TY - BOOK AU - Glendinning, Eric H. ; AU - McEwan, John ; TI - Basic English for computing SN - 0194573966 U1 - 428.24 PY - 1999/// CY - Oxford : PB - Oxford University Press, KW - English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers. KW - Readers -- Computers. KW - English language -- Problems, exercises, etc. KW - Computer Technology. KW - English language N2 - This course is intended for both students of computing and those working in the computing sector. It is suitable for learners at elementary to pre-intermediate level who need to upgrade their knowledge of English in a professional context. It is designed for use in universities, colleges, and technical schools, and on computer training programmes. Table of contents: * Everyday uses of computers * Types of computer, parts of a computer, keyboard and mouse * Interview: Student * Input devices, output devices, storage devices * Graphical user interface * Interview: Computer Support Assistant * Networks, communications * The Internet * Interview: Website designer * Word processing, databases, spreadsheets, graphics and multimedia, programming * Interview: analyst / programmer * Languages * Future trends * Interview: IT Manager, Systems Manager ER -