TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norton,Peter
TI  - Peter Norton's introduction to computers
SN  - 0071231013
AV  - QA76.5 .N6818 2003
U1  - 004 22
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Boston
PB  - McGraw-Hill
KW  - SLSH
KW  - Computers
KW  - Computer science
KW  - Computers Computer software
N1  - Includes index; UNIT 1: THE AMAZING COMPUTERSection 1A: Introduction to Computer SystemsSection 1B: Introduction to the InternetUNIT 2: INTERACTING WITH YOUR COMPUTERSection 2A: Standard Input DevicesSection 2B: Alternate Input DevicesUNIT 3: OUTPUT DEVICESSection 3A: Monitors and Sound SystemsSection 3B: Devices That Output Hard CopyUNIT 4: PROCESSING DATASection 4A: Transforming Data Into InformationSection 4B: CPUs Used in Personal ComputersUNIT 5: STORING INFORMATION IN A COMPUTERSection 5A: Types of Storage DevicesSection 5B: Measuring and Improving Drive PerformanceUNIT 6: THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND USER INTERFACESection 6A: Operating System BasicsSection 6B: PC Operating SystemsUNIT 7: NETWORKS AND DATA COMMUNICATIONSSection 7A: Networking BasicsSection 7B: Networking the Home, the Office, and the GlobeUNIT 8: THE INTERNET AND ONLINE RESOURCESSection 8A: Internet BasicsSection 8B: Getting Online, Working OnlineUNIT 9: APPLICATION SOFTWARE: WORD PROCESSORS AND SPREADSHEETSSection 9A: Word Processing and Desktop Publishing SoftwareSection 9B: Spreadsheet SoftwareUNIT 10: APPLICATION SOFTWARE: PRESENTATION PROGRAMS AND DATABASESSection 10A: Presentation ProgramsSection 10B: Database Management SystemsUNIT 11: GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIASection 11A: Graphics and Graphics SoftwareSection 11B: Understanding MultimediaUNIT 12: DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMSSection 12A: The Basics of Information SystemsSection 12B: Building Information SystemsUNIT 13: SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT Section 13A: Creating Computer ProgramsSection 13B: Programming Languages and the Programming Process UNIT 14: LIVING WITH COMPUTERSSection 14A: Computers and the IndividualSection 14B: Computing Issues That Affect Us All; TOC; CSE
N2  - Acts as a text that provides a coverage of computer concepts. This work is geared towards students learning about computer systems for the first time. It includes topics such as: an overview of computers, input methods and output devices, processing data, storage devices, operating systems, software, networking, Internet resources, and graphics.
UR  - http://www.worldcat.org/title/peter-nortons-introduction-to-computers/oclc/51766037&referer=brief_results
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