TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sawyer, Stacey C.
AU  - William, Brian K.; Hutchinson, Sarah E.
TI  - Using information technology: a practical introduction to computers & communications. Brief version 
SN  - 256261474
AV  - QA 76.5 .S29 1999 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts
PB  - Irwin Inc.
KW  - COMPUTERS
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-601) and index; The digital age: an overview of the revolution in computers & communication -- Applications software: tools for thinking & working -- System software: the power behind the power -- Processors: hardware for power & portability -- Input & output: taking charge of computing & communications -- Storage: foundations for interactivity, multimedia, & knowledge -- Telecommunications: the uses of online resources & the internet -- Communications technology: hardware, channels, & networks -- Files & databases: from data organizing to data mining -- Information systems: information management & systems development -- Software development: programming & languages -- Society & the digital age: promises & challenges
N2  - The third edition of this text retains its comprehensive coverage, while decreasing the length, adding a separate Internet chapter, refining the hands-on Internet exercises, and implementing a coherent Web strategy
ER  -