Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to Computers and Communications

A text written to accompany a one- or two-semester introductory course on computers or microcomputers. Chapters cover applications software; processors; storage and databases; telecommunication uses and technology; systems development, programming, and languages; and issues such as Internet design, security, mental health and the workplace, economic issues, and artificial intelligence. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR