Using Information Technology
8th Edition
Published on 16. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-0-07-351675-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Williams, Using Information Technology, 8th edition utilizes a practical, applied approach to technology. This text is user-focused and has been highly updated including topics, pictures and examples. The Williams text contains less theory and more application to engage students who might be more familiar with technology. Continually published and updated for over 15 years, Using Information Technology was the first text to foresee and define the impact of digital convergence-the fusion of computers and communications. It was also the first text to acknowledge the new priorities imposed by the Internet and World Wide Web and bring discussion of them from late in the course to the beginning. Today, it is directed toward the "Always On" generation that is at ease with digital technology-comfortable with iPhones, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia, and the blogosphere-but not always savvy about its processes, possibilities, and liabilities. This 8th edition continues to address the two most significant challenges that instructors face in teaching this course:*Trying to make the course interesting and challenging,and*Trying to teach to students with a variety of computer backgrounds.In addition, this text correlates with Simnet Online for full integration of resources within the Computing Concepts course.
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Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1182 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-351675-2 (9780073516752)
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Persons
BARIN K. WILLIAMS has a B.A and M.A from Stanford University and held managerial jobs in education, communication, and publishing.
Stacey Sawyer has been a co-author on editions 2 through 5 of this successful product, as well co-authoring Using Information Technology. Sarah Hutchinson has been a co-author on all editions of this product as well as the Advantage Series. Both authors are well-recognized names with a history of success in the CIT market.
Stacey Sawyer has been a co-author on editions 2 through 5 of this successful product, as well co-authoring Using Information Technology. Sarah Hutchinson has been a co-author on all editions of this product as well as the Advantage Series. Both authors are well-recognized names with a history of success in the CIT market.
Content
Williams, Using Information Technology, 8th edition CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: YOUR DIGITAL WORLD p.1 1.1 The Practical User: How Becoming Computer Savvy Benefits You p.3 1.2 Information Technology & Your Life: The Future Now p.4 1.3 Infotech Is All Pervasive:Cellphones, Email, the Internet, & theE-World p.13 1.4 The "All-Purpose Machine": TheVarieties of Computers p.20 1.5 Understanding Your Computer: HowCan You Customize (or Build) Your OwnPC? p.24 1.6 Where Is Information TechnologyHeaded? p.34 CHAPTER 2 THE INTERNET & THE WORLD WIDEWEB: EXPLORING CYBERSPACE p.49 2.1 Connecting to the Internet: Narrowband, Broadband, & Access Providers p.52 2.2 How Does the Internet Work? p.60 2.3 The World Wide Web p.64 2.4 Email & Other Ways of Communicating over the Net p.81 2.5 The Online Gold Mine: Telephony, Multimedia, Webcasting, Blogs, E-Commerce, & the Social Web p.92 2.6 The Intrusive Internet: Snooping,Spamming, Spoofing, Phishing, Pharming,Cookies, & Spyware p.99 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE: TOOLS FOR PRODUCTIVITY & CREATIVITY p.119 3.1 System Software: The Power Behind the Power p.120 3.2 The Operating System: What It Does p.121 3.3 Other System Software: Device Drivers & Utility Programs p.126 3.4 Common Features of the User Interface p.129 3.5 Common Operating Systems p.137 3.6 Application Software: Getting Started p.146 3.7 Word Processingp. 151 3.8 Spreadsheets p.157 3.9 Database Software p.159 3.10 Specialty Software p.163 CHAPTER 4 HARDWARE: THE CPU & STORAGE: HOW TO CHOOSE A MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER SYSTEM p.189 4.1 Microchips, Miniaturization,& Mobility p.190 4.2 The System Unit: The Basics p.194 4.3 More on the System Unit p.207 4.4 Secondary Storage p.220 4.5 Future Developments in Processing & Storage p.231 CHAPTER 5 HARDWARE: INPUT & OUTPUT: TAKING CHARGE OF COMPUTING & COMMUNICATIONS p.251 5.1 Input & Output p.253 5.2 Input Hardware p.254 5.3 Output Hardware p.277 5.4 Input & Output Technology & Quality of Life: Health & Ergonomics p.288 5.5 The Future of Input & Output p.291 CHAPTER 6 COMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKS,& SAFEGUARDS: THE WIRED & WIRELESS WORLD p.309 6.1 From the Analog to the Digital Age p.311 6.2 Networks p.315 6.3 Wired Communications Media p.325 6.4 Wireless Communications Media p.328 6.5 Cyber Threats, Hackers, & Safeguards p.342 CHAPTER 7 PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY: THE FUTURE IS YOU p.363 7.1 Convergence, Portability, & Personalization p.364 7.2 MP3 Players p.368 7.3 High-Tech Radio: Satellite, High-Definition, & Internet p.370 7.4 Digital Cameras: Changing Photography p.374 7.5 Personal Digital Assistants & Tablet PCs p.380 7.6 The New Television p.382 7.7 Smartphones: More Than Talk p.385 7.8 Videogame Systems: The Ultimate Convergence Machine? p.390 CHAPTER 8 DATABASES & INFORMATION SYSTEMS: DIGITAL ENGINES FOR TODAY'S ECONOMY p.401 8.1 Managing Files: Basic Concepts p.402 8.2 Database Management Systems p.406 8.3 Database Models p.410 8.4 Data Mining p.418 8.5 Databases & the Digital Economy: E-Business & E Commerce p.421 8.6 Information Systems in Organizations: Using Databases to Help Make Decisions p.425 8.7 Artificial Intelligence p.433 8.8 The Ethics of Using Databases: Concerns about Privacy & Identity Theft p.443 CHAPTER 9 THE CHALLENGES OF THE DIGITAL AGE: SOCIETY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TODAY p.455 9.1 Truth Issues: Manipulating Digital Data p.457 9.2 Security Issues: Threats to Computers & Communications Systems p.460 9.3 Security: Safeguarding Computers & Communications p.470 9.4 Quality-of-Life Issues: The Environment, Mental Health, Child Protection, & the Workplace p.474 9.5 Economic & Political Issues: Employment & the Haves/Have-Nots p.482 CHAPTER 10 SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & PROGRAMMING: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAMMING, & LANGUAGES p.489 10.1 Systems Development: The Six Phases of Systems Analysis & Design p.490 10.2 Programming: A Five-Step Procedure p.497 10.3 Five Generations of Programming Languages p.507 10.4 Programming Languages Used Today p.514 10.5 Object-Oriented & Visual Programming p.517 10.6 Markup & Scripting Languages p.520 Notes 535 Credits 547 index I-1