
The Tao of Computing, Second Edition

by Henry M. Walker	Chapman and Hall/CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group

Index of Figures

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Chapter Index: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Chapter Figures Notes

Chapter 1
How are computers organized?

Overview of Figures for Chapter 1 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 1-1: Reading, adding, and displaying numbers ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 1-2: A ribbon of parallel wires, with a connector at one end photograph
Figure 1-3: Diagram of multiple components connected via a bus ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 1-4: Expansion slots, connected by parallel wires photograph

Figure 1-5: The PowerPC 603 microprocessor from Figure 1: B. Burgess et al, ''The PowerPC 603 Microprocessor'', Communications of the ACM, V. 37:5, June, 1994. p. 35. (c) 2002 ACM, Inc. Not available on this Web site.

Figure 1-6a: A ceramic casing for the PowerPC 603 photograph by Ed Dudak

Figure 1-6b: A ceramic casing for the Pentium Chip photograph

Figure 1-7: Intel i7 chip annotated photograph taken from Intel and reprinted with permission. Not available on this Web site.

Figure 1-8: A Heat Sink to Cool a Chip photograph

Figure 1-9: Looking Inside an HP Compaq 600 Pro Computer annotated photograph

Figure 1-10: A Close-up View of the Processing Chips for the HP Compaq 6000 Pro annotated photograph

Figure 1-11: An HP Compaq 6000 Pro Computer, with the DVD and Disk Drive Opened for Access annotated photograph

Figure 1-12: An HP Compaq 6000 Pro Computer, with Heat Sink Removed annotated photograph

Chapter 2
How are numbers and characters represented in a computer (and who cares)? Overview of Figures for Chapter 2 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 2-1a: A Base Frequency for AM Radio Transmission produced by MatLab

Figure 2-1b: Audio Programming in Analog Form produced by MatLab

Figure 2-1c: Base AM Transmission with Amplitude from Audio Programming produced by MatLab

Figure 2-2a: A Binary Clock showing 5:19:26 photograph

Figure 2-2b: A Binary Clock photograph

Figure 2-2c: A Binary Clock photograph

Table 2-2: Selected Non-Latin Characters and their Unicode Equivalents ( .jpg / .html ) table

Chapter 3
How are images represented in a computer (and does it matter)? Overview of Figures for Chapter 3 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 3-1: A Textual Image image by Fred Hagemeister

Figure 3-2a: Goreme, Turkey -- Original Version (1,570,786 bytes) photograph

Figure 3-2b: Goreme, Turkey -- Condensed to 128,650 bytes photograph

Figure 3-2c: Goreme, Turkey -- Condensed to 81,888 bytes photograph

Figure 3-2d: Goreme, Turkey -- Condensed to 41,057 bytes photograph

Figure 3-2e: Goreme, Turkey -- Condensed to 19,989 bytes photograph

Figure 3-3a: Dornoch, Scotland -- Original Version (1,527,973 bytes) photograph

Figure 3-3b: Dornoch, Scotland -- JPEG format condensed to 41,300 bytes photograph

Figure 3-3c: Dornoch, Scotland -- GIF format condensed to 41,088 bytes photograph

Figure 3-4a: Lybster, Scotland -- Original Version (846,686 bytes) photograph

Figure 3-4b: Lybster, Scotland -- JPEG format condensed to 41,320 bytes photograph

Figure 3-4c: Lybster, Scotland -- GIF format condensed to 41,300 bytes photograph

Figure 3-5: Picture A for Discussion Question 9
Multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes during night-time. Observed during night-time thunderstorm. (high resolution)
Credit: C. Clark, NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Public domain photo available

Figure 3-6: Picture B for Discussion Question 9
Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia (high resolution)
Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public domain photo available

Figure 3-7a: Foliage -- Original Version (1,124,557 bytes) photograph

Figure 3-7b: Medium Resolution in gif format (59,001 bytes) photograph

Figure 3-7c: High Resolution in jpeg format (60,668 bytes) photograph

Figure 3-8: Picture A for Exercises 4 and 5
Armillaria spp.
Credit: Joseph O'Brien, plant pathologist, Forest Health Protection Unit, U.S.Forest Service Public domain photo available

Figure 3-9: Picture B for Exercises 4 and 5
Noyce Science Center photograph

Figure 3-10: Houghton County, Lake Superior, Michigan
Houghton County, Lake Superior, Michigan
Credit: Richard B. Mieremet, Senior Advisor, NOAA OSDIA
Photo dated 1997 from NOAA Photo Library, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce, http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/ Public domain photo available

Figure 3-11a: Library Shelves -- Original Picture (868,551 bytes) photograph

Figure 3-11b: Medium Resolution gif format (50,790 bytes) photograph

Figure 3-11c: High Resolution jpeg format (47,301 byes) photograph

Chapter 4
Where are programs and data stored?

