Information Technology

For introductory courses in computer concepts or computer literacy often including instruction in Microsoft Office.

Engages students with a refreshing and easy to learn from style, while maintaining an encyclopedic approach and popular magazine format.

A REFERENCE TOOL FOR TODAY’S STUDENT!

Today’s students want a practical “what it is” and “how it works” approach to computers and computing, with less explanation of “when and why.” 

This edition of Computers Are Your Future was revised to match what students know today with what they need to know in order to be successful in the exciting and ever-changing world of information technology.

Computers Are Your Future serves as a valuable computer technology reference tool without being overwhelming or intimidating.

For introductory courses in computer concepts or computer literacy often including instruction in Microsoft Office.

Engages students with a refreshing and easy to learn from style, while maintaining an encyclopedic approach and popular magazine format.

 FEATURES:

·    NEW - Thoroughly revised and updated coverage throughout.

o  Up-to-date textbook eliminates redundancy across chapters, and serves instructors and students with a book that is ready for the challenge of a diversified classroom–without sacrificing quality, integrity, or choice.

·    NEW - Green Tech Tips - sidebars with tips, suggestions, and new ways to stay ecologically friendly.

o  This is the first computer concepts book to incorporate this feature.

·    NEW - Ethics Boxes - sidebars posing “What would you do?” type questions to provoke discussions.

o   Stimulate ethical discussions in class.

·    Visually stimulating Spotlight features–e.g., emerging technologies; buying and upgrading your computer system; and file management.

o  Highlights innovative thinking in each subject area with “bites” of computer content.

·    Currents boxes throughout–Includes Technology Debates and Milestones; Security Careers; Ethics; Privacy; Piracy; Communication, and Wireless Technology.

o  Examines issues in computing as well as cutting-edge computer technology to show students what is going to change the face of computing by the time they become professionals.

·    Impacts boxes–Illustrate chapter-by-chapter insights on thought-provoking cultural and societal implications of computing.

o  Stimulate class discussion or team debates on all aspects of the impact technology is having on life today.

·    Extensive end-of-chapter material.

o  Provides students with substantial review including multiple choice, matching, fill in, and short answer questions, as well as exercises and Web Research projects.

·    NEW - Thoroughly revised and updated coverage throughout.

o  Up-to-date textbook eliminates redundancy across chapters, and serves instructors and students with a book that is ready for the challenge of a diversified classroom–without sacrificing quality, integrity, or choice.

·    NEW - Green Tech Tips - sidebars with tips, suggestions, and new ways to stay ecologically friendly.

o  This is the first computer concepts book to incorporate this feature.

·    NEW - Ethics Boxes - sidebars posing “What would you do?” type questions to provoke discussions.

o   Stimulate ethical discussions in class.

CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER CHANGES TO THIS EDITION:

Chapter 1: Computers and You

• Updated information and statistics on computer use
• Latest products and technology developments regarding notebooks, Tablet PCs, workstations, network computers, and internet appliances.
• Latest products in automation and its effect on the economy
• Latest updates on digital piracy
• New trends in computers and technology, such as online movie organizing and ordering
• New examples of Web applications such as Google Docs and Google Groups
• Ethics: Prohibitive camera use in establishments—how do smartphones fit into this and would you tell?
• Green Tech Tip: Deciding if your old computer is a good candidate for adoption

Chapter 2: The Internet & the World Wide Web

• Latest information and statistics on Internet use
• New section on FiOS technology
• New Emerging Technologies called “Wikis, Blogs, and Podcasts” explores some of the capabilities of Web 2.0
• New section that explores social networking and Internet privacy
• Updated Currents box on Internet security includes the latest information on the Cyber Angels organization
• New information on tools, such as Google Scholar, that help students find credible and authoritative sources online
• Green Tech Tip: “Green” search engines for the eco-aware
• Ethics: Beware of copyright infringements when using information found online

Chapter 3: Wired and Wireless Communication

• Updated coverage on bandwidth, and how to distinguish it from throughput
• New Impacts box, on the dangers of stealing bandwidth and how to avoid becoming a victim of bandwidth theft
• Updated coverage on cell phones includes the “how” and “what” of text messaging, features of 3G cell phones, and the future of 4G cell phones
• New coverage on the transition from analog to digital
• The future of WiMax technology
• Updated coverage on Internet telephony, including Voice over Internet Telephony (VOIP)
• The emergence of smartphones as a result of convergence
• Ethics: GPS technology in our everyday lives, from cell phones to taxicabs to truant students. Is it an invasion of privacy?
• Green Tech Tip: Tips on how to recycle your cell phone to save the environment and help victims of domestic violence

Chapter 4: System Software

• New coverage on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Mobile, and Mac OSX
• Latest information on open source software, such as Linux
• Updated Impacts box on Safety and Security called “The Making of Malware” explores the latest in malware detection and protection, via software offerings and helpful Web sites. The best software to detect and protect from malware
• Green Tech Tip: Saving energy with Vista’s sleep mode
• Ethics: The debate of free software vs. open source

Chapter 5: Application Software: Tools for Productivity

• New information on Windows Media Audio
• Updated coverage of the Internet gaming trend. Includes updates on MUDs, role-playing software, graphical MUDs, 3D graphics, massively multiplayer online role playing
• New information on Web 2.0 collaborative tools that use Web-hosted technology such as Google Docs and Office Live
• Ethics: How addiction to a virtual life can affect one’s real life
• Green Tech Tip: Corporations that are going green and how you can play a part

