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  COMP 1260 Wiki
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<left>A wiki-based text book for COMP 1260</left>

Chapter 1: Application Software
Students will become familiar with application software. Core component of the course is Office software, which is used in many business environments.

Chapter 2: System Software
This chapter covers system software, students will become familiar with operating systems concepts and the role they play in your computer.

Chapter 3: Hardware
This chapter will discuss hardware concepts, and allow students to become more familiar with components of a computer and how they work.

Chapter 4: Computers and Networks
This chapter will introduce computer networks and give examples of computer networks.

Chapter 5: Understanding the Internet
This chapter describes the components of the Internet and explains how they work together.

Chapter 6: Using the Internet
This chapter describes some of the information and tools available through the Internet.
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