Technology in action
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Jersey :
Pearson Prentice Hall ,
c2008
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| Edition: | 4th ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Why computers matter to you: becoming computer fluent
- 2. Looking at computers: understanding the parts
- 3. Using the internet: making the most of the web's resources
- 4. Application software: programs that let you work and play
- 5. Using systems software: the operating systems, utility programs, and file management
- 6. Understanding and assessing hardware: evaluating your system
- 7. Networking and security: connecting computers and keeping them safe from hackers and viruses
- 8. Mobile computing: keeping your data on hand
- 9. Behind the scenes: a closer look at system hardware
- 10. Behind the scenes: software programming
- 11. Behind the scenes: databases and information systems
- 12. Behind the scenes: networking and security
- 13. Behind the scenes: the internet: how it works