TY - BOOK AU - Morley, Deborah. AU - Parker, Charles S. TI - Understanding computers: today and tomorrow comprehensive SN - 9781603340120 AV - QA 76.5 .M675 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Course Technology Cengage Learning KW - COMPUTERS N1 - Includes index; MODULE: INTRODUCTION -- Ch.1 Introduction to the world of computers -- MODULE: Hardware: Ch. 2 The system unit: processing and memory; Ch. 3 Storage; Ch. 4 Input and output -- MODULE Software: Ch. 5. Systems software: Operating systems and utility programs -- Ch. 6 Application software -- MODULE Networks and the Internet; Ch. 7 Computer networks: Ch. 8 The Internet and World Wide Web; Ch. 9 Network and Internet security -- MODULE Business on the Web; Ch. 10 Multimedia and the Web pages; Ch. 11 E-Commerce -- MODULE Systems; Ch. 12 Information systems and system development; Ch. 13 Program development and programming languages; Ch. 14 Databases and database management systems -- MODULE Computers and society; Ch. 15 Computers security and privacy; Ch. 16 Intellectual properly rights, ethics, health, access and the environment -- References and resources guide -- Credit -- Glossary/Index N2 - This new edition of this text has been integrated with a revised and multimedia-enhanced companion web site, providing an interactive learning environment ER -