Computers / Larry Long, Nancy Long.
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TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2000Edition: 8th edDescription: xxxi, (various pagings) : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0130882364Subject(s): Electronic data processing | ComputersDDC classification: 005
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Table of Contents
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 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.
includes bibliographical references and index
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