TY - BOOK AU - Capron,H.L. AU - Johnson,J.A. TI - Computers: tools for an information age SN - 0131405640 AV - QA76.5 .C6167 2004 U1 - 004 PY - 2004/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Prentice Hall KW - Computers KW - Microcomputers KW - Applications Software:,Computers and the Internet,Systems Analysis and Design N1 - Online version: Capron, H. L. Computers. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2004 (OCoLC)653023034; Includes index; (NOTE: Brief version contains Chapters 1-8.) 1. Computers: Tools for an Information Age. 2. Applications Software: Getting the Work Done. 3. Operating Systems: Software in the Background. 4. The Central Processing Unit: What Goes On Inside the Computer. 5. Input and Output: The User Connection. 6. Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More. 7. Networking: Computer Connections. 8. The Internet. 9. Ethics and Social Issues. 10. Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet. 11. Word Processing and Desktop Publishing: Printing It. 12. Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures. 13. Database Management: Getting Data Together. 14. Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture. 15. Programming and Languages: Telling the Computer What to Do. 16. Management Information Systems: Classical Models and New Approaches. Appendix: The Continuing Story of the Computer Age: Past, Present, and Future. Buyer's Guide: How to Buy a Personal Computer; CSE N2 - For introductory courses in concepts courses, including those in Business and Information Technology. This direct, complete text with easy-to-use style teaches the latest in computers and information technology UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/computers-tools-for-an-information-age ER -