Understanding Computers 98: Today & Tomorrow (The Dryden Press Series in Information Systems) [Paperback]

Charles S. Parker (Author), Parker (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0030244811 | ISBN-13: 978-0030244810 | Publication Date: November 1997 | Edition: 7th

In this exciting new edition, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow provides a truly interactive approach to learning computers with a text that is fully integrated with a completely revised and multimedia-enhanced companion web site. For instructors who want to progress to the next level, a full-content online course, Introduction to Computers, Version 2, is also available that can be packaged with the text or sold stand-alone.

A perfect introduction for those wanting to learn more about the ever-evolving world of computers, Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow exemplifies everything that is exciting in today's multimedia enhanced society. In an engaging lively style, Charlie Parker details the computer's origins, its present influence and its future in global terms.

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Deborah Morley has authored more than ten popular computer textbooks, including UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS: TODAY AND TOMORROW and COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY IN A CHANGING SOCIETY. Professor Morley earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Business Information Systems from California State University, Fresno. Today she offers more than ten years of experience teaching at the college level. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 704 pages
• Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston; 7th edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030244811
• ISBN-13: 978-0030244810
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,206,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely the most readable book for the computer novice!, August 5, 1998

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This review is from: Understanding Computers 98: Today & Tomorrow (The Dryden Press Series in Information Systems) (Paperback)

Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow is divided into chapters according to the content of the computer area that is covered (Net, software, living{choosing a system, ethics of use}, hardware, and more). The illustrations, in many cases, are actual computer screens. A history of computers is included. This is an easy to understand book for all ages and teaches the basics of computers, not just one individual program or platform. Will demistify computerspeak for the beginner and intermediate user.