Computing essentials, 2004 / (Record no. 6290)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 0072519592 (alk. paper)
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
ISSN 9780072519594
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Classification number QA76.0
Item number .O44
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Personal name O'Leary, Timothy J.,
245 10 - TITLE
Title Computing essentials, 2004 /
Statement of responsibility, etc Timothy J. O'Leary, Linda I. O'Leary.
250 ## - EDITION
Edition statement Introductory ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Place of publication Boston, MA :
Name of publisher McGraw-Hill/Irwin,
Year of publication 2003.
300 ## - DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages 329 p. ;
Dimensions 28 cm.
500 ## - NOTES
General note Includes index.<br/>Discs have title: Interactive companion, version 3.0.<br/>Each disc contains 10 labs.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Table of Content 1. Information Technology, the Internet, and You --<br/>Information Systems --<br/>People --<br/>Software --<br/>Hardware --<br/>Data --<br/>Connectivity, the Wireless Revolution, and the Internet --<br/>2. Application Software --<br/>Software Applications --<br/>Browsers --<br/>Word Processors --<br/>Spreadsheets --<br/>Database Management Systems --<br/>Presentation Graphics --<br/>Software Suites --<br/>Integrated Packages --<br/>3. System Software --<br/>System Software --<br/>Operating Systems --<br/>Utilities --<br/>Device Drivers --<br/>Language Translators --<br/>4. The System Unit --<br/>System Unit --<br/>Electronic Data and Instructions --<br/>System Board --<br/>Microprocessor --<br/>Memory --<br/>System Clock --<br/>Expansion Slots and Cards --<br/>Bus Lines --<br/>Ports and Cables --<br/>5. Input and Output --<br/>What Is Input? --<br/>Keyboard Entry --<br/>Pointing Devices --<br/>Scanning Devices --<br/>Image Capturing Devices --<br/>Digitizing Devices --<br/>Audio-Input Devices --<br/>What Is Output? --<br/>Monitors --<br/>Printers --<br/>Audio-Output Devices --<br/>Combination Input and Output Devices --<br/>6. Secondary Storage --<br/>Storage --<br/>Floppy Disks --<br/>Hard Disks --<br/>Optical Disks --<br/>Other Types of Secondary Storage --<br/>7. Connectivity, the Wireless Revolution, and Communications --<br/>Connectivity, the Wireless Revolution, and Communication Systems --<br/>Communication Channels --<br/>Connection Devices --<br/>Data Transmission --<br/>Networks --<br/>Network Architecture --<br/>Network Types --<br/>8. The Internet, the Web, and Electronic Commerce --<br/>The Internet and the Web --<br/>Access --<br/>Communication --<br/>Search Tools --<br/>Electronic Commerce --<br/>Web Utilities --<br/>Organizational Internets: Intranets and Extranets --<br/>9. Privacy and Security --<br/>People --<br/>Privacy --<br/>Security --<br/>Ergonomics --<br/>The Environment --<br/>10. Graphics, Multimedia, and Artificial Intelligence --<br/>Graphics --<br/>Multimedia Software --<br/>Web Authoring --<br/>Artificial Intelligence --<br/>11. Databases --<br/>Data --<br/>Data Organization --<br/>Database --<br/>DBMS Structure --<br/>Types of Databases --<br/>Database Uses and Issues --<br/>12. Information Systems --<br/>Organizational Information Flow --<br/>Computer-Based Information Systems --<br/>Transaction Processing Systems --<br/>Management Information Systems --<br/>Decision Support Systems --<br/>Executive Support Systems --<br/>Other Information Systems --<br/>13. Systems Analysis and Design --<br/>Systems Analysis and Design --<br/>Phase 1. Preliminary Investigation --<br/>Phase 2. Analysis --<br/>Phase 3. Design --<br/>Phase 4. Development --<br/>Phase 5. Implementation --<br/>Phase 6. Maintenance --<br/>Prototyping and Rapid Applications Development --<br/>14. Programming and Languages --<br/>Programs and Programming --<br/>Step 1. Program Specification --<br/>Step 2. Program Design --<br/>Step 3. Program Code --<br/>Step 4. Program Test --<br/>Step 5. Program Documentation --<br/>Step 6. Program Maintenance --<br/>CASE and OOP --<br/>Generations of Programming Languages --<br/>15. Your Future and Information Technology --<br/>Changing Times --<br/>Technology and Organizations --<br/>Technology and People --<br/>How You Can Be a Winner --<br/>Consider a Career in Information Systems --<br/>The Evolution of the Computer Age --<br/>The Buyer's Guide: How to Buy Your Own Microcomputer System --<br/>The Upgrader's Guide: How to Upgrade Your Microcomputer System --<br/>Glossary --<br/>Credits --<br/>Index.
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Topical Term Electronic data processing.
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