Using information technology : a practical introduction to computers & communications
by
 
Williams, Brian K., 1938-

Title
Using information technology : a practical introduction to computers & communications

Author
Williams, Brian K., 1938-

ISBN
9780256261462
 
9780071158671

Personal Author
Williams, Brian K., 1938-

Edition
3rd ed.

Publication Information
Boston : Irwin/McGraw-Hill, ©1999.

Physical Description
xxx, 610 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm

Contents
The 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.

Subject Term
Computers.
 
Telecommunication systems.
 
Information technology.

Added Author
Sawyer, Stacey C.
 
Clifford, Sarah Hutchinson.


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