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9780538742153

Practical Computer Literacy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780538742153

  • ISBN10:

    0538742151

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-09-10
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

PRACTICAL COMPUTER LITERACY, Third Edition, provides clear, comprehensive instruction on the basics of computer literacy. This convenient, reader-friendly text integrates computer concepts, Microsoft Office 2010 applications, and Internet essentials within a streamlined package. Concise lessons within each chapter, usually one page in length, are presented in an appealing Frequently Asked Questions format and include full-color screenshots or diagrams.

Additionally, the textbook comes with a robust BookOnCD, which is a digital version of the textbook that brings the book to life with videos, animated diagrams, software tours and provides assessment opportunities via WebTrack technology.

Features:

- This convenient text provides thorough, effective instruction on basic computer skills by integrating coverage of essential computer and Internet concepts and Microsoft Office 2010 skills within a streamlined, reader-friendly package.

- The accompanying Book-on-CD features animations, screen tours, and hands-on activities in a simulated environment, providing an ideal complement to the text and an appealing way to enhance learning.

- WebTrack enables instructors to easily track student activities in order to monitor progress, assess learning, and make adjustments as needed throughout the course.

- Nearly fifty projects in the back of the book allow students to develop their skills by applying what they learn to real-world scenarios they are likely to encounter in their personal and professional lives.

Table of Contents

Computer Hardware
Peripheral Devices
System and Application Software
Installing Software
Getting Started with Windows 7
Working with Windows Settings and Accounts
Working with Files
Getting Started with Application Software
Creating a Document
Formatting a Document
Finalizing a Document
Creating a Worksheet
Formatting a Worksheet
Finalizing a Worksheet
Creating a Presentation
Finalizing a Presentation
Creating a Database
Finalizing a Database
Networks
Working with E-Mail
Browsing the Web
Computer Benefits and Risks
Introduction to Projects
Submitting an Assignment as a Printout or on a Removable Storage Device
Submitting an Assignment as an E-mail Attachment
Microsoft Office 2007 Configuration
Windows and File Management Projects
Projects for Windows Application Basics
Projects for Microsoft Word
Projects for Microsoft Excel
Projects for Microsoft PowerPoint
Projects for Microsoft Access
E-mail Projects
Web Projects
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