Summary

This Brief Edition, containing the first eight chapters of Using Computers: A Gateway to Information, provides the most current introduction to computers ever published. Numerous photographs and computer-drawn illustrations show how computers work and the use of computers in the real world. With an emphasis on personal computers, this text presents the latest in computer technology, including networks, multimedia, virtual reality, the Internet, and unique In The Lab section at the end of each chapter provides laboratory exercises allowing students to acquire Windows and DOS skills. The Shelly Cashman Series Interactive Labs, developed specifically for this book, are hands-on exercises that use the computer to learn about the computer.