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020 _a9780134289106
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050 _aQA 76.5 .E93 2016
100 _aEvans, Alan
_eauthor
245 0 _aTechnology in action /
_cAlan Evans, Kendall Martin and Mary Anne Poatsy.
250 _aThirteenth edition
260 _aBoston, Massachusetts :
_bPearson,
_cc2016
300 _axxxvi, 599 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c28 cm.
365 _bPHP1298
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aChapter 1: Using technology to change the world -- Chapter 2: Looking at computers: understanding the parts -- Chapter 3: Using the Internet: Making the most of the Web's resources -- Technology in focus: The history of the personal computer -- Chapter 4: Application software: programs that let you work and play -- Chapter 5: System software: the operating system, utility programs, and file management -- T Technology in focus: Information technology ethics -- Chapter 6: Understanding and assessing hardware: evaluating your system -- Chapter 7: Networking: Connecting computing devices -- Technology in focus: Under the hood -- Chapter 8: Digital devices and media: managing a digital lifestyle -- Chapter 9: Securing your system: protecting your digital data and devices -- Technology in focus: Careers in IT -- Chapter 10: Behind the scenes: software programming -- Chapter 11: Behind the scenes: databases and information systems -- Chapter 12: Behind the scenes: networking and security in the business world -- Chapter 13: Behind the scenes: how the Internet works.
520 _aFor introductory courses in computer concepts, digital literacy, or computer literacy, often including instruction in Microsoft Office. Explore, discover, and experience technology with the interactive and adaptive Technology in Action―the book that uses technology to teach technology! This book offers a learning system that pushes the envelope of what is possible in technology, and what is helpful in teaching. Although students are more comfortable with the digital environment than ever, their knowledge of the devices they use every day is still limited. The authors focus on tasks that students can accomplish with their devices, and skills they can apply immediately in the workplace, the classroom, and at home. This book fits the way students are learning today.
650 _aMICROCOMPUTERS
700 _aMartin, Kendall ;Poatsy, Mary Anne
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