Discovering Comptuers 2012 Complete, International Edition

Description

DISCOVERING COMPUTERS: COMPLETE, International Edition provides students with a current and thorough introduction to computers. This Shelly Cashman Series® text offers a dynamic and engaging solution to successfully teach students the relevancy of computer concepts in their personal, professional and academic lives through exciting new exercises that focus on problem solving and critical thinking.

CONTENTS:

1. Basic Introduction to Computers.

Special Feature: Computing Timeline.

2. Fundamentals of the World Wide Web and Internet.

Special Feature: Using the Web.

3. Software for Systems.

Special Feature: Communication in the Digital Age.

4. System Unit Components.

5. Understanding Input.

6. Understanding Output.

Special Feature: Video Technology in the Digital World.

7. Types of Storage.

8. Types of Utility Programs and Operating Systems.

Special Feature: Guide for Buyers.

9. Networks and Communications.

10. Managing a Database.

11. Manage Computing Securely, Safely and Ethically.

Special Feature: Forensics in the Digital Age.

12. Exploring Information System Development.

13. Computer Programs and Programming Languages.

Special Feature: Program Development for Web 2.0.

14. Enterprise Computing.

Special Feature: Case Study in Enterprise Order Processing.

15. Careers in Computers and Certification.

Special Feature: Your Life in a Digital World.