Fundamentals of Microcomputers for Technology Students
Published on 29. June 1998
Book
Mixed media product
452 pages
978-0-13-217019-2 (ISBN)
Description
Intended for introductory-level undergraduate courses in the business and technical disciplines that involve hardware or software development.
Using a step-by-step, hands-on approach, this foundational text familiarizes students with basic technical concepts common to all computers-helping them acquire the technical skills necessary to survive and prosper in our rapidly evolving "Information Age", learn to adapt to new technology quickly, and look at problems in a flexible way. Stressing skill-building throughout, it focuses on three of the most important tasks: word processing, using spreadsheets, and using databases.
Using a step-by-step, hands-on approach, this foundational text familiarizes students with basic technical concepts common to all computers-helping them acquire the technical skills necessary to survive and prosper in our rapidly evolving "Information Age", learn to adapt to new technology quickly, and look at problems in a flexible way. Stressing skill-building throughout, it focuses on three of the most important tasks: word processing, using spreadsheets, and using databases.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
923 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-217019-2 (9780132170192)
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Content
(NOTE:Each chapter opens with Objectives and a Preview, and concludes with most or all of the following: a Troubleshooting Guide, Summary, Review Questions, Exercises, and a Chapter Glossary.)I. COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS.
1. Beginning at the Beginning.
2. Computer Hardware.
3. Operating Systems and MS DOS.
4. Disk, Directory, and File Manipulation.
5. Environment Variables.
6. Other Useful DOS Commands.
II. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: WORD PROCESSING.
7. Introducing Word Processing.
8. The Basics of Word Processing with WordPerfect.
9. Text Manipulation.
10. Formatting Text.
11. Essential Page Formatting.
12. Advanced Page Formatting.
13. WordPerfect Writing Tools.
III. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: SPREADSHEETS.
14. Introducing Spreadsheets.
15. Creating Spreadsheets with Lotus 1-2-3.
16. The 1-2-3 Menu Structure.
17. Cell Manipulation.
18. Built-In Functions.
19. Changing the Appearance of a Worksheet.
20. More Built-In Functions.
21. Essential Graphing: XY, Line, and Bar Graphs.
22. Enhancing Graphs.
23. Pie Charts, Stacked-Bar, and Mixed-Type Graphs.
IV. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: DATABASES.
24. Database Concepts.
25. Database Design.
26. Introducing dBase.
27. Building a Database.
28. Sorting, Indexing, and Searching a Database.
29. dBase Programming Basics.
30. Proficient dBase Programming.
31. Creating a Better User Interface.
32. Printing Reports.
Appendix A. Configuring a PC.
Appendix B. A Brief History of the PC Industry.
Appendix C. Binary, Hexadecimal, and Decimal.
1. Beginning at the Beginning.
2. Computer Hardware.
3. Operating Systems and MS DOS.
4. Disk, Directory, and File Manipulation.
5. Environment Variables.
6. Other Useful DOS Commands.
II. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: WORD PROCESSING.
7. Introducing Word Processing.
8. The Basics of Word Processing with WordPerfect.
9. Text Manipulation.
10. Formatting Text.
11. Essential Page Formatting.
12. Advanced Page Formatting.
13. WordPerfect Writing Tools.
III. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: SPREADSHEETS.
14. Introducing Spreadsheets.
15. Creating Spreadsheets with Lotus 1-2-3.
16. The 1-2-3 Menu Structure.
17. Cell Manipulation.
18. Built-In Functions.
19. Changing the Appearance of a Worksheet.
20. More Built-In Functions.
21. Essential Graphing: XY, Line, and Bar Graphs.
22. Enhancing Graphs.
23. Pie Charts, Stacked-Bar, and Mixed-Type Graphs.
IV. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: DATABASES.
24. Database Concepts.
25. Database Design.
26. Introducing dBase.
27. Building a Database.
28. Sorting, Indexing, and Searching a Database.
29. dBase Programming Basics.
30. Proficient dBase Programming.
31. Creating a Better User Interface.
32. Printing Reports.
Appendix A. Configuring a PC.
Appendix B. A Brief History of the PC Industry.
Appendix C. Binary, Hexadecimal, and Decimal.