Computer Confluence: Exploring Tomorrow's Technology - Couverture rigide

Beekman, George

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0130909238 ISBN 13 : 9780130909237

Editeur : Prentice-Hall, 2000

Synopsis

Going beyond computer concepts, this text explores the promises and problems of information technology, how it affects businesses, how it affects people and society, and the future. Included is coverage of cable modems, satellite dishes, and downloadable video and audio.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

 

For courses in Introduction to Computers and Information Technology offered in departments of CIS, Computer Science, or Business.

Available in two separate editions for maximum classroom flexibility, Computer Confluence combines three information sources–an illustrated textbook, a multimedia CD-ROM, and an up-to-the-minute Companion Website–to explore the promises and challenges of information technology, its effect on businesses, people, society, and the future. Author George Beekman seamlessly integrates his text with an unparalleled media package to provide a valuable learning package.

Famous for his lively writing style, this is the perfect book for courses that want to explore the promises and challenges of information technology.

Quatrième de couverture

Computer Confluence, Fourth Edition, presents computers and information technology on three levels:

• Explanations: Computer Confluence explains what a computer is and what it can (and can't) do; it explains the basics of information technology, from multimedia PCs to the Internet, clearly and concisely.
• Applications: Computer Confluence clearly illustrates how computers and networks can be used as practical tools to access, create, and share information at school, work, and home.
• Implications Computer Confluence puts computers in a human context, illustrating how information technology affects our lives, our world, and our future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice-Hall
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130909238
• ISBN 13: 9780130909237
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie