Introduction to using computers special feature - milestones in computer history timeline 2001; application software and the World Wide Web special feature - guide to the World Wide Web sites; the components in the system unit special feature - how computer chips are made; input; output; storage; the Internet special feature - discovering e-commerce; operating systems and utility programs special feature - buyer's guide 2001 how to purchase, install and maintain a personal computer; communications and networks; databases and information management; information systems development; program development and programming languages special feature - careers 2001 planning prerequisites and potential; multimedia; security, ethics and privacy special feature - trends 2001 a look to the future. Appendix: coding schemes and number systems.
