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050 | _aQA 76.5 .W55 1995 | ||
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_aWilliams, Brian K. _eauthor |
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_aUsing information technology : _ba practical introduction to computers and communications / _cBrian K. Williams, Stacey C. Sawyer and Sarah E. Hutchinson |
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_aChicago : _bIrwin Inc., _cc1995 |
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_axx, 648, A-34 pages : _bcolor illustrations, map ; _c28 cm. |
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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 | ||
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_aSawyer, Stacey C. ;Hutchinson, Sarah E. _eco-author;co-author |
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