Customer Reviews

Technology in Action (3rd Edition) (Go Series for Microsoft Office 2003)

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Be careful - there is an introductory (only goes to ch. 9) and a complete edition. I'm writing this because I did not pay attn and just realized (half way through my course) that I have the wrong one. Didn't want anyone else to make the same mistake...

There are many books that could be used in the introduction to computers level of classes. They tend to be very similar, in topics, order and structure. While this book is more of the same, there is one feature that stands out, the coverage of ethics in the context of computing. Ethics and the proper usage of computers is a significant aspect of the computing culture for all of us, but it is more significant for the college student. The advent of the Internet has made it much easier to obtain information and harder to filter it for accuracy. It is now much easier to plagiarize; all you have to do is copy and paste. Fortunately, it is also easier for instructors to identify an act of plagiarism; there are websites that will do it for you. The digitization of music makes it easy to download and play music on MP3 players. This list could continue for some time.
There are several places in the book where ethical principles are related to the topic. It is to the credit of the authors that this coverage is not just a spouting of facts; the questions are designed to have the students think about the situation and reach their own ethical conclusions.
It is most unlikely that I will ever teach an introductory course in computing again. However, if I was to do so, I would take a hard look at this book, it is suitable for the course.

This is an excellent computer book. It has lots of picture to show you what they are talking about in the chapters. If you don't know anything about computers and want to learn more, this is the book for you. This book can literally help you pick out your next computer and be able to utilize it more efficiently. An excellent book for introductory college course. This book can be used by anyone. If you're interested in knowing more about how your computer works, this is the book for you. A+

I bought this book for my technology class and it's very easy to read and interesting as well. The information in the book will help out a lot if you find yourself unknowledgeable on technology (including cutting edge). I am much more knowledgeable on computers, their operating systems, etc. because of this book!

This is a great book. Itis easy to read and it has tons of information that has been so helpfulto me in my Computer Science class. For this item, I had all the information I needed to make the purchase. Thanks Amazon.com. I will be purchasing more items from you in the near future.

The book is reader friendly. It is divided into chapters that relate to each other. Information is easy to locate and it gives detailed information on how to do a certain task.

Technology in Action is a great book for college-level computer concepts classes. I have taught with Technology in Action at a community college for 4 years now. The book is written to engage today's students with a very useful question and answer format. I find my students are reading again since using Technology in Action!

My students also love the multimedia that comes on the CD (packaged with the text) which they describe as entertaining, informative and fun! Wow, students who think learning is fun...what a concept!

I highly recommend this text for freshman and sophomore computer concepts classes. This is a book your students will read and enjoy!

I needed it for a class, I am pleased with the content of the book and it will be very useful to me and my career.

For me this was a required book for my college course. I am so pleased with the condition that the book was delivered to me. I am sure that I will be able to do quite well in this course because the seller of this book was an honest person.

I ordered this book a couple of days ago and to my surprise, it was in my mailbox when I came home. I'm very pleased with the quality of the book also. No torn or bent pages and still had CD that came with it. Ver satisfied.