Computer Confluence is more than a textbook! It is the confluence of three information sources: an illustrated textbook, a multimedia CD-ROM, and an up-to-the-minute website. It goes beyond computer concepts and explores the promises and problems of information technology, how it affects people and society, and the future. Once again, George Beekman thoroughly integrates his text with an unparalleled media package for valuable learning package. Computer Confluence also integrates technology throughout the text in order to familiarize anyone new to technology.
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.