Computers today and tomorrow / Marilyn Wertheimer Meyer & Roberta L. Baber.
Publication details: Indianapolis, IN : Que, c1998.Description: xvi, 464 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:- 0789716410
- 9780789716415
- 004 21 MEY
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CONTENTS
Part 1: The basics
chapter 1: Computer concepts and computer literary
chapter 2: The historical perspective
chapter 3: Processing and memory
chapter 4: How computers store data
chapter 5: Data in, information out
chapter 6: different needs, different sizes
Part II : Making computers work for you
chapter 7: software
chapter 8: program design and programming languages
chapters 9: systems analysis and MIS
chapter 10: Word processing and desktop publishing
chapter 11: Spreadsheets
chapter 12: Databases
chapter 13: Multimedia and presentation packages
chapter 14: Other useful applications
Part III: Getting connected
chapter 15: Telecommunications
chapter 16: LANs, WANs and intranets
chapter 17: The information superhighway and the internet
chapter 18: The world wide web
Part IV: Computers shaping society and your future
chapter 19: Ethics-doing the right thing
chapter 20: The user, the computer and the environment
chapter 21: Security and privacy
chapter 22: A view toward the future
chapter 23: Careers in the computer industry
chapter 24: business and industry
chapter 25: Science and medicine
chapter 26: Strategies for selecting hardware
chapter 27: Computers in education
chapter 28: Computers in transportation
chapter 29: computers in law enforcement
chapter 30: Arts and entertainment
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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