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050 _aQA 76.5 .W55 1995
100 _aWilliams, Brian K.
_eauthor
245 0 _aUsing information technology :
_ba practical introduction to computers and communications /
_cBrian K. Williams, Stacey C. Sawyer and Sarah E. Hutchinson
260 _aChicago :
_bIrwin Inc.,
_cc1995
300 _axx, 648, A-34 pages :
_bcolor illustrations, map ;
_c28 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 595-601) and index.
505 _aThe digital age: the revolution in computers & communication -- Overview: getting a working knowledge of a computer & communications system -- Applications software: tools for thinking & working -- System software: the power behind the power -- Processors: hardware for power & portability -- Input & output: the human uses of computing & communications -- Storage & databases: foundations for interactivity, multimedia, & knowledge -- Communications: starting along the information highway -- Information systems: management & development -- Software development: programming & languages -- The promises of the digital age: agents, AI, & the I-Way -- The challenges of the digital age: civility, safety & security.
520 _aUSING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: A Practical Introduction to Computers & Communications is designed for use as a college textbook to accompany a one-semester or one-quarter introductory course in computers or microcomputers. It is we hope, a book that will make a difference in the lives of our readers.
650 _aCOMPUTERS
700 _aSawyer, Stacey C. ;Hutchinson, Sarah E.
_eco-author;co-author
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