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050 _aQA 76.5 .S29 1999
100 _aSawyer, Stacey C.
_eauthor
245 0 _aUsing information technology :
_ba practical introduction to computers & communications. Brief version /
_cBrian K. Williams, Stacey C. Sawyer and Sarah E. Hutchinson.
250 _aThird edition.
260 _aBoston, Massachusetts :
_bIrwin Inc.,
_cc1999
300 _axxx, 610 pages :
_bcolor illustrations, color maps ;
_c28 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 595-601) and index.
505 _aThe 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.
520 _aThe 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.
650 _aCOMPUTERS
700 _aWilliam, Brian K.; Hutchinson, Sarah E.
_eco-author;co-author
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