Information Technology

• Total text, Web, and CD integration.

  • Presents an opening chapter that introduces a graphic to guide students to the resources available in the book, on the student CD, and on the Companion Website for each chapter.

• NEW - Reorganized and streamlined content throughout—Emphasizes networks; the evolving Internet; security; and other important topics.

  • Takes into consideration the needs of todays students, state-of-the-art advances in the field, emerging and experimental hardware technologies, software tools, and much more.

• NEW - Revised and expanded opening chapter on the basics—Features coverage on file management; e-mail; Internet security; and an orientation to all three components of Computer Confluence with time-saving tips.

  • Provides an introduction to students who have little or no experience with PCs and the Internet.

• NEW - Updated coverage of networking technology—Features Wi-Fi 802.11.

  • Provides students with detailed coverage of the networking phenomenon that is revolutionizing the way people connect to networks.

• NEW - Inventing the Future boxes—In every chapter.

  • Highlights emerging technologies and their social impact.

• NEW - Screen Tests —Three-screen sequences that test drive software applications.

  • Offers students glimpses of programs they might not otherwise experience.

• NEW - Chapter-ending Crosscurrents articles—By some of the best writers and thinkers in the field, cover the erosion of personal property; the abuse of intellectual property laws; software reliability; and machine intelligence.

  • Familiarizes students with some of the best short essays that have been published in the past year—and controversial points of view—on our relationship to technology.

• NEW - Redesigned CD-ROM—Includes a more powerful engine; a streamlined user interface; and a wealth of new multimedia material.

  • Enhances, corresponds to, and expands on, text material.

• Reliable, traditional information.

  • Offers students “concepts rather than keystrokes.”

• Coverage of hot topics and updated screens.

  • Keeps students current with the constantly improving technology.

• Coverage of Web publishing tools and in-depth hardware.

  • Keeps students up-to-date with the constantly changing technology.

• Rules of Thumb boxes.

  • Supplies students with practical, concise lists of tips and tricks on everything from producing pleasing presentations to protecting your privacy.

• How It Works boxes.

  • Provides students and instructors with optional technical details without interrupting the flow of the text.

• OneKey course content is available for this title.

• Reorganized and streamlined content throughout—Emphasizes networks; the evolving Internet; security; and other important topics.

  • Takes into consideration the needs of todays students, state-of-the-art advances in the field, emerging and experimental hardware technologies, software tools, and much more.

• Revised and expanded opening chapter on the basics—Features coverage on file management; e-mail; Internet security; and an orientation to all three components of Computer Confluence with time-saving tips.

  • Provides an introduction to students who have little or no experience with PCs and the Internet.

• Updated coverage of networking technology—Features Wi-Fi 802.11.

  • Provides students with detailed coverage of the networking phenomenon that is revolutionizing the way people connect to networks.

• Inventing the Future boxes—In every chapter.

  • Highlights emerging technologies and their social impact.

• Screen Tests —Three-screen sequences that test drive software applications.

  • Offers students glimpses of programs they might not otherwise experience.

• Chapter-ending Crosscurrents articles—By some of the best writers and thinkers in the field, cover the erosion of personal property; the abuse of intellectual property laws; software reliability; and machine intelligence.

  • Familiarizes students with some of the best short essays that have been published in the past year—and controversial points of view—on our relationship to technology.

• Redesigned CD-ROM—Includes a more powerful engine; a streamlined user interface; and a wealth of new multimedia material.

  • Enhances, corresponds to, and expands on, text material.

Chapter 0. Basics.

PART 1. Approaching Computers: Hardware and Software Fundamentals.

PART 2. Using Software: Essential Applications.

PART 3. Exploring with Computers: Networking and Internetworking.

PART 4. Living with Computers: Issues and Implications.

PART 5. Working with Computers: Management, IT, and E-commerce.

PART 6. Mastering Computers: Algorithms and Intelligence.

Computer Concepts (Full Books) [OTHER TITLES] (CIS: Computing Concepts)

For introductory courses in computer concepts often including instruction in Microsoft Office.

 

Explores the promises and challenges of information technology, along with its effect on businesses, people, society, and the future.

 

Tomorrow’s Technology and You explores information technology on three levels:

• Explanations: Clearly explains what a computer is and what it can (and can’t) do; it clearly explains the basics of information technology, from multimedia PCs to the Internet and beyond.
• Applications: Illustrates how computers and networks are–and will be–used as practical tools to solve a wide variety of problems.
• Implications: Puts technology in a human context, illustrating how digital devices and networks affect our lives, our world, and our future.

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