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Computer Concepts-Sixth Edition, Enhanced is your solution for making practical computer concepts engaging and approachable for students. Its signature two-page spread and highly-visual layout successfully makes concepts easy to understand and apply for a variety of learning types. This new edition has been updated throughout with the latest information on emerging technology trends and issues, making it easy for you to keep your course current.
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Computer Concepts, Sixth Edition, Enhanced --Illustrated is your solution for making practical computer concepts engaging and approachable for students.
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Computer Concepts, Fifth Edition-Illustrated Introductory, Enhanced is your opportunity to give your students the latest information on emerging technology trends and issues.
About the Author
June Parsons and Dan Oja purchased their first computer, an Apple II+, in 1981 and quickly became fluent in BASIC, dBASE II, Lotus 123, WordStar, and a variety of accounting programs. The next year, they opened a successful small computer retail store that also offered software instruction to children and adults. June taught at the university level for more than 20 years, has a doctorate in Educational Technology, and was certified by the ICCP in 1995. June and Dan began writing and creating educational software for Course Technology in 1992. They contributed to the Windows for Business and Illustrated Series and developed the New Perspectives, e-Course, and Practical series. They work via the Internet with a team of highly skilled media specialists and desktop publishers located in various states and provinces.June Parsons and Dan Oja purchased their first computer, an Apple II+, in 1981 and quickly became fluent in BASIC, dBASE II, Lotus 123, WordStar, and a variety of accounting programs. The next year, they opened a successful small computer retail store that also offered software instruction to children and adults. June taught at the university level for more than 20 years, has a doctorate in Educational Technology, and was certified by the ICCP in 1995. June and Dan began writing and creating educational software for Course Technology in 1992. They contributed to the Windows for Business and Illustrated Series and developed the New Perspectives, e-Course, and Practical series. They work via the Internet with a team of highly skilled media specialists and desktop publishers located in various states and provinces.
Table of Contents
Unit A: Computer and Internet Basics. Unit B: Computer Hardware. Unit C: Computer Software. Unit D: Digital Electronics and File Management. Unit E: Networks and the Internet. Unit F: Data Security. Unit G: The Web and E-commerce. Unit H: Digital Media. Buyers Guide Worksheets. Trends in Technology. Bonus Issues and Up-to-Dates. Visual Tour of Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007.