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<p>Introduction xv</p> <p><b>PART I DOMAIN 1.0: IT CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY 1</b></p> <p>CHAPTER 1 Notational Systems 3</p> <p>CHAPTER 2 Data Types 11</p> <p>CHAPTER 3 Computing Basics 19</p> <p>CHAPTER 4 Value of Data 25</p> <p>CHAPTER 5 Units of Measure 33</p> <p>CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting Methodology 41</p> <p><b>PART II DOMAIN 2.0: INFRASTRUCTURE 49</b></p> <p>CHAPTER 7 Input/Output Device Interfaces 51</p> <p>CHAPTER 8 Installing Peripherals 61</p> <p>CHAPTER 9 Internal Computing Components 69</p> <p>CHAPTER 10 Internet Service Types 79</p> <p>CHAPTER 11 Storage 85</p> <p>CHAPTER 12 Computing Devices 95</p> <p>CHAPTER 13 TCP/IP Networking 107</p> <p>CHAPTER 14 Application Protocols 117</p> <p>CHAPTER 15 Network Devices 123</p> <p>CHAPTER 16 Wireless Networks 131</p> <p><b>PART III DOMAIN 3.0: APPLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE 143</b></p> <p>CHAPTER 17 Operating Systems 145</p> <p>CHAPTER 18 Virtualization 153</p> <p>CHAPTER 19 Filesystems 159</p> <p>CHAPTER 20 Services and Processes 169</p> <p>CHAPTER 21 Drivers, Utilities, and Interfaces 175</p> <p>CHAPTER 22 Software Types 183</p> <p>CHAPTER 23 Application Architecture and Delivery 193</p> <p>CHAPTER 24 Web Browsers 199</p> <p>CHAPTER 25 Application Concepts and Uses 211</p> <p><b>PART IV DOMAIN 4.0: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS 217</b></p> <p>CHAPTER 26 Programming Languages 219</p> <p>CHAPTER 27 Programming Organizational Techniques 227</p> <p>CHAPTER 28 Logic Components 233</p> <p>CHAPTER 29 Programming Concepts 239</p> <p><b>PART V DOMAIN 5.0: DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS 249</b></p> <p>CHAPTER 30 Database Concepts 251</p> <p>CHAPTER 31 Database Structures 259</p> <p>CHAPTER 32 Database Interfaces 269 PART VI DOMAIN 6.0: SECURITY 277</p> <p>CHAPTER 33 Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability 279</p> <p>CHAPTER 34 Securing Devices 287</p> <p>CHAPTER 35 Behavioral Security 293</p> <p>CHAPTER 36 Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, and Nonrepudiation 299</p> <p>CHAPTER 37 Password Best Practices 313</p> <p>CHAPTER 38 Encryption 319</p> <p>CHAPTER 39 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery 325</p> <p>INDEX 331</p>

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