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Computer confluence : exploring tomorrow's technology and you / George Beekman and Michael J. Quinn.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publisher: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2005Edition: 7th edDescription: xxiii, 456 s. illISBN:
  • 013196867X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 004 22 (machine generated)
Other classification:
  • Pu
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Book Biblioteket HKR Biblioteket 004 Beekman Available 11156000152912
Book Biblioteket HKR Biblioteket 004 Beekman Available 11156000152913
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Basics
  • I Approaching Computers
  • Chapter 1 Computer Currents and Internet Waves: The Long View
  • Chapter 2 Hardware Basics: Inside the Box
  • Chapter 3 Hardware Basics: Peripherals
  • Chapter 4 Software Basics: The Ghost in the Machine
  • II Using Software
  • Chapter 5 Basic Productivity Applications
  • Chapter 6 Graphics, Digital Media, and Multimedia
  • Chapter 7 Database Applications and Implications
  • III Exploring with Computers: Networking and the Internet
  • Chapter 8 Networking and Telecommunication
  • Chapter 9 Inside the Internet and the World Wide Web
  • IV Living With Computers: Issues And Implications
  • Chapter 10 Computer Security and Risks
  • Chapter 11 Computers at Work, School, and Home
  • V Managing Computers: Information Systems at Work
  • Chapter 12 Information Systems in Business
  • Chapter 13 Electronic Commerce and E-Business
  • VI Mastering Computers
  • Chapter 14 Is Artificial Intelligence Real?
  • Appendix: Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
  • Glossary
  • Credits
  • Index