This textbook on computer confluence, which includes a free CD, offers coverage of the problems and promise of Information Technology Systems (MIS) and Systems Analysis and Design (SAD). It also covers the growth of the Internet and includes a quick guide to designing a Web Page.
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.