Storage Requirements
   5. Introduction to Descriptive Statistics

      Practice Using Units
      Problems about Computer Performance
      Calculating Storage Requirements for Multimedia Applications
      Statistical Problems
      

Index

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