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.