Overview of Figures for Chapter 4 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 4-1: Hierarchical View of Computer Storage ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 4-2: A Typical Disk Organization ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 4-3: A Typical Disk Organization ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 4-4: Read/write heads with a spinning disk, CD, or DVD ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 4-5: Levels of Computer Memory ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Chapter 5
What is an operating system and what does it do?

no figures for Chapter 5

Chapter 6
What can computers do for me?

(Appendix A) Figure 6A-1: Processing steps for a simple Turing Machine ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

(Appendix B) Figure 6B-1: Proposed Program A for Solving the Halting Problem ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 6B-2: Program P Considered both as a Program and as Data ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 6B-3: The Construction of N ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Chapter 7
What should I know about the sizes and speeds of computers?

Figure 7-1: Size of Selected Intel CPUs ( .pdf / .jpg ) graph

Figure 7-2: Air fares between selected cities in the Midwest ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Chapter 8
How are software packages developed?

Figure 8-1: Stages in software development ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 8-2: A Gift package for a friend (box wrapped in paper, tied with ribbon, and topped with a bow) photo

Chapter 9
How are computers connected?

Overview of Figures for Chapter 9 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 9-1: Five basic types of wire photograph

Figure 9-2a: RJ-11 Jacks and Sockets: Front View photograph

Figure 9-2b: RJ-11 Jacks and Sockets: Back View photograph

Figure 9-3: RJ-11 Wiring Diagram ( .ai / .jpg ) photograph

Figure 9-4: An RJ-45 Jack and Socket photograph

Figure 9-5: Sockets on the Back of an Apple Macintosh PowerBook G4 Laptop Computer photograph

Figure 9-6: A cross section for USB 2.0 (.ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 9-7: Star, Ethernet, and Token-ring Networks ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 9-8: Four Local Star Networks, Connected in a Network ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 9-9: A Hierarchy of Hubs ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 9-10: Two Segments Connected with a Bridge ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 9-11: A Wireless Network with 2 Portable and 2 Stationary Computers ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Chapter 10
How do users share computer files?

Overview of Figures for Chapter 10 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 10-1: Three separate computer and file systems, connected by e-mail ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 10-2: Three file systems, together with a common file server ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 10-3: Remote file access ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 10-4: the RSS logo for syndication several sizes available; request for copyright permission from Mozilla yielded reference to http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/feed-icon-guidelines/ which states open terms and resolves matter

Chapter 11
When can I consider my personal data secure?

Figure 11-1a: Configuration of an individual computer ( .ai / .jpg )

Figure 11-1b: Configuration of an individual computer in the context of a storage server, Web server, and router to the Internet ( .ai / .jpg )

Chapter 12
How does the Internet work?

Overview of Figures for Chapter 12 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 12-1: The IP number hierarchy for computers at Grinnell College (.ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 12-2: Three Layers of Addresses (.ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 12-3: Processing Simple e-mail ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 12-4: Processing Multimedia in e-mail ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Sidebar: Bellcore's Telephone Chords in the first MIME e-mail message photograph by Nathaniel Borenstein

Chapter 13
How do Web applications work?

Overview of Figures for Chapter 13 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 13-1: Processing an HTML page ( .ai /.jpg ) sketch

Figure 13-2: Processing a page utilizing PDF formatting instructions ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 13-3: Formed used by the Grinnell College Mail Service screen shot courtesy of Grinnell College
(high-resolution image not available)

Figure 13-4: Processing a Web page with scripting ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Chapter 14
How private (or public) are Web interactions?

Overview of Figures for Chapter 14 (caution: slow load time) composite

Figure 14-1: Deciphering an Extended URL ( .ai /.jpg ) sketch

Figure 14-2: Data flow when working online, together with common vulnerabilities ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Chapter 15
Can everyone access computers and the Web?

Figure 15-1: Levels of computer and Internet access ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Chapter 16
Can I use Web-based materials in the same way as more traditional sources?

Figure 16-1: ACM Levels of Prepublication Evaluation for Published Materials ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Chapter 17
Can computers think (now or in the future)?

Figure 17-1: Kornhuber's Experiment (.ai / .jpg ) annotated photograph

Figure 17-2a: Training to aid machine learning ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 17-2b: Trying Alternatives or Making Random Adjustments to aid machine learning ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 17-2c: Gathering Data to aid machine learning ( .ai / .jpg ) sketch

Figure 17-3: Setup for the Turing Test (revision in progress) sketch from first edition

Chapter	Figures	Notes
Chapter 1 How are computers organized?
	Overview of Figures for Chapter 1 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 1-1: Reading, adding, and displaying numbers ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 1-2: A ribbon of parallel wires, with a connector at one end	photograph
	Figure 1-3: Diagram of multiple components connected via a bus ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 1-4: Expansion slots, connected by parallel wires	photograph
	Figure 1-5: The PowerPC 603 microprocessor	from Figure 1: B. Burgess et al, ''The PowerPC 603 Microprocessor'', Communications of the ACM, V. 37:5, June, 1994. p. 35. (c) 2002 ACM, Inc. Not available on this Web site.
	Figure 1-6a: A ceramic casing for the PowerPC 603	photograph by Ed Dudak
	Figure 1-6b: A ceramic casing for the Pentium Chip	photograph
	Figure 1-7: Intel i7 chip	annotated photograph taken from Intel and reprinted with permission. Not available on this Web site.
	Figure 1-8: A Heat Sink to Cool a Chip	photograph
	Figure 1-9: Looking Inside an HP Compaq 600 Pro Computer	annotated photograph
	Figure 1-10: A Close-up View of the Processing Chips for the HP Compaq 6000 Pro	annotated photograph
	Figure 1-11: An HP Compaq 6000 Pro Computer, with the DVD and Disk Drive Opened for Access	annotated photograph
	Figure 1-12: An HP Compaq 6000 Pro Computer, with Heat Sink Removed	annotated photograph
Chapter 2 How are numbers and characters represented in a computer (and who cares)?	Overview of Figures for Chapter 2 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 2-1a: A Base Frequency for AM Radio Transmission	produced by MatLab
	Figure 2-1b: Audio Programming in Analog Form	produced by MatLab
	Figure 2-1c: Base AM Transmission with Amplitude from Audio Programming	produced by MatLab
	Figure 2-2a: A Binary Clock showing 5:19:26	photograph
	Figure 2-2b: A Binary Clock	photograph
	Figure 2-2c: A Binary Clock	photograph
	Table 2-2: Selected Non-Latin Characters and their Unicode Equivalents ( .jpg / .html )	table
Chapter 3 How are images represented in a computer (and does it matter)?	Overview of Figures for Chapter 3 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 3-1: A Textual Image	image by Fred Hagemeister
	Figure 3-2a: Goreme, Turkey -- Original Version (1,570,786 bytes)	photograph
	Figure 3-2b: Goreme, Turkey -- Condensed to 128,650 bytes	photograph
	Figure 3-2c: Goreme, Turkey -- Condensed to 81,888 bytes	photograph
	Figure 3-2d: Goreme, Turkey -- Condensed to 41,057 bytes	photograph
	Figure 3-2e: Goreme, Turkey -- Condensed to 19,989 bytes	photograph
	Figure 3-3a: Dornoch, Scotland -- Original Version (1,527,973 bytes)	photograph
	Figure 3-3b: Dornoch, Scotland -- JPEG format condensed to 41,300 bytes	photograph
	Figure 3-3c: Dornoch, Scotland -- GIF format condensed to 41,088 bytes	photograph
	Figure 3-4a: Lybster, Scotland -- Original Version (846,686 bytes)	photograph
	Figure 3-4b: Lybster, Scotland -- JPEG format condensed to 41,320 bytes	photograph
	Figure 3-4c: Lybster, Scotland -- GIF format condensed to 41,300 bytes	photograph
	Figure 3-5: Picture A for Discussion Question 9 Multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes during night-time. Observed during night-time thunderstorm. (high resolution) Credit: C. Clark, NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)	Public domain photo available
	Figure 3-6: Picture B for Discussion Question 9 Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia (high resolution) Credit: John and Karen Hollingsworth, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Public domain photo available
	Figure 3-7a: Foliage -- Original Version (1,124,557 bytes)	photograph
	Figure 3-7b: Medium Resolution in gif format (59,001 bytes)	photograph
	Figure 3-7c: High Resolution in jpeg format (60,668 bytes)	photograph
	Figure 3-8: Picture A for Exercises 4 and 5 Armillaria spp. Credit: Joseph O'Brien, plant pathologist, Forest Health Protection Unit, U.S.Forest Service	Public domain photo available
	Figure 3-9: Picture B for Exercises 4 and 5 Noyce Science Center	photograph
	Figure 3-10: Houghton County, Lake Superior, Michigan Houghton County, Lake Superior, Michigan Credit: Richard B. Mieremet, Senior Advisor, NOAA OSDIA Photo dated 1997 from NOAA Photo Library, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce, http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/	Public domain photo available
	Figure 3-11a: Library Shelves -- Original Picture (868,551 bytes)	photograph
	Figure 3-11b: Medium Resolution gif format (50,790 bytes)	photograph
	Figure 3-11c: High Resolution jpeg format (47,301 byes)	photograph
Chapter 4 Where are programs and data stored?
	Overview of Figures for Chapter 4 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 4-1: Hierarchical View of Computer Storage ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 4-2: A Typical Disk Organization ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 4-3: A Typical Disk Organization ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 4-4: Read/write heads with a spinning disk, CD, or DVD ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 4-5: Levels of Computer Memory ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
