For introductory courses in computer concepts or computer literacy often including instruction in Microsoft Office.
Integrates three information sources–an illustrated textbook, a multimedia CD, and a Companion Website–with a lively writing style to explore the promises and challenges of information technology, its effect on businesses, people, society, and the future.
Table of Contents:
I. APPROACHING COMPUTERS: HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FUNDAMENTALS.
1. Computer Currents and Internet Waves: The Long View.
2. Hardware Basics: Inside the Box.
3. Hardware Basics: Peripherals.
4. Software Basics: The Ghost in the Machine.
II. USING SOFTWARE: ESSENTIAL APPLICATIONS.
5. Basic Productivity Applications.
6. Graphics, Digital Media, and Multimedia.
7. Database Applications and Privacy Implications.
III. EXPLORING WITH COMPUTERS: NETWORKING AND THE INTERNET.
8. Networking and Telecommunication.
9. Inside the Internet and the World Wide Web.
IV. LIVING WITH COMPUTERS: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS.
10. Computer Security and Risks.
Appendix: The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Glossary.
Credits.
Index.
