Computers and information processing : with software tutorial and BASIC /
James A. O'Brien and Craig A. VanLengen.
- Second Edition
- Illinois : Irwin Inc., c1986
- iii, 277 pages ; 29 cm.
How to use this study guide -- 1. The computer revolution -- 2. Introduction to information processing -- 3. Introduction to computers -- 4. Microcomputer and other computer systems -- 5. Storage concepts and hardware -- 6. Input/Output concepts and hardware -- 7. System and application software -- 8. Computer programming : concepts and methods -- 9. Overview of programming languages -- 10. Introduction to electronic information processing -- 11. Data organization and database system -- 12. Data communications system -- 13. Word processing and automated office system -- 14. Computer-based information systems -- 15. Information system development -- 16. Computers in society.
The purpose of this textbook is to develop a basic appreciation for the electronic computer by analyzing the development and revolutionary impact of computers on information processing.