Chapter 6: Inside the System Unit

• New info on the Natural Resources Defense Council and its efforts to reduce the electrical consumption of a computer’s power supply
• New section on USB ports, which includes info on hotswapping and plug and play.
• New information on the ExpressCard and its capabilities, which include expanded wireless communications, storage, and security
• Ethics: The impact of e-waste—are we solving it or just moving it overseas?
• Green Tech Tip: The Climate Savers Computing Initiative and its efforts to reduce computer power consumption and corresponding greenhouse gases

Chapter 7: Input/Output Storage

• New sections on USB flash drives and Blue Ray Disc technology
• Updated Currents box on Emerging Technologies discusses the newest products for wearable technology, such as the solar bags that charge your notebook computer
• New section entitled Network Attached Storage (NAS) replaces the Removable Hard Drive section
• Updated Impacts box (Milestones) that discusses racetrack memory, the future of data storage. This could allow iPods to store 500,000 songs instead of the 40,000 that the largest units can handle today.
• Ethics: The security risks surrounding the use of USB flash drives
• Green Tech Tip: The environmental benefits of recycling printer cartridges

Chapter 8: Networks: Communicating and Sharing Resources

• New tech talk box on Virtual Private Networks
• The latest examples of cases that involve file sharing sites utilizing peer-to-peer networks, such as LimeWire and Kazaa
• Green Tech Tip: Smart homes are the latest in networking technology
• Ethics: Accessing unsecured wireless networks—would you tell your neighbor?

Chapter 9: Privacy, Crime, and Security

• The latest on global unique identifiers (GUIDs) and how the government is using them
• New info on the emerging trend of Ubiquitous Computing, which allows users to interact with multiple networked devices that are embedded into everyday objects (digital music players and smartphones).
• Recent cases that fall under the CAN-SPAM Act of 2004, such as the MySpace lawsuit
• New info about the Convention on Cybercrime, established in 2006
• Latest info and stats on identity theft and how to prevent it
• New Currents box on Ethical Debates discusses the legal ramifications of software privacy
• New information and examples on different types of malware
• New info on the changing face of cyber criminals
• New cases and updated stats on cyberstalking, shills, and online sexual predators
• Latest examples of information warfare between countries
• New information on technology used to combat terrorism, such as the Real-Time Collaborative Criminal Investigation and Analysis tool.
• Green Tech Tip: Safeguard your privacy and data and conserve energy too!
• Ethics: Does medical research go too far in its uses of technology? 

Chapter 10: Careers and Certification

• Updated information and statistics on IT career paths, salaries, job prospects, and the tech skills needed
• Green Tech Tip: Making your workplace eco-friendly
• Ethics: IT professionals and their access to your computers. Where do they cross the line?

Chapter 11: Programming Languages and Program Development

• Visual Basic.NET, as new program development packages
• Updates on 4G language
• Ethics: ActiveX controls: How much responsibility and trust can you expect?
• Green Tech Tip: How can programmers help the environment?

Chapter 12: Databases and Information Systems

• New coverage on the Pentagon’s Total Information Awareness Program, which uses technology to identify and protect against terrorists
• Updated Currents box on Computers and Society focuses on the media cart, which  makes in-store shopping convenient and enlightening
• Ethics: Business information providers and the data they provide—where’s the responsibility and the privacy?
• Green Tech Tip: The individual and environmental benefits of online bill paying 

Chapter 13: Systems Analysis and Design

• The importance of designing ecologically-friendly systems  
• New Currents box on Safety and Security: Modern Approaches to Software Development, which discusses the latest in prototyping to save companies money and time
• Ethics: Can a good systems analyst make his own job obsolete?
• Green Tech Tip: Organizations that help corporations assess the benefits of making their systems more eco-friendly 

Chapter 14: Enterprise Computing

• The latest in the practice of e-business strategies, such as Nordstrom’s “buy online, pick up in store” policy
• New section on Business Process Management (BPM), which companies are using to rethink and often completely redesign processes
• New Impact box on Safety and Security explores disaster recovery tips
• New section called Software as a Service (SaaS) replaces section on Application Software Providers. SaaS provides software-based services and solutions to companies that want to outsource some of their information technology needs
• Ethics: How much privacy do you have if your personal info is in a customer relationship management (CRM) database?
• Green Tech Tip: Accenture (www.accenture.com), a global management consulting company, has recently introduced the Green Technology Suite, a set of tools designed to help enterprises assess their environmental status

Computing Concepts (CIS: Computing Concepts)

For introductory courses in computer concepts or computer literacy often including instruction in Microsoft Office.

 

Engages students with a refreshing and easy to learn from style, while maintaining an encyclopedic approach and popular magazine format.

 

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A REFERENCE TOOL FOR TODAY’S STUDENT!

 

Today’s students want a practical “what it is” and “how it works” approach to computers and computing, with less explanation of “when and why.” 

 

This edition of Computers Are Your Future was revised to match what students know today with what they need to know in order to be successful in the exciting and ever-changing world of information technology.

 

Computers Are Your Future serves as a valuable computer technology reference tool without being overwhelming or intimidating.
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