The new computer user /

Sullivan, David.

The new computer user / David Sullivan. - 2nd edition - Fort Worth : Dryden Press, c1997. - xvii, 328 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

CONTENTS

UNIT 1: COMPUTING CONCEPTS

Chapter 1: Introduction to Computers
Computers Won't Byte
The Evolution of Computer Use
Computer Essentials

Chapter 2: Input and Output
Input Devices
Output Devices

Chapter 3: The CPU and Storage
The Central Processing Unit
Secondary Storage
Organizing Stored Data

Chapter 4: Software Basics
Operating Systems

UNIT 2: SOFTWARE TOOLS

Chapter 5: Word Processing
Basic Operations
Formatting
Writing Tools
Desktop Publishing

Chapter 6: Spreadsheets
Basic Concepts
Revising, Rearranging, and Copying Data

Chapter 7:Database Management
Single-Table Databases
Relational Databases

Chapter 8: Graphics and Multimedia Applications
Bitmap Graphics
Vector Graphics
Hypertext and Multimedia Applications

UNIT 3: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY

Chapter 9: Communications and Networking
Local-Area Networks (LANS)
Wide-Area Networks (WANS)
On-Line Services
Fax Transmissions

Chapter 10: The Internet
What is Internet?
The World Wide Web
Other Internet Uses

Chapter 11: Computing Issues
Computer Crime
Personal Rights
Health Effects
The Future of Computing






Includes: Glossary: p. 309-316 and index p.319-328.




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Microcomputers.
Computer software.

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