Using Information Technology
4th Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-07-239803-8 (ISBN)
Description
This text integrates practical coverage of communications and the Internet throughout while covering the basic computer concepts surrounding the digital age, including software, hardware, data, people and procedures. This fourth edition is centered on educating the consumer and demonstrates how the changing world of technology has such a major influence on our lives and the decisions we make. Topics covered include: how to buy and maintain a PC, the nuts and bolts of a PC, how to choose an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and get connected, how to be a smart Internet consumer, and ethical issues related to protecting your identity from getting stolen. There are also tips on various aspects of e-commerce.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-239803-8 (9780072398038)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Brian K. Williams | Stacey C. Sawyer | Sarah Hutchinson-Clifford
Using Information Technology
A Practical Introduction to Computers and Communications
Book
10/1998
3rd Edition
Irwin Professional Publishing
€89.12
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Content
Introduction to information technology - mind tools for your future; the Internet and the World Wide Web - exploring cyberspace; software - the power behind the power; system software - the power behind the power; hardware - the CPU and storage - how to buy a multimedia computer system; hardware - input and output - taking charge of computing and communications; telecommunications - networks and communications - the "New Story" in computing; e-commerce, files and databases - digital engines for the new economy; the challenges of the digital age - society and information technology today; the promises of the digital age - society and information technology tomorrow; information systems - information management and systems development. Appendix - software development - programming and languages.