Sawyer, Stacey C. <br/><br/>
Using information technology :  a practical introduction to computers & communications. Brief version / 
Stacey C. Sawyer, Brian K. Williams, Sarah E. Hutchinson. 
 - 3rd edition 
 - Boston :  Irwin/McGraw-Hill,  c1999. 
 - xxii, 345 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents<br/><br/>1. The digital age: an overview of the revolution in computers $ communications<br/><br/>2. Applications software: tools for thinking and working<br/><br/>3. System software: The power behind the power<br/><br/>4. Processors: hardware for power and portability<br/><br/>5. Input and out put: taking charge of computing and communication<br/><br/>6. Storage and databases: foundations for interactivity , multimedia , and knowledge<br/><br/>7. Telecommunications: the uses of online resources and the internet<br/><br/>8. Communications technology: hardware, channels and networks<br/><br/>9. Systems: Development, programming and languages<br/><br/>10. Society and the digital age: challenges and promises 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-336) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0256261474 (acidfree) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computers.<br/>Telecommunication systems.<br/>Information technology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>004  / SAW