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Computers: Tools for an Information Age, 8/E
H. L. Capron
JOHNSON

ISBN-10: 0131405640
ISBN-13: 9780131405646

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2004
Format: Paper; 624 pp
Published: 05/19/2003
Status: Out of Print

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For introductory courses in concepts courses, including those in Business and Information Technology.

This direct, complete text with easy-to-use style teaches the latest in computers and information technology.

NEW - New chapter on ethics and social issues. New chapter on Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet.
- Gives students more emphasis on these emerging trends.

NEW - “Day in the Life” segments—Cover the professional working area of Information Technology related to the concepts in each chapter.
- Provides students considering careers in Information Technology with useful information.

Planet Internet—Includes challenging Internet exercises.
- Provides students with the opportunity to learn more about using the Internet, exploring pertinent computing material.

Operating Systems—Includes coverage of Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP, Windows CE, Mac OS, Unix, and Linux.
- Gives students broad information about the building blocks of computers.

Database Management Systems—Includes such topics as the hierarchy of data, data integrity, the functions of database management systems, and data warehouses.
- Gives students the tools they need to successfully steer through the courses they will encounter.

New chapter on ethics and social issues. New chapter on Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet.
- Gives students more emphasis on these emerging trends.

“Day in the Life” segments—Cover the professional working area of Information Technology related to the concepts in each chapter.
- Provides students considering careers in Information Technology with useful information.

(NOTE: Brief version contains Chapters 1-8.)

1. Computers: Tools for an Information Age.

2. Applications Software: Getting the Work Done.

3. Operating Systems: Software in the Background.

4. The Central Processing Unit: What Goes On Inside the Computer.

5. Input and Output: The User Connection.

6. Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More.

7. Networking: Computer Connections.

8. The Internet.

9. Ethics and Social Issues.

10. Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet.

11. Word Processing and Desktop Publishing: Printing It.

12. Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures.

13. Database Management: Getting Data Together.

14. Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture.

15. Programming and Languages: Telling the Computer What to Do.

16. Management Information Systems: Classical Models and New Approaches.

Appendix: The Continuing Story of the Computer Age: Past, Present, and Future.

Buyer's Guide: How to Buy a Personal Computer.

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Compact Guide to Web Page Creation and Design, 3/E
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Capron
©2004 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement; 0 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131408666 | ISBN-13: 9780131408661
URL: http://www.prenhall.com/capron

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