Technology in ActionThis volume focuses on what tasks students can accomplish with their PC and what skills they can apply immediately in the workplace and at home. This introduction to computers and computing addresses topics such as -- examining why it's important to be computer fluent and how computers impact our society; examining the basic components of the computer; connecting to the Internet; exploring software; learning the operating system and personalizing the computer; evaluating and upgrading the PC; exploring home networking and keeping the computer safe from hackers; going mobile with cell phones, PDAs, Tablet PCs, and laptops; and going behind the scenes, looking at hardware in more detail. This work is packaged with a multimedia program on CD-ROM to reinforce the material taught in the text. |
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... image- editing software ( sometimes called photo - editing software ) enables you to edit photographs and other images . Image - editing software includes tools for basic modifica- tions to digital images such as removing red- eye ...
... image- editing software ( sometimes called photo - editing software ) enables you to edit photographs and other images . Image - editing software includes tools for basic modifica- tions to digital images such as removing red- eye ...
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... images on electronic sensors called charge- coupled device ( CCD ) arrays and then convert those images to digital data , a long series of numbers that represent the color and brightness of millions of points in the image . Unlike ...
... images on electronic sensors called charge- coupled device ( CCD ) arrays and then convert those images to digital data , a long series of numbers that represent the color and brightness of millions of points in the image . Unlike ...
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... images at 6 MP , 2.7 MP , or 1.5 MP . If you're taking a photo that will be enlarged and that needs to be at a very high quality , use the full power of your camera . Shoot the image at 6 MP and save the image as uncom- pressed data at ...
... images at 6 MP , 2.7 MP , or 1.5 MP . If you're taking a photo that will be enlarged and that needs to be at a very high quality , use the full power of your camera . Shoot the image at 6 MP and save the image as uncom- pressed data at ...
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Understanding the Parts | 40 |
Technology in Focus | 78 |
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