Chapter 5 What is an operating system and what does it do?
	no figures for Chapter 5
Chapter 6 What can computers do for me?
(Appendix A)	Figure 6A-1: Processing steps for a simple Turing Machine ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
(Appendix B)	Figure 6B-1: Proposed Program A for Solving the Halting Problem ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 6B-2: Program P Considered both as a Program and as Data ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 6B-3: The Construction of N ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
Chapter 7 What should I know about the sizes and speeds of computers?
	Figure 7-1: Size of Selected Intel CPUs ( .pdf / .jpg )	graph
	Figure 7-2: Air fares between selected cities in the Midwest ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
Chapter 8 How are software packages developed?
	Figure 8-1: Stages in software development ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 8-2: A Gift package for a friend (box wrapped in paper, tied with ribbon, and topped with a bow)	photo
Chapter 9 How are computers connected?
	Overview of Figures for Chapter 9 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 9-1: Five basic types of wire	photograph
	Figure 9-2a: RJ-11 Jacks and Sockets: Front View	photograph
	Figure 9-2b: RJ-11 Jacks and Sockets: Back View	photograph
	Figure 9-3: RJ-11 Wiring Diagram ( .ai / .jpg )	photograph
	Figure 9-4: An RJ-45 Jack and Socket	photograph
	Figure 9-5: Sockets on the Back of an Apple Macintosh PowerBook G4 Laptop Computer	photograph
	Figure 9-6: A cross section for USB 2.0 (.ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 9-7: Star, Ethernet, and Token-ring Networks ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 9-8: Four Local Star Networks, Connected in a Network ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 9-9: A Hierarchy of Hubs ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 9-10: Two Segments Connected with a Bridge ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 9-11: A Wireless Network with 2 Portable and 2 Stationary Computers ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
Chapter 10 How do users share computer files?
	Overview of Figures for Chapter 10 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 10-1: Three separate computer and file systems, connected by e-mail ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 10-2: Three file systems, together with a common file server ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 10-3: Remote file access ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 10-4: the RSS logo for syndication	several sizes available; request for copyright permission from Mozilla yielded reference to http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/feed-icon-guidelines/ which states open terms and resolves matter
Chapter 11 When can I consider my personal data secure?
	Figure 11-1a: Configuration of an individual computer ( .ai / .jpg )
	Figure 11-1b: Configuration of an individual computer in the context of a storage server, Web server, and router to the Internet ( .ai / .jpg )
Chapter 12 How does the Internet work?
	Overview of Figures for Chapter 12 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 12-1: The IP number hierarchy for computers at Grinnell College (.ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 12-2: Three Layers of Addresses (.ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 12-3: Processing Simple e-mail ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 12-4: Processing Multimedia in e-mail ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Sidebar: Bellcore's Telephone Chords in the first MIME e-mail message	photograph by Nathaniel Borenstein
Chapter 13 How do Web applications work?
	Overview of Figures for Chapter 13 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 13-1: Processing an HTML page ( .ai /.jpg )	sketch
	Figure 13-2: Processing a page utilizing PDF formatting instructions ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 13-3: Formed used by the Grinnell College Mail Service	screen shot courtesy of Grinnell College (high-resolution image not available)
	Figure 13-4: Processing a Web page with scripting ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
Chapter 14 How private (or public) are Web interactions?
	Overview of Figures for Chapter 14 (caution: slow load time)	composite
	Figure 14-1: Deciphering an Extended URL ( .ai /.jpg )	sketch
	Figure 14-2: Data flow when working online, together with common vulnerabilities ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
Chapter 15 Can everyone access computers and the Web?
	Figure 15-1: Levels of computer and Internet access ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
Chapter 16 Can I use Web-based materials in the same way as more traditional sources?
	Figure 16-1: ACM Levels of Prepublication Evaluation for Published Materials ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
Chapter 17 Can computers think (now or in the future)?
	Figure 17-1: Kornhuber's Experiment (.ai / .jpg )	annotated photograph
	Figure 17-2a: Training to aid machine learning ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 17-2b: Trying Alternatives or Making Random Adjustments to aid machine learning ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 17-2c: Gathering Data to aid machine learning ( .ai / .jpg )	sketch
	Figure 17-3: Setup for the Turing Test (revision in progress)	sketch from first edition

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created 25 July 2003 last revised 13 Septebber 2012
For more information, please contact Henry M. Walker at walker@cs.grinnell.edu.