Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 205 mm x 292 mm, Gewicht: 1181 g
Buch, Englisch, 608 Seiten, Format (B × H): 205 mm x 292 mm, Gewicht: 1181 g
ISBN: 978-0-07-351683-7
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; A Practical Introduction to Computers & Communications 10/e “If there is anything we have learned during 18 years of writing and revising this computer concepts book, it is this: Not only does the landscape of computer education change rapidly, but so do the students.This edition, then, is written for the Always On generation, helping students use technology to enrich their personal lives.” –Brian K. Williams & Stacey C. Sawyer
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Using Information Technology 10e CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY: YOUR DIGITALWORLD 1.1 THE PRACTICAL USER: How BecomingComputer Savvy Benefits You 1.2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & YOURLIFE: The Future Now Two Parts of IT: Computers &CommunicationsEducation: The Promise of More Interactive &Individualized Learning Practical Action Box: How to Be a Good OnlineStudent Health: High Tech for Wellness Money: Toward the Cashless Society Leisure: Infotech in Entertainment & the Arts Government & Electronic Democracy:Participating in the Civic Realm Jobs & Careers 1.3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS ALLPERVASIVE:Cellphones, Email, the Internet, &the E-World The Phone Grows Up “You’ve Got Mail!” Email’s Mass Impact Practical Action Box: Managing Your Email The Internet, the World Wide Web, & the“Plumbing of Cyberspace” College Students & the E-World 1.4 THE “ALL-PURPOSE MACHINE”: TheVarieties of Computers All Computers, Great & Small: The Categoriesof Machines Supercomputers Mainframe Computers Workstations Microcomputers Microcontrollers Servers 1.5 Understanding Your Computer How Computers Work: Three Key Concepts Pretending to Customize a Desktop Computer:Basic Knowledge of How a Computer Works Input Hardware: Keyboard & Mouse Processing & Memory Hardware: Inside theSystem Cabinet Storage Hardware: Hard Drive & CD/DVDDrive Output Hardware: Video & Sound Cards, Monitor,Speakers, & Printer Communications Hardware: Modem Software 1.6 Where Is Information TechnologyHeaded? Computers: Miniaturization, Speed, &Affordability Communications: Connectivity, Interactivity, &Multimedia When Computers & Communications Combine:Convergence, Portability, Personalization,Collaboration, & Cloud Computing “E” Also Stands for Ethics Experience Box: Better Organization & TimeManagement: Dealing with the Information Delugein College—& in Life CHAPTER 2: THE INTERNET & THE WORLD WIDEWEB: EXPLORING CYBERSPACE 2.1 Connecting to the Internet: Narrowband,Broadband, & Access Providers Narrowband (Dial-Up Modem): Low Speed butInexpensive High-Speed Phone Lines: More Expensive butAvailable in Most Cities Problem for Telephone Internet Connections: TheLast Mile Cable Modem: Close Competitor to DSL Satellite Wireless Connections Other Wireless Connections: Wi-Fi, 3G, & 4G Internet Access Providers (ISPs):Three Kinds 2.2 How Does the Internet Work? Internet Connections: POPs, IXPs,Backbone, & Internet2 Internet Communications: Protocols,Packets, & Addresses Who Runs the Internet? 2.3 The World Wide Web The Face of the Web: Browsers,Websites, & Web Pages How the Browser Finds Things: URLs 66 The Nuts & Bolts of the Web: HTML &Hyperlinks Using Your Browser to Get aroundthe Web Web Portals: Starting Points for FindingInformation Search Services & Search Engines &How They Work Four Web Search Tools: Individual SearchEngines, Subject Directories, Metasearch Engines,& Specialized Search Engines Smart Searching: Three GeneralStrategies Practical Action Box: Evaluating & SourcingInformation Found on the Web Multimedia Search Tools: Image, Audio, &Video Searching Practical Action Box: Serious Web SearchTechniques Desktop Search: Tools for Searching YourComputer’s Hard Disk Tagging: Sa
