Hands-on Computing Using Wordperfect 5.0, Lotus 1-2-3 and Dbase IV
Published on 1. January 1990
Book
Mixed media product
978-0-675-21323-3 (ISBN)
Description
The core text of the series, this volume includes an introduction to hardware, software, telecommunications and operating systems - as well as a thorough discussion of computer ethics. This component is available in two versions: with or without the bound-in exercise diskette.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
1150 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-675-21323-3 (9780675213233)
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Content
Part 1: Microcomputer hardware and software; computer literacy; the microcomputer system; computer hardware components; computer software; projects for microcomputer hardware and software (NOTE each chapter contains an objectives section). Part 2: Getting started; the operating systems and ITs functions; file naming; giving commands to a microcomputer; the care and handling of floppy diskettes; the microcomputer keyboard; getting started exercise. Part 3: Electronic spreadsheets; defining spreadsheets; Lotus 1-2-3 exercises - beginning, intermediate, advanced, graphing and data base. Part 4: Word processing; defining word processing; word processing applications; spelling checkers and thesaurus; wordperfect 5.0 exercises - beginning, intermediate, advanced, and spell checking and thesaurus. Part 5: Data base management; what is a computer data base; functions of a data base management system; dBASE IV exercises - beginning, intermediate, advanced and report. Part 6: Mail merge; mail merge exercise. Part7: MS-DOS revisited; what happens when the power is turned on; batch files; CONFIG.SYS file; CHKDSK command; SYS command; input-output devices filters; CTRL C and CTRL BREAK commands; conclusion; projects for MS-DOS revisited. Part 8: Using a hard disk system; introduction; organizing a hard disk; the prompt command; the backup command; the ship(park) command; conclusion; hard disk exercise. Part 9: Telecommunications; what is telecommunications; the elements of telecommunications; data communications parameters; transmission protocol; compressing and joining files for transmission; microcomputer bulletin boards; commercial data base services; Qmodem exercise. Part 10: Social, ethical and economic considerations; social and economic effects of the computer revolution; ethical considerations in computing; conclusion; projects for chapter 10.