Since 1986 Information Technology has extended its borders still further into virtually every human activity. This book covers technical, social, political and management aspects of Information Technology in tutorial jargon-free style. It includes major new developments in the fields of Image Processing, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia, High Definition Television, Expert Systems, Satellite Systems, Speech Recognition and many others. Volume I contains chapters covering Information Systems and Information and Library Science, while Volume II contains chapters covering Applied Technology and Social and Political issues plus 11 chapters by guest authors about a variety of subjects. Identical Acknowledgement, Abbreviations and Acronyms, Glossary and Index sections are included in both volumes. Students, specialists and managers who need to find comprehensive coverage of a diverse subject in one place will find this book invaluable.
Since 1986 Information Technology has extended its borders still further into virtually every human activity. This book covers technical, social, political and management aspects of Information Technology in tutorial jargon-free style. It includes major new developments in the fields of Image Processing, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia, High Definition Television, Expert Systems, Satellite Systems, Speech Recognition and many others. Volume I contains chapters covering Information Systems and Information and Library Science, while Volume II contains chapters covering Applied Technology and Social and Political issues plus 11 chapters by guest authors about a variety of subjects. Identical Acknowledgement, Abbreviations and Acronyms, Glossary and Index sections are included in both volumes. Students, specialists and managers who need to find comprehensive coverage of a diverse subject in one place will find this book invaluable.
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Verlagsgruppe
Elsevier Science & Technology
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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ISBN-13
978-0-444-89313-0 (9780444893130)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Microcomputer Systems Part 1: Hardware. Microcomputer Systems Part 2: Software. Information Technology and Information Management. Office Systems Part 1: Introduction, Systems, & Word Processing. Office Systems Part 2: Services and Effectiveness. Information Technology in Banking, Retailing, and Publishing. Desktop Publishing. Cable Systems and Markets. Television-Based Information Systems: Videotex and High Definition Television (HDTV). Microform Systems. Multimedia and Hypertext. The Information Society. Privacy, Freedom, and Data Protection. The Value of Information. Copyright and Patents. Contributed Chapters. Broadband ISDN (D. Fisher). Electronic Displays (K.G. Freeman). The Transformation of Colour Printing (A. Tribute). Designing Hypertext Systems (C. McKnight, A. Dillon and J. Richardson). Network & PC Development: The Security Problems - and a few answers (K. Slater). Language Translation by Computer (G. Kingscott). Document Supply Systems (A. Braid). Library Systems (L. Tedd). Coping with Technological Innovation: Regulating the European Telecommunications Marketplace (R. Mansell). Integrated Office System of the Future (H. Watanabe). The Artificial Intelligence Society (C.J. Hinde and J. Edwards). Abbreviations and Acronyms. Glossary. Subject Index.
