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Technology in action / Alan Evans, Kendall Martin, Mary Anne Poatsy.

By: Contributor(s): Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007, c2008Edition: 4th ed., completeDescription: xxxi, 670 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 2 CD-ROMs (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 0132253569 (pbk.)
  • 9780132253567 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • At head of title: Go!
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 004.16 22 22
LOC classification:
  • QA76.5 .E93 2008
Contents:
1. Why computers matter to you: becoming computer fluent -- 2. Looking at computers: understanding the parts -- Careers in IT -- 3. Using the Internet: making the most of the Web's resources -- 4. Application software: programs that let you work and play -- Digital Entertainment -- 5. Using system software: the operating system, utility programs, and file management -- 6. Understanding and assessing hardware: evaluating your system -- Computing alternatives -- 7. Networking and security: connecting computers and keeping them safe from hackers and viruses -- 8. Mobile computing: keeping your data on hand -- Protecting your computer and backing up your data -- 9. Behind the scenes: A closer look at system hardware -- 10. Behind the scenes: Software programming -- 11. Behind the scene: Databases and information systems -- 12. Behind the scenes Networking and security -- 13. Behind the scenes: The Internet: how it works -- The history of the PC.
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1. Why computers matter to you: becoming computer fluent -- 2. Looking at computers: understanding the parts -- Careers in IT -- 3. Using the Internet: making the most of the Web's resources -- 4. Application software: programs that let you work and play -- Digital Entertainment -- 5. Using system software: the operating system, utility programs, and file management -- 6. Understanding and assessing hardware: evaluating your system -- Computing alternatives -- 7. Networking and security: connecting computers and keeping them safe from hackers and viruses -- 8. Mobile computing: keeping your data on hand -- Protecting your computer and backing up your data -- 9. Behind the scenes: A closer look at system hardware -- 10. Behind the scenes: Software programming -- 11. Behind the scene: Databases and information systems -- 12. Behind the scenes Networking and security -- 13. Behind the scenes: The Internet: how it works -- The history of the PC.

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