New Perspectives on Computer Concepts: IntroductoryRevised to keep your students on top of our ever-changing world of emerging technology, this is your solution for staying current and keeping your students engaged in an information age. Features: Each lesson is presented on two facing pages, with the main points discussed on the left hand page and large illustrated on the right. Students learn all they need about a topic without turning the page! The modular structure of the book allows you to cover the units and lessons in any order. Computers in Context lessons highlight how computer technology is used in various fields, such as sports, education and law enforcement. Students can use the new companion Web site activities to reinforce the concepts that they have learned in the book. New material and photos added to this Fifth edition will keep you current including coverage of Tablet computers, wireless networks, a new lesson on Solid State Storage Technology, an updated and revamped lesson on Defining database software, and a new lesson on introducing DHTML and XML. An Interactive CD accompanies the book and contains videos and screentours, InfoWebs, Interactive Exercises, Practice Tests and Labs. Icons placed throughout the book direct students to the CD putting the concepts on context. ... From publisher description. |
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... InfoWeb InfoWeb for additional background and links to books for sci - fi aficionados . www.course.com/np/concepts7/ch01 Internet Backbone Regional Links Local Links Local Links FIGURE 1-12 The Internet backbone connects to regional and ...
... InfoWeb InfoWeb for additional background and links to books for sci - fi aficionados . www.course.com/np/concepts7/ch01 Internet Backbone Regional Links Local Links Local Links FIGURE 1-12 The Internet backbone connects to regional and ...
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... InfoWeb ( see page 105 ) and link to the recommended Web pages to get an in - depth overview of the issue . Next , determine the specific aspect of the issue you will present in your paper . You might , for example , decide to focus on ...
... InfoWeb ( see page 105 ) and link to the recommended Web pages to get an in - depth overview of the issue . Next , determine the specific aspect of the issue you will present in your paper . You might , for example , decide to focus on ...
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... InfoWeb . These cases illustrate our culture's ambivalent atti- tude toward computer hackers . On the one hand , they are viewed as evil cyberterrorists who are set on destroying the glue that binds together the Information Age . From ...
... InfoWeb . These cases illustrate our culture's ambivalent atti- tude toward computer hackers . On the one hand , they are viewed as evil cyberterrorists who are set on destroying the glue that binds together the Information Age . From ...
Contents
Computer Basics | 2 |
Operating a Personal Computer | 14 |
Internet Basics | 15 |
Copyright | |
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