Hutchinson, Sarah E.

Computers, communications, and information : a user's introduction / Sarah Hutchinson and Stacey Sawyer, with contributions by Glen J. Coulthand - Revised edition. - Boston, Massachusetts : Irwin McGraw-Hill, c1998 - xvi, various paging : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

Overview - the foundation for your future; processing hardware - turning data into something you can use; input/output hardware -interfaces between you and the computer; storage hardware -preserving data and information; system software - the director; applications software - the user's tools; communications technology - starting along the information superhighway; the Internet and the World Wide Web - working online.

This core edition offers a cut-down version of the text, covering the basic computer fundamentals without the advanced topics such as information systems development and management, programming and database management that are covered in later chapters.

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COMPUTERS

QA 76.5 .H88 1998