Computing concepts

By: Haag, StephenContributor(s): Cummings, Maeve | Rea, Alan IMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Technology Education, c2004Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xxxi, 556 p. : illustrations (some color)ISBN: 0072834110 ; 9780072834116; 0071214674 ; 9780071214674Subject(s): Electronic data processingDDC classification: 004 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Computers In Your Life Today: Are You Ready To Become Wired? -- 2. The World Wide Web And The Internet: How Vast Is Your Virtual Imagination? -- 3. Application Software and Digital Media: What Can Your Computer Do For You? -- 4. System Software, Virus Protection and File Management: What Software Runs Your Hardware? -- 5. Input, Output and Storage: What Kind of Peripheral Devices Would Suit Your Needs? -- 6. Computer Architecture: How Does a Computer Work? -- 7. The Nuts and Bolts of Networks: How Can You Use Networks to Your Advantage? -- 8. E-Commerce and Web Site Development: How Do You Harness the Power of the Web? -- 9. Ethics, Security, and Privacy: What's Right, What's Wrong, and How Can You Protect Yourself? -- 10. Databases and Data Warehouses: How Do You Organize Large Amounts of Information? -- 11. Emerging Technologies: Can You See Them Coming? -- 12. Systems Development: Why Is Packaged Software Sometimes Not Enough? -- 13. Computer Programming: How Can You Create Your Own Software? -- 14. Organizational Information Systems: Why Are Computers the Heavy Artillery in Business? -- 15. Computer Brainpower: How Can You Use Your Computer to Help You Think?.
Summary: Focusing specifically on users, consumers and purchasers of technology, this text provides a coverage of the essentials for using technology. It offers coverage of the basics, as well as information on building a website, e-commerce, implications of technological advances, buying your first PC, maintaining a computer system, and more
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Included Index.

1. Computers In Your Life Today: Are You Ready To Become Wired? --
2. The World Wide Web And The Internet: How Vast Is Your Virtual Imagination? --
3. Application Software and Digital Media: What Can Your Computer Do For You? --
4. System Software, Virus Protection and File Management: What Software Runs Your Hardware? --
5. Input, Output and Storage: What Kind of Peripheral Devices Would Suit Your Needs? --
6. Computer Architecture: How Does a Computer Work? --
7. The Nuts and Bolts of Networks: How Can You Use Networks to Your Advantage? --
8. E-Commerce and Web Site Development: How Do You Harness the Power of the Web? --
9. Ethics, Security, and Privacy: What's Right, What's Wrong, and How Can You Protect Yourself? --
10. Databases and Data Warehouses: How Do You Organize Large Amounts of Information? --
11. Emerging Technologies: Can You See Them Coming? --
12. Systems Development: Why Is Packaged Software Sometimes Not Enough? --
13. Computer Programming: How Can You Create Your Own Software? --
14. Organizational Information Systems: Why Are Computers the Heavy Artillery in Business? --
15. Computer Brainpower: How Can You Use Your Computer to Help You Think?.

Focusing specifically on users, consumers and purchasers of technology, this text provides a coverage of the essentials for using technology. It offers coverage of the basics, as well as information on building a website, e-commerce, implications of technological advances, buying your first PC, maintaining a computer system, and more

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