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In this exciting new edition, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow provides a truly interactive approach to learning computers with a text that is fully integrated with a completely revised and multimedia-enhanced companion web site. For instructors who want to progress to the next level, a full-content online course, Introduction to Computers, Version 2, is also available that can be packaged with the text or sold stand-alone.

A perfect introduction for those wanting to learn more about the ever-evolving world of computers, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow exemplifies everything that is exciting in today's multimedia enhanced society. In an engaging lively style, Charlie Parker details the computer's origins, its present influence and its future in global terms.

INT Module Introduction

1

(3)

INT 1 Introduction to the World of Computers

3

(1)

HW Module Hardware

1

(2)

HW 1 The Central Processing Unit and Memory

3

(44)

Appendix: Numbering Systems

38

(9)

HW 2 Secondary Storage

47

(36)

HW 3 Input and Output

83

Window: The Electronic Canvas

123

SW Module Software

1

(2)

SW 1 Fundamentals of Software Use

3

(30)

SW 2 Systems Software

33

NET Module Computer Networks

1

(2)

NET 1 Communications and Networks

3

(44)

NET 2 Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web

47

(50)

Window: WebGuide

91

(6)

NET 3 Developing Your Own Web Pages

97

PS Module Productivity Software

1

(2)

PS 1 Word Processing and Desktop Publishing

3

(32)

PS 2 Spreadsheets and Presentation Graphics

35

(34)

Window: Multimedia Computing

65

(4)

PS 3 Database Management

69

IS Module Information Systems

1

(2)

IS 1 Developing Organizational Systems

3

(32)

IS 2 Applications Software Development

35

LIV Module Computers in Our Lives

1

(2)

LIV 1 Developing Your Own PC

3

(28)

LIV 2 Social Issues Involving Computers

31

Window: The History of Computers

57

Glossary

G-1

Credits

C-1

Index

I-1

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Understanding Computers 2000

Understanding Computers 2000

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