Visualizing Technology Introductory

by Geoghan, Debra

• ISBN13: 9780134474519
• ISBN10: 0134474511
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-02-01
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This book covers all of the traditional topics taught in a Computer Concepts, Digital Literacy, or Computer Literacy course.

 

Visualizing Technology is unlike any textbook you’ve seen before. Instead of pages full of long paragraphs, you’ll find a highly visual, magazine-style layout with images creatively representing concepts, making them easy to remember. Chapters are organized as articles with catchy headlines; all the details are included, but in bite-size chunks of text that are written for the way students think. You’ll also find coverage of ethics, green computing, and careers in every chapter. The content is modular, so you can use this book however you teach your course.

 

In the Fifth Edition is an all-new design that presents the content in a more linear, engaging way—just like students would see on their favorite websites. Every chapter now also has both a Digital Literacy project and an Essential Job Skills project to help students gain the practical skills they need for today’s work environment.

 

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Author Biography

Debra Geoghan is a professor of computer and information science at Bucks County Community College, teaching computer classes ranging from basic computer literacy to cybercrime, computer forensics, and networking. She has certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA, Apple, and others. Deb has taught at the college level since 1996 and also spent 11 years in the high school classroom. She holds a B.S. in Secondary Science Education from Temple University and an M.A. in Computer Science Education from Arcadia University. Throughout her teaching career Deb has worked with educators to integrate technology across the curriculum. At BCCC she serves on many technology committees, presents technology workshops for BCCC faculty, and serves as the computer science coordinator. Deb is an avid user of technology, which has earned her the nickname “gadget lady.”

 

Table of Contents

1. What Is a Computer?

2. Application Software

3. File Management

4. Hardware

5. System Software

6. Digital Devices and Multimedia

7. The Internet

8. Communicating and Sharing: The Social Web

9. Networks and Communication

 

Appendix A. Microsoft® Office 2016 Applications Projects

Appendix B. Using Mind Maps