Computer Studies
C.S. French(Author)
Letts Educational (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published in March 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-873981-18-4 (ISBN)
Description
Aiming to satisfy the text-book requirement of GCSE and equivalent-level Computer Studies courses, this fourth edition contains many illustrated examples to help students with coursework on word processing, spreadsheets and databases. It reflects the continued shift of emphasis towards applications of computers, particularly applications packages and the features and usage of small desk-top and lap-top computers. Material is strengthened in the areas of applications development, graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and databases. An ELBS/LPBB edition is available.
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Series
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
College/higher education
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 275 mm
Width: 215 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-873981-18-4 (9781873981184)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction - using computers; applications of computers - spreadsheets, information storage and retrieval, document processing, application areas; data and programs - data types and data representation, number bases, designing small programs, data structures and files, simple logic; hardware features and uses - hardware overview, interactive devices, input and output devices, storage devices, choice of hardware, communication systems; how the computer works - arithmetic, logic and control, elements of the computer, the computer's own language, systems architecture; software and programming - software types, further programming methods, low-level languages, high-level languages, databases and 4GLs, operating systems; further applications - batch processing, interactive processing, control and manufacturing, development of applications; computers in perspective - computers in the organization, origins of modern computers, social and economic aspects.