Computers and common sense /

Hunt, Roger

Computers and common sense / Roger Hunt and John Shelley - Fourth Edition - New York : Prentice-Hall International Ltd., c1988 - xiv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. An introduction to computing -- 2. The basic anatomy of the computer -- 3. The microcomputer -- 4. The human-computer interface -- 5. Computer languages -- 6. Principles of programming -- 7. Introduction to computer and operating systems -- 8. Computer networks -- 9. Computer applications -- 10. Data processing -- 11. An introduction to systems analysis -- 12. The DP department and information centers -- 13. The social issues.

The text contains the essential material relevant to these three concepts. As the applications of the concepts increase in sophistication, it sometimes becomes necessary to stop and develop a particular topic so that its relationship to other, subsequent elements can be appreciated.

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COMPUTERS

QA 76 .H86 1988