Customer Reviews

Tomorrow's Technology and You, Complete (9th Edition)

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It has been a few years since I taught a college course that could be described by the phrase, "Introduction to microcomputers", and I am not sure when I will do so again. Nevertheless, I still occasionally examine books looking for a really good one that could be used to teach the class. That was the context within which I examined this book.
I found it very suitable for such a course and would have no trouble using it as a text. The explanations are within the range of understanding that the students of such courses possess. There are a large number of colorful illustrations and a large set of questions appears at the end of each chapter. What I really loved about the book is the large number of quotes. Once I opened the book, I leafed through it reading all of them. It was a microcosmic lesson in the history of computing, scientific advancement and how computers are altering society.
I can strongly recommend this book as a text in any course that can be described by the phrase "Introduction to microcomputers." It has all the required material and a great deal of tasty "informational sugar."

Got this book for my first semester in college, so far im loving the book, it's pretty broken down and easy to digest. Use this book and some practical knowledge, you could see yourself entering the IT world in no time.

I am an instructor at some university in Korea and have been about 25 years in the IT arena.
I have been looking for a right textbook for IT and non-IT major students from freshmen to Junior year.
Someone recommended this to me and I looked into it at the library. And I have finally decided to use it as the textbook for my class. Great things from this book are;

1. very clear and easy explanation on complicated concepts
2. very selective discussion subjects and questions at every chapter
3. corelation between IT and social issues like intellectual property
4. every subject starts with its history causing readers curiosity
5. contains lots of pictures and graphics helping students get "look and feel"

This book was exactly what my college class required however I had to purchase it for much more at my school because this seller never sent it and I attempted to contact them twice and never recieved any kind of response. I would never buy from them again.

It came in pretty good timing. The book was in spectacular condition. No highlighting that I have found yet. And, very little pages bent, if any.

The Intro version only contains Ch 1-10, so if you need Chapters 11 or higher you must order the complete edition. This isn't clearly explained anywhere.

I made a 100 in the class and did not read any of the book. Save your money

This book was very informal, however I did buy the later issue when I needed the most recent issue. It was delivered on time.

I ordered a used text book through expedited means. It came faster than expected, thankfully! It was in great shape! I will always buy this way instead of new from my campus which was about 1/3 less for the book and half off of shipping!

Was very surprised when I received Tomorrow's Technology and You from this site as I had never bought a book except from Barnes & Noble or Amazon brand new. I do believe with the money that I saved I will be doing it again.