Using information technology : a practical introduction to computers & communications. Brief version /
Brian K. Williams, Stacey C. Sawyer and Sarah E. Hutchinson.
- Third edition.
- Boston, Massachusetts : Irwin Inc., c1999
- xxx, 610 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-601) and index.
The digital age: an overview of the revolution in computers & communication -- Applications software: tools for thinking & working -- System software: the power behind the power -- Processors: hardware for power & portability -- Input & output: taking charge of computing & communications -- Storage: foundations for interactivity, multimedia, & knowledge -- Telecommunications: the uses of online resources & the internet -- Communications technology: hardware, channels, & networks -- Files & databases: from data organizing to data mining -- Information systems: information management & systems development -- Software development: programming & languages -- Society & the digital age: promises & challenges.
The third edition of this text retains its comprehensive coverage, while decreasing the length, adding a separate Internet chapter, refining the hands-on Internet exercises, and implementing a coherent Web strategy.