Technology in ActionFor introductory courses in computer concepts or computer literacy often including instruction in Microsoft Office. A Computer Concepts Text Focused on Today's Student! Technology in Action engages students by combining a unique teaching approach with rich companion media. |
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... hardware to perform different tasks . FIGURE 1.34 Ever since the early 1980s , PCs and. the motherboard . Once this ... hardware you find on a computer in much more detail in Chapter 2 . COMPUTER SOFTWARE A computer needs more than just ...
... hardware to perform different tasks . FIGURE 1.34 Ever since the early 1980s , PCs and. the motherboard . Once this ... hardware you find on a computer in much more detail in Chapter 2 . COMPUTER SOFTWARE A computer needs more than just ...
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... Hardware Considering the amount of amazing things computers can do , they are really quite sim- ple machines . You learned in Chapter 1 that a basic computer system is made up of soft- ware and hardware . In this chapter , we look more ...
... Hardware Considering the amount of amazing things computers can do , they are really quite sim- ple machines . You learned in Chapter 1 that a basic computer system is made up of soft- ware and hardware . In this chapter , we look more ...
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... HARDWARE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT How does the operating system manage the hardware and periph- eral devices ? Each device attached to your computer comes with a special pro- gram called a device driver that facilitates the ...
... HARDWARE AND PERIPHERAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT How does the operating system manage the hardware and periph- eral devices ? Each device attached to your computer comes with a special pro- gram called a device driver that facilitates the ...
Contents
Chapter | 2 |
Understanding the Parts | 40 |
Technology in Focus | 78 |
Copyright | |
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