Computer Confluence: Exploring Tomorrow's Technology - Couverture souple

Beekman, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0201352133 ISBN 13 : 9780201352139

Editeur : Addison Wesley, 1998

Synopsis

A union of three media resources, offering a textbook, CD-ROM and website. The text goes beyond explaining computer concepts and explores the promise and problems of information technology, how it affects people in society and the future. It offers a quick guide to designing a web page, taking introductory students step-by-step through the process of creating and designing web pages. New to this edition are boxed features based on articles from newspapers and magazines which explore controversial, ethical and social issues related to the growth of information technology, this includes the Internet and Internet service providers, intranets and extranets, push and pull technology, dynamic HTML, Internet security, Java, emerging multimedia technology, Windows 98 and Office 97.

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: Addison Wesley
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0201352133
• ISBN 13: 9780201352139
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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