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Discovering Computers 98: A Link to the Future, World Wide Web Enhanced

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Great book that summarizes ICT related information for High School computer courses.

Useful as a written resource for both students and teachers, and for teachers trying to help students look for resources beyond Wikipedia...

Basic information only, but covers a lot of ground. The best 'beginners' textbook that I have come across and used.

i received a b.s. in mgt/mis in the 80s and recently took a self-paced community college course that used this as a textbook as part of a 2nd degree program i am pursuing. i wanted to refresh/update my knowledge in the field.

this is a comprehensive overview of computers presented in a clear way with wonderful study aids. i particularly enjoyed the programming, enterprise systems, and networking chapters. it also covers career fields within IT. what really makes this book outstanding is the website that comes with it. at the end of each chapter are tests and tutorials which you can do online. the labs are excellent and i loved the one on chapter 4 which explained the guts of the computer and then had you build one! it had you draw a network diagram and assign ip addresses. these types of tutorials really help "lock in" the subject matter. students today have the best tools to learn. i wish i had this 20 years ago!!

i recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about/brushing up on computer skills. for folks out of school, this is a great way to get the lingo.

to check out the online version go to [...]. each chapter is summarized on this site with a wealth of information to learn and explore.

I have used this text for 2 semesters for my Introduction to Computer classes at Grand Valley State University and find it a very excellent text and instructional guide for instructor as well as for the students. The information is current and very relevant to what our students need to know. I highly recommend this text.

This book is a good primer or intro, as it is marketed. My only problem with it is that it is heavy on large pictures, and limited on true text.

I used this book when I was teaching junior high computer literacy; that was five years ago and even then it got rave reviews from the students AND parents. While some of the verbiage was a bit complicated for junior high age, I just directed them to skip certain sections. The pictures and explanations continue to be excellent--certainly, the best book I reviewed on the subject.

This is one of the best books in this field, for Introduction to Computer (CS, MIS, IT, Computer Literacy, etc.) and my choice textbook for the introductory courses.

DISCOVERING COMPUTERS 2005 is a textbook that we used in an introductory course on computers in business class that I had. The book is a great tool for anyone who has had no experience with computers to those who have had a limited experience working with computers. It provides a foundation of most of the current terms and concepts about computers and how those things are applicable in life. The book is filled with colorful illustrations, current photographs, and detailed graphs. The text is easy to read and with all the illustrations, photos, and graphs it doesn't take very long to read an entire chapter. My only complaint about the book is that for all the key terms and concepts that are introduced, there is no glossary to look those words up. Other than that, it's a great text for an introduction to computers class.

Trying to do the weblabs linked in each chapter, is futile!! Your connection will be to slow unless you are on digital high speed connection (not the telephone). It takes forever to do the labs

This is one of the best college-level introduction, easy to read and excellent for its content. The terms are cricial and scholarly, to serve the academic and serious readers. Please check the updated sequal of this book: Discovering Computers 2003 Concepts for a Digital World Web and XP Enhanced, Complete
Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat. ISBN: 0-7895-6514-5© 2002, Publish date: February 13, 2002, 840 pages. This is my choice for the course that I am teaching...

Good book for learning the basics of computer such as hardware, software, and input/output devices, etc.