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| 050 | _aQA 76 .L66 2001 | ||
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_aLong, Larry E. _eauthor |
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_aComputers / _cLarry Long and Nancy Long |
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| 250 | _aEighth edition. | ||
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_aUpper Saddle River, New Jersey : _bPrentice-Hall, _cc2001 |
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_axxxi, various pagings : _billustrations ; _c27 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes index. | ||
| 505 | _aINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS. 1. Information Technology in Perspective. The Information Society. Networking: Bringing People Together. Computers: The Essentials. Personal Computers to Supercomputers. A Computer System at Work. How Do We Use Computers?2. Using the PC: Popular Productivity Software. Personal Computing with Popular Productivity Packages. Word Processing: The Most Popular PC Application. Desktop Publishing: Freedom of the Press. Presentation Software: Putting on the Show. Spreadsheet: The Magic Matrix. Database: A Dynamic Data Tool.3. Inside the Computer. Going Digital. The PC System Unit: Looking in the Box. Describing the Processor. Processor Design.4. Storing and Retrieving Information. Mass Storage and Files. Magnetic Disks. Backup: Better Safe than Sorry. Optical Laser Disks: High-Density Storage. Storage Forecast: Is There a Disk in Your Future?5. Information Input and Output. I/O Devices: Let's Interface. Traditional Input Devices. Source-Data Automation. Output Devices. Terminals: Input and Output.6. Networks and Networking. Our Weird, Wild, Wired World. Data Communications Hardware: Making It Happen. The Data Communications Channel: Data Highways. Networks: Connecting Nodes. Networks: The WAN, MAN, LAN, and TAN.7. Going Online. The Online World. Information Services: America Online, CompuServe, and More. The Internet: A World Wide Web of Computers and Information. Browsers: The Information Tool. Internet Resources and Applications. Internet Issues.8. The Windows Environment. The Operating System: Directing the Action. Platforms: Homes for Software. Windows Concepts and Terminology. Sharing Information among Windows Applications. Interacting with the PC and Its Software. | ||
| 520 | _aIntended for an introductory course in computers and information technology or in computer competency, often offered in Business, CIS, or Computer Science, this text aims to meet the necessary requirements for a shorter course or a course combined with a lab component. It offers an illustrated overview of computing concepts and IT applications. With hundred of updates to the text and its supporting multimedia package, COMPUTERS, 8th edition, continues to be the most up-to-date introductory Information Technology package available. Prentice Hall and authors Larry and Nancy Long are committed to creating an annually revised teaching package, keeping you and your students current with today's fast-paced technology. | ||
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