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Computers : tools for an information age / H. L. Capron, J. A. Johnson.

By: Contributor(s): Analytics: Show analyticsPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2004.Edition: Complete ed., 8th edDescription: xxiii, 600 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 Instructor's Resource CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 0131227238 (pbk. : Intn'l ed.)
  • 0131405640 (pbk.)
  • 9780131227231 (pbk. : Intn'l ed.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 004 CAP
Contents:
Preface. Ch. 1. Computers : Tools for an Information Age. Ch. 2. Applications Software: Getting the Work Done. Ch. 3. Operating Systems: Software in the Background. Ch. 4. The Central Processing Unit : What Goes on Inside the Computer. - Making microchips gallery. Ch. 5. Input and Output : The User Connection. Ch. 6. Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More. Ch. 7. Networking : Computer Connections. Ch. 8. The Internet: At Home and in the Workplace. Ch. 9. Social and Ethical Issues in Computing : Doing the Right Thing. Ch. 10. Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet. Ch. 11. Word Processing and Desktop Publishing : Printing It. Ch. 12. Spreadsheets and Business Graphics : Facts and Figures. Ch. 13. Database Management Systems : Getting Data Together. - Computer graphics gallery. Ch. 14. Systems Analysis and Design : The Big Picture. Ch. 15. Programming and Languages : Telling the Computer What to Do. Ch. 16. Management Information Systems : Classic Models and New Approaches. - Appendix. The Continuing Story of the Computer Age : Past, Present, and Future. - Buyers' Guide : How to Buy a Personal Computer. - Glossary. - Credits. - Index.
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Preface. Ch. 1. Computers : Tools for an Information Age. Ch. 2. Applications Software: Getting the Work Done. Ch. 3. Operating Systems: Software in the Background. Ch. 4. The Central Processing Unit : What Goes on Inside the Computer. - Making microchips gallery. Ch. 5. Input and Output : The User Connection. Ch. 6. Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More. Ch. 7. Networking : Computer Connections. Ch. 8. The Internet: At Home and in the Workplace. Ch. 9. Social and Ethical Issues in Computing : Doing the Right Thing. Ch. 10. Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet. Ch. 11. Word Processing and Desktop Publishing : Printing It. Ch. 12. Spreadsheets and Business Graphics : Facts and Figures. Ch. 13. Database Management Systems : Getting Data Together. - Computer graphics gallery. Ch. 14. Systems Analysis and Design : The Big Picture. Ch. 15. Programming and Languages : Telling the Computer What to Do. Ch. 16. Management Information Systems : Classic Models and New Approaches. - Appendix. The Continuing Story of the Computer Age : Past, Present, and Future. - Buyers' Guide : How to Buy a Personal Computer. - Glossary. - Credits. - Index.