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Using information technology : a practical introduction to computers and communications / Brian K. Williams, Stacey C. Sawyer and Sarah E. Hutchinson

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : Irwin Inc., c1995Description: xx, 648, A-34 pages : color illustrations, map ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780256153507
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.5 .W55 1995
Contents:
The digital age: the revolution in computers & communication -- Overview: getting a working knowledge of a computer & communications system -- Applications software: tools for thinking & working -- System software: the power behind the power -- Processors: hardware for power & portability -- Input & output: the human uses of computing & communications -- Storage & databases: foundations for interactivity, multimedia, & knowledge -- Communications: starting along the information highway -- Information systems: management & development -- Software development: programming & languages -- The promises of the digital age: agents, AI, & the I-Way -- The challenges of the digital age: civility, safety & security.
Summary: USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: A Practical Introduction to Computers & Communications is designed for use as a college textbook to accompany a one-semester or one-quarter introductory course in computers or microcomputers. It is we hope, a book that will make a difference in the lives of our readers.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Gen. Ed. - CCIT GC QA 76.5 .W55 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000002107

Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-601) and index.

The digital age: the revolution in computers & communication -- Overview: getting a working knowledge of a computer & communications system -- Applications software: tools for thinking & working -- System software: the power behind the power -- Processors: hardware for power & portability -- Input & output: the human uses of computing & communications -- Storage & databases: foundations for interactivity, multimedia, & knowledge -- Communications: starting along the information highway -- Information systems: management & development -- Software development: programming & languages -- The promises of the digital age: agents, AI, & the I-Way -- The challenges of the digital age: civility, safety & security.

USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: A Practical Introduction to Computers & Communications is designed for use as a college textbook to accompany a one-semester or one-quarter introductory course in computers or microcomputers. It is we hope, a book that will make a difference in the lives of our readers.

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