Computers
Tools for an Information Age: International Edition
8th Edition
Published on 3. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
624 pages
978-0-13-122723-1 (ISBN)
Description
For introductory courses in concepts courses, including those in Business and Information Technology.
This direct, complete text with easy-to-use style teaches the latest in computers and information technology.
This direct, complete text with easy-to-use style teaches the latest in computers and information technology.
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Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1224 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-122723-1 (9780131227231)
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03/2006
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Harriett Capron | Jim A. Johnson
Computers Standard and Explore IT Lab and Internet Guide
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Content
(NOTE: Brief version contains Chapters 1-8.)
1. Computers: Tools for an Information Age.
2. Applications Software: Getting the Work Done.
3. Operating Systems: Software in the Background.
4. The Central Processing Unit: What Goes On Inside the Computer.
5. Input and Output: The User Connection.
6. Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More.
7. Networking: Computer Connections.
8. The Internet.
9. Ethics and Social Issues.
10. Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet.
11. Word Processing and Desktop Publishing: Printing It.
12. Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures.
13. Database Management: Getting Data Together.
14. Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture.
15. Programming and Languages: Telling the Computer What to Do.
16. Management Information Systems: Classical Models and New Approaches.
Appendix: The Continuing Story of the Computer Age: Past, Present, and Future.
Buyer's Guide: How to Buy a Personal Computer.
1. Computers: Tools for an Information Age.
2. Applications Software: Getting the Work Done.
3. Operating Systems: Software in the Background.
4. The Central Processing Unit: What Goes On Inside the Computer.
5. Input and Output: The User Connection.
6. Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More.
7. Networking: Computer Connections.
8. The Internet.
9. Ethics and Social Issues.
10. Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet.
11. Word Processing and Desktop Publishing: Printing It.
12. Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures.
13. Database Management: Getting Data Together.
14. Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture.
15. Programming and Languages: Telling the Computer What to Do.
16. Management Information Systems: Classical Models and New Approaches.
Appendix: The Continuing Story of the Computer Age: Past, Present, and Future.
Buyer's Guide: How to Buy a Personal Computer.