Computers

By: Long, Larry EContributor(s): Long, NancyMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2000Edition: 7th EditionDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.)ISBN: 0130831905 ; 9780130831903Subject(s): Computers | Electronic data processingDDC classification: 004
Contents:
(NOTE: Comprehensive Edition consists of Chs. 1-13; Brief Edition consists of Chs. 1-8)I. INFORMATION 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 Worldwide 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.II. LIVING IN AN INFORMATION SOCIETY. 9. PC Software for Every Application. Graphics and Multimedia Software. Personal Information Management Software. Home and Family Software. Education and Edutainment Software. Reference Software. Business and Management Software. Utility Software.10. Computers in Society: Today. The Information Technology Paradox. Working in the Information Society. The Work Place: Ergonomics and Green Computing. The Question of Ethics. Computer, Internet, and System Security.11. Computers in Society: Tomorrow. The Virtual Frontier. The Wake Up Call. Artificial Intelligence. Down the Road: The Information Superhighway. Your Challenge.III. BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 12. Information Systems. An End to Business As Usual. Information and Decision Making. All About Information Systems. Data Processing Systems. Management Information Systems. Decision Support Systems. Expert Systems. Intelligent Agents: Working For Us.13. Developing Business Information Systems. The System Life Cycle. System Development Techniques and Concepts. Computer-Aided Software Engineering: The Case Tool Kit. Prototyping: Creating a Model of the Target System. System Conversion and Implementation: Making the Transition. Programming: Making it Happen.Answers to Self-Check Questions. Glossary. Index.
Summary: Intended for an introductory course in computers and information technology (IT) or in computer competency, this text/supplements package provides an illustrated overview of computing concepts and IT applications.
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(NOTE: Comprehensive Edition consists of Chs. 1-13; Brief Edition consists of Chs. 1-8)I. INFORMATION 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 Worldwide 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.II. LIVING IN AN INFORMATION SOCIETY. 9. PC Software for Every Application. Graphics and Multimedia Software. Personal Information Management Software. Home and Family Software. Education and Edutainment Software. Reference Software. Business and Management Software. Utility Software.10. Computers in Society: Today. The Information Technology Paradox. Working in the Information Society. The Work Place: Ergonomics and Green Computing. The Question of Ethics. Computer, Internet, and System Security.11. Computers in Society: Tomorrow. The Virtual Frontier. The Wake Up Call. Artificial Intelligence. Down the Road: The Information Superhighway. Your Challenge.III. BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS. 12. Information Systems. An End to Business As Usual. Information and Decision Making. All About Information Systems. Data Processing Systems. Management Information Systems. Decision Support Systems. Expert Systems. Intelligent Agents: Working For Us.13. Developing Business Information Systems. The System Life Cycle. System Development Techniques and Concepts. Computer-Aided Software Engineering: The Case Tool Kit. Prototyping: Creating a Model of the Target System. System Conversion and Implementation: Making the Transition. Programming: Making it Happen.Answers to Self-Check Questions. Glossary. Index.

Intended for an introductory course in computers and information technology (IT) or in computer competency, this text/supplements package provides an illustrated overview of computing concepts and IT applications.

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