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Tomorrow's Technology and You, Complete 8th Edition
For introductory courses in computer concepts often including instruction in Microsoft Office. Explores the promises and challenges of information technology, along with its effect on businesses, people, society, and the future. Tomorrow's Technology and You explores information technology on three levels: *Explanations: Clearly explains what a computer
is and what it can (and can't) do; it clearly explains the basics of information technology, from multimedia PCs to the Internet and beyond. *Applications: Illustrates how computers and networks are--and will be--used as practical tools to solve a wide variety of problems. *Implications: Puts technology in a human context, illustrating how digital devices and networks affect our lives, our world, and our future. Previous Edition: Computer Confluence: Tomorrow's Technology and You, Seventh Edition
Contents:
About this Book Visual Walk-through Chapter 1: Our Digital Planet Chapter 2: Hardware Basics: Inside the Box Chapter 3: Hardware Basics: Peripherals Chapter 4: Software Basics: The Ghost in the Machine Chapter 5: Productivity Applications Chapter 6: Graphics, Digital Media, and Multimedia Chapter 7: Database Applications and Privacy Implications Chapter 8: Networking and Digital Communication Chapter 9: The Evolving Internet Chapter 10: Computer Security and Risks Chapter 11: Computers at Work, School, and Home Chapter 12: Information Systems in Business Chapter 13: Electronic Commerce and E-business Chapter 14: Systems Design and Development Chapter 15: Is Artificial Intelligence Real? Appendix A: Basic Appendix B: ACM Glossary Credits Index
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