Synopses & Reviews
Engage, excite and enlighten your students with New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, Eleventh Edition. This book has been completely updated to provide your students with the latest, most in-depth information on computer concepts and their application today's world. The Eleventh Edition provides the most current information on computers, software, the Internet, and emerging issues and technologies. Its unique method transforms learning concepts into an approachable, hands-on experience that appeals to everyone, from the computer novice to the computer savvy learner.
Synopsis
"Get Synched!" Learning takes place when students and instructors can effectively connect and communicate, and technology makes it possible. NEW PERSPECTIVES ON COMPUTER CONCEPTS 2010 is the only guide to computer concepts that creates a fully integrated and truly interactive teaching and learning environment. The printed book, companion Web site, interactive BookOnCD with multimedia, and WebTrack assessment tool help instructors and students work in sync to explore, understand, and apply computer technology in their personal and professional lives.
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
Orientation 1: Computers and Digital Basics 2: Computer Hardware 3: Computer Software 4: Operating Systems and File Management 5: LANs and WLANs 6: The Internet 7: The Web and E-mail 8: Digital Media 9: The Computer Industry: History, Careers, and Ethics 10: Information Systems Analysis and Design 11: Databases 12: Computer Programming