COMPUTING IN THE INFORMATION AGE Softcover book by Nancy Stern and Robert A. Stern Over 665 pages Copyright © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. " These concise yet complete manuals offer the reader a step-by-step, hands-on introduction to popular PC-DOS applications programs. Most come with a data disk containing sample files, some with educational software, and all with a wealth of exercises and screen dumps. " Summary of Contents includes: " Part 1: Computers and Information Processing Chapter 1: The Basics of Computing: Hardware, Software, Connectivity, and People Chapter 2: From Micros to Mammoths Chapter 3: Using Productivity Tools Part 2: Hardware Advances the Information Age Chapter 4: Computer Processing Chapter 5: Input and Output: From Applications to Hardware Chapter 6: Secondary Storage Devices Part 3: Software and Systems Drive the Information Age Chapter 7: Application Packages: Beyond Basic Productivity Tools Chapter 8: Developing Custom Software Chapter 9: Systems Software Chapter 10: Systems Analysis and Design: A Case Study Approach Part 4: Connectivity Unites the Information Age Chapter 11: Databases and Management Information Systems Chapter 12: Networks Chapter 13: Making Information Systems Private, Secure, and Meaningful Appendixes Glossary Index " This book is in pretty good condition with some wear to the cover. There are also some "USED" stickers on the cover. There are several pages with some highlighting and markings written in the margins. No torn or ripped pages. |