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Computers : tools for an information age / H.L. Capron, J.A. Johnson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2004.Edition: Complete 8th edDescription: xxiii, 600 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm. + computer optical discISBN:
  • 9780132300865 (pbk.) :
  • 9780131227231 (pbk.) :
  • 9780130676368 (computer optical disc) :
  • 9780132300865
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 004 CAP
LOC classification:
  • QA76.5 .C363 2004
Contents:
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 -- 9.Social and ethical issues in computing: doing the right thing -- 10.Security and privacy: comptuers and the internet -- 11.Word processing and desktop publishing: printing it -- 12.Spreadsheets and business graphics: facts and figures -- 13.Database management systems: getting data together -- 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.
Summary: This eighth edition includes a new chapter on ethics and social issues and a new Internet chapter that combines the basics and business use.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 004 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 207842
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 004 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 207841
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone CD 004 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) CD 849 1 Available 208497
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone CD 004 CAP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) CD 850 1 Available 208498

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- 9.Social and ethical issues in computing: doing the right thing -- 10.Security and privacy: comptuers and the internet -- 11.Word processing and desktop publishing: printing it -- 12.Spreadsheets and business graphics: facts and figures -- 13.Database management systems: getting data together -- 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.

This eighth edition includes a new chapter on ethics and social issues and a new Internet chapter that combines the basics and business use.

System requirements for accompanying discs: Pentium 166 Processor; 32 MB RAM; Windows 98, 2000, NT4, ME and XP; Internet Explorer 5.x or Netscape Communicator 4.x; CD-ROM drive 8x.

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