Using Information Technology: Introduction, An 4 Th Ed.

Description:
"Using Information Technology " covers the fundamental computing concepts that are part of the digital age, including software, hardware, data, people, and procedures. The text centers on educating today's technology consumer, using themes of ethics, the Internet, and communications to demonstrate how the changing world of technology influences our lives and the decisions we make.
Contents: Introduction to information technology - mind tools for your future; The Internet and the World Wide Web - exploring cyberspace; Application software - tools for thinking and working more productively; System software - the power behind the power; Hardware-the CPU and storage - how to buy a multimedia computer system; Hardware - input and output - taking charge of computing and communications; Telecommunications - networks and communications - the "New Story" in computing; E-commerce, files, and databases - digital engines for the new economy. Appendix - systems and programming - information management, systems development, and programming and languages: systems development - the six phases of systems analysis and design; programming - a five-step procedure; programming languages; object-oriented programming and visual programming; Internet programming - HTML, XML, VRML, Java, & ActiveX; summary chapter review.