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9780201476590

Computers: Tools for an Information Age

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  • ISBN13:

    9780201476590

  • ISBN10:

    0201476592

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-07-01
  • Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Summary

Capron's direct, complete presentation teaches the latest in computers and allows students to quickly grasp concepts. Helpful items like the buyer's guide, photo essays, planet internet sections, and others have made this book a winner.

Table of Contents

Photo Essay: The Age of Information 1(16)
Computer Hardware: Meeting the Machine
17(32)
Computer Software: Applications Software and Operating Systems
49(32)
The Central Processing Unit: What Goes On inside the Computer
81(32)
Input and Output: The User Connection
113(32)
Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More
145(32)
Networking: Computer Connections
177(32)
The Internet: A Resource for All of Us
209(32)
The Internet in Business: Corporations, Small Businesses, and Entrepreneurs
241(32)
Writing Your Own Web Page: Using HTML or FrontPage
273(32)
Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet
305(32)
Word Processing and Desktop Publishing: Printing It
337(32)
Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures
369(32)
Database Management Systems: Getting Data Together
401(16)
Programming and Languages: Telling the Computer What to Do
417(32)
Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture
449(32)
Management Information Systems: Classic Models and New Approaches
481(32)
The Cutting Edge: Expert Systems, Robotics, and Virtual Reality
513(20)
Appendix History and Industry: The Continuing Story of the Computer Age 533(12)
Glossary 545(18)
Credits 563(2)
Index 565

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