| Edition |
2009 (10th edition)
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| Publication |
New Jersey, Pearson Education Ltd., 2006.
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| Description |
xvi, 464pBlue Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
Provides you with an understanding of information technology so you can successfully navigate change and advance into the future.
Today we’re standing at the junction of three powerful and rapidly evolving technological forces: computers, communications, and digital entertainment. Computer technology is showing up in everything from automobiles to home appliances to telephones to televisions, and the lines that separate these machines are fading. This digital convergence is rapidly–and radically–altering the world in which we live.
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| Contents |
About this book
Visual walk-through
Exploring our digital planet
Hardware basics: Inside the box
Hardware basics: Peripherals
Software basics: The ghost in the machine
Productivity applications
Graphics, digial media, and multimedia
Database applications and privacy implications
Networking and digital communication
The evolving internet
Computer security and risks
Basics
ACM
Glossary
Credits
Index
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| Standard Number |
9780132091251 Pb.
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