Technology in Action, Complete
Alan Evans, Montgomery County Community College
Kendall Martin, Montgomery County Community College
Mary Ann Poatsy, Montgomery County Community College

ISBN-10: 0131423932
ISBN-13: 9780131423930

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 656 pp
Status: Out of stock Indefinitely

Suggested retail price: $123.33
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For introductory courses in computer concepts or computer literacy often including instruction in Microsoft Office.

 

A Computer Concepts Text Focused on Today’s Student! Technology in Action engages students by combining a unique teaching approach with rich companion media.

  • New approach based on the needs of todays students—Organized to reflect the natural learning path todays students find easiest to follow, and to deliver skills they want to learn.

    • Gives students more practical and valuable content, and makes it easier for them to master that content.

  • Engaging Animations—Brings difficult concepts to life through powerful animation. Pre-created and ready for professors to use in lectures.
  • Dynamic multimedia tutorials—Sound Bytes contains nearly 50 multimedia tutorials on CD-ROM and website.

    • Helps students learn complex IT concepts that are best explained through images, audio, video, or animation—Best Utilities for Your Computer, Using Speech Recognition, Using Windows XP to Evaluate CPU Performance, Installing a Personal Firewall, PDAs on the Road and at Home, Tablet and Laptop Tour, Computer Architecture, Programming for End Users: Macros, Creating an Access Database, Improving an Access Database, A Day in the Life of a Network Technician, Constructing a Simple Web Page, Questions to Ask Before you buy a Computer, Virtual Computer Tour, Finding Information on the Web, Creating a Web-based Email Account, Welcome to the Web, File Management, Installing RAM Installing a CD-RW Drive, Installing a Network, Protecting Your Computer, DC/DVD Reading and Writing, Binary Numbers, CPU - Running Programs, Hard Disk Anatomy/Technology and Disk Defragmentation.

  • Detailed “Behind the Scenes” technology coverage—Includes detailed chapters on hardware, programming, databases, networking/security, and the Internet.

    • Gives students a firm foundation for pursuing education or careers in key areas of information technology.

  • Questions asked by todays students—Answers the questions todays students ask most often about computers, software, and information technology. Each section starts with a question. This makes students feel like they are having a conversation with the authors.

    • Focuses on the questions and issues raised by students who have been immersed in technology for years.

  • Ethics content throughout—Includes Ethics sections intended to illuminate the moral and ethical issues associated with todays technologies.

    • Helps students apply important ethical concepts to the choices they make about technology in real world situations.

  • “Dig Deeper” technical sections—Sidebars cover technical topics in depth to challenge more advanced students.

    • Gives students deeper insights into many of todays key technologies.

  • Up-to-date career guidance—Includes new careers coverage that dispels the myths associated with IT careers and helps students assess their options.

    • Helps students plan the most rewarding and realistic career path.

  • Emerging trends and technologies—Includes many sidebars previewing emerging technologies and IT trends.

    • Gives students insight into the technologies and IT issues that will be crucial to their careers for years to come.

  • Coverage of safe computing—Shows students how to protect against viruses and hacker attacks.

    • Helps students use their computers safely, with less risk of intrusion, identity theft, or lost data.

  • OneKey course content is available for this title.



 1: Why Computers Matter to You: The Importance of Becoming “Computer Fluent.”


 2: You've Got a Computer ...Now What?: Understanding at the Parts.


 3: Introducing the Internet: Making the Most of the Webs Resources.


 4: Application Software: Programs that Let You Work and Play.


 5: Looking at the Operating System: The Boot Process, Utilities, and File Management.


 6: Evaluating Your System: Understanding and Assessing Hardware.


 7: Introducing Networking and Security: Connecting Computers and Keeping Them Safe from Hackers and Viruses.


 8: Mobile Computing: Keeping Your Data on Hand.


 9: Behind the Scenes: Hardware.


10: Behind the Scenes: Software Programming.


11: Behind the Scenes: Databases and Information Systems.


12: Behind the Scenes: Networking and Security.


13: Behind the Scenes: The Internet: How It Works.


Acronym List.


Glossary.


Index.

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