The area (in sq. units) of the region $\left\{ ( x , y ) : 0 \leq y \leq x ^ { 2 } + 1,0 \leq y \leq x + 1 , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \leq x \leq 2 \right\}$ is
(1) $\frac { 23 } { 16 }$\\
(2) $\frac { 79 } { 24 }$\\
(3) $\frac { 79 } { 16 }$\\
(4) $\frac { 23 } { 6 }$