The Tao of Computing (Paperback, 2)

Underlying Building-Block Questions
How Are Computers Organized?
How Are Numbers and Characters Represented in a Computer (and Who Cares)?
How Are Images Represented (and Does It Matter)?
Where are Programs and Data Stored?
What is an Operating System and What Does It Do?

Software/Problem-Solving Questions
What Can Computers Do for Me?
What Should I Know about the Sizes and Speeds of Computers?
How Are Software Packages Developed?

Networking/Distributed System Questions
How Are Computers Connected?
How Do Computers Share Information, So That I Can Exchange Materials with Others Using a Computer Network?
When Can I Consider My Personal Data Secure?

Web/Internet Questions
How Does the Internet Work?
How Do Web Applications Work?
How Private (or Public) Are Web Interactions?

Social and Ethical Questions
How Universal Is Access to Computers and the Web?
Can I Use Web-Based Materials in the Same Way as I Use Printed Sources?
Can Computers Think (Now or In the Future)?