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Features

• NEW - Planet Internet—Concluding each chapter, these pages have been thoroughly updated and revised, including more challenging Internet exercises.

  • Gets the students on the web, exploring pertinent computing material.

• NEW - Operating Systems—A separate chapter (Chapter 2) is devoted to Operating Systems, including coverage of Windows 95, 98 and 2000, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows CE, Mac OS, Unix and Linux.

  • Gives the students broad information on the building blocks of computers.

• NEW - Database Management Systems (Chapter 14)—Thoroughly revised and updated to include topics such as the hierarchy of data, data integrity, the functions of a database management system and data warehouses.

  • Gives the most up-to-date material to the students.

• NEW - Robotics and Artificial Intelligence—Now included in the appendix. The Continuing Story of the Computer Age: Past, Present and Future covers both history, as well as the future trends of the Computer age.

  • Provides interesting material to keep students' attention.

• NEW - Prentice Hall Explore Generation IT CD—Packaged with the text and referenced in the margins to direct students to the CD.

  • Presents students with an interactive look into the world of computer concepts.

• NEW - Right Phit—Customization on the chapter level makes it possible to fit courses perfectly.

New To This Edition

• Planet Internet—Concluding each chapter, these pages have been thoroughly updated and revised, including more challenging Internet exercises.

  • Gets the students on the web, exploring pertinent computing material.

• Operating Systems—A separate chapter (Chapter 2) is devoted to Operating Systems, including coverage of Windows 95, 98 and 2000, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows CE, Mac OS, Unix and Linux.

  • Gives the students broad information on the building blocks of computers.

• Database Management Systems (Chapter 14)—Thoroughly revised and updated to include topics such as the hierarchy of data, data integrity, the functions of a database management system and data warehouses.

  • Gives the most up-to-date material to the students.

• Robotics and Artificial Intelligence—Now included in the appendix. The Continuing Story of the Computer Age: Past, Present and Future covers both history, as well as the future trends of the Computer age.

  • Provides interesting material to keep students' attention.

• Prentice Hall Explore Generation IT CD—Packaged with the text and referenced in the margins to direct students to the CD.

  • Presents students with an interactive look into the world of computer concepts.

• Right Phit—Customization on the chapter level makes it possible to fit courses perfectly.

Table of Contents



1. Computers: Tool for an Information Age.


2. Operating Systems: Software in the Background.


3. Applications Software: Getting the Work Done.


4. The Central Processing Unit: What Goes on Inside the Computer.


5. Input and Output: The User Connection.


6. Storage and Multimedia: The Facts and More.


7. Networking: Computer Connections.


8. The Internet: A Resource for All of Us.


9. The Internet in Business: Corporations, Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs.


10. Writing Your Own Web Page: Using HTML and FrontPage.


11. Security and Privacy: Computers and the Internet.


12. Word Processing and Desktop Publishing: Printing It.


13. Spreadsheets and Business Graphics: Facts and Figures.


14. Database Management Systems: Getting Data Together.


15. Systems Analysis and Design: The Big Picture.


16. Programming and Languages: Telling the Computer What to Do.


17. Management Information Systems: Classic Models and New Approaches.


Appendix: The Continuing Story of the Computer Age: Past, Present and Future.

Courses

Computing Concepts  [OTHER TITLES]   (CIS: Computing Concepts)

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The Perfect Computer Text to Take You into the future of Computing

The most comprehensive and current computer text now moves into its seventh edition. Capron's proven pedagogy, accompanying companion Web site, and Prentice Halt's Explore Generation IT Labs have been thoroughly revised and updated to provide exactly the computer toots you need for this information age.

FEATURES

Three boxes in each chapter provide interesting and focused information about specific technology topics to further your knowledge and excitement about computing.

• Focus on Ethics
• Getting Practical
• Making Connections

USEFUL. APPENDICES

• Buyer's Guide
• The Continuing Story of the Computer Age: Past, Present, and Future

INTERACTIVE LAMS AND EXERCISES

• Companion Web site at www.prenhall.com/capron
• Planet Internet Exercises takes this text feature online for integration of web in every chapter
• Prentice Hall's Explore GenerationIT tabs come packaged with every text

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