Tomorrow's Technology and You, Complete
United States Edition
9th Edition
Published on 26. January 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
672 pages
978-0-13-504504-6 (ISBN)
Description
For introductory courses in computer concepts often including instruction in Microsoft Office.
Explores the promises and challenges of information technology, along with its effect on businesses, people, society, and the future.
Tomorrow's Technology and You explores information technology on three levels:
? Explanations: Clearly explains what a computer is and what it can (and can't) do; it clearly explains the basics of information technology, from multimedia PCs to the Internet and beyond.
? Applications: Illustrates how computers and networks are-and will be-used as practical tools to solve a wide variety of problems.
? Implications: Puts technology in a human context, illustrating how digital devices and networks affect our lives, our world, and our future.
Previous Editions:
Tomorrow's Technology and You, Eigth Edition
Computer Confluence: Tomorrow's Technology and You, Seventh Edition
Features
Explores the promises and challenges of information technology, along with its effect on businesses, people, society, and the future.
Tomorrow's Technology and You explores information technology on three levels:
? Explanations: Clearly explains what a computer is and what it can (and can't) do; it clearly explains the basics of information technology, from multimedia PCs to the Internet and beyond.
? Applications: Illustrates how computers and networks are-and will be-used as practical tools to solve a wide variety of problems.
? Implications: Puts technology in a human context, illustrating how digital devices and networks affect our lives, our world, and our future.
Previous Editions:
Tomorrow's Technology and You, Eigth Edition
Computer Confluence: Tomorrow's Technology and You, Seventh Edition
Features
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Edition
9th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
1270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-504504-6 (9780135045046)
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Persons
George Beekman is an Honorary Instructor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. For more than two decades he designed and taught courses in computer literacy, interactive multimedia, computer ethics, and computer programming at OSU. An innovative computer literacy course he created more than two decades ago served as the inspiration for Tomorrow's Technology and You. George Beekman has taught workshops in computer literacy and multimedia for students, educators, and economically disadvantaged families from the Atlantic to Alaska. He has written many books on computers, information technology, and multimedia, as well as more than 100 articles and reviews for Macworld and other popular publications. In his spare time he hikes and runs along forest trails, takes photos and videos, and plays acoustic and electronic music with friends and family.
Michael J. Quinn is a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. In the past two decades he has taught a wide variety courses, including computer literacy, computer programming, computer ethics, analysis of algorithms, and parallel computing. He has written seven books and more than 70 peer-reviewed papers in these areas. For recreation, he enjoys playing golf with his friends.
Michael J. Quinn is a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. In the past two decades he has taught a wide variety courses, including computer literacy, computer programming, computer ethics, analysis of algorithms, and parallel computing. He has written seven books and more than 70 peer-reviewed papers in these areas. For recreation, he enjoys playing golf with his friends.
Content
1 Our Digital Planet 2 Hardware Basics: Inside the Box 3 Hardware Basics: Peripherals 4 Software Basics: The Ghost in the Machine 5 Productivity Applications 6 Graphics, Digital Media, and Multimedia 7 Database Applications and Privacy Implications 8 Networking and Digital Communication 9 The Evolving Internet 10 Computer Security and Risks 11 Computers at Work, School, and Home 12 Information Systems in Business 13 E-Commerce and E-Business The Evolving Internet Economy 14 Systems Design and Development 15 Is Artificial Intelligence Real?