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Computing essentials : making IT work for you, 2019

By: OLeary, Timothy [autor].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Education, 2019Description: xxv, 392 páginas : ilustraciones.ISBN: 9781260098563; 9781456276485 (electrónico).Subject(s): Computers | Electronic data processingGenre/Form: Recurso electrónico Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Information technology, the internet, and you | 2. The internet, the web, and electronic commerce | 3. Application software | 4. System software | 5. The system unit | 6. Input and output | 7. Secondary storage | 8. Communications and networks | 9. Privacy, ecurity, and ethics | 10. Information systems | 11. Databases | 12. Systems analysis and design | 13. Programming and languages |
Summary: The 20th century brought us the dawn of the digital information age and unprecedented changes in information technology. In fact, the rate of change is clearly increasing. As we begin the 21st century, computer literacy is undoubtedly becoming a prerequisite in whatever career you choose. The goal of Computing Essentials is to provide you with the basis for understanding the concepts necessary for success. Computing Essentials also endeavors to instill an appreciation for the effect of information technology on people, privacy, ethics, and our environment and to give you a basis for building the necessary skill set to succeed in the 21st century.
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1. Information technology, the internet, and you |
2. The internet, the web, and electronic commerce |
3. Application software |
4. System software |
5. The system unit |
6. Input and output |
7. Secondary storage |
8. Communications and networks |
9. Privacy, ecurity, and ethics |
10. Information systems |
11. Databases |
12. Systems analysis and design |
13. Programming and languages |

The 20th century brought us the dawn of the digital information age and unprecedented changes in information technology. In fact, the rate of change is clearly increasing. As we begin the 21st century, computer literacy is undoubtedly becoming a prerequisite in whatever career you choose. The goal of Computing Essentials is to provide you with the basis for understanding the concepts necessary for success. Computing Essentials also endeavors to instill an appreciation for the effect of information technology on people, privacy, ethics, and our environment and to give you a basis for building the necessary skill set to succeed in the 21st century.