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New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2014 June Jamrich Parsons (MediaTechnics Corporation)

New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2014 By June Jamrich Parsons (MediaTechnics Corporation)

New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2014 by June Jamrich Parsons (MediaTechnics Corporation)

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New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2014: Comprehensive by June Jamrich Parsons (MediaTechnics Corporation)

Go beyond computing basics with the award-winning NEW PERSPECTIVES ON COMPUTER CONCEPTS. Designed to get you up-to-speed on essential computer literacy skills, this market leading text goes deeper, providing technical and practical information relevant to everyday life. NEW PERSPECTIVES ON COMPUTER CONCEPTS 2014 incorporates significant technology trends that affect computing and everyday life; such as concerns for data security, personal privacy, online safety, controversy over digital rights management, interest in open source software and portable applications, and more. In addition, coverage of Microsoft Windows 8 and Office 2013 will introduce you to the exciting new features of Microsoft's next generation of software.

About June Jamrich Parsons (MediaTechnics Corporation)

June Jamrich Parsons is an educator, digital book pioneer, co-author of Texty and McGuffey award-winning textbooks and a TAA fellow. She co-developed the first commercially successful multimedia, interactive digital textbook that established the standard for platforms now being developed by numerous educational publishers. Her career includes extensive classroom teaching, product design for eCourseware, textbook authoring for Course Technology and Cengage, creative strategist for MediaTechnics Corporation and director of content for Veative Virtual Reality Labs. She holds a Ph.D. in instructional technology, C.C.P. (Certified Computing Professional) certification and is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery. An esteemed professional and respected author, Dan Oja, along with June Parsons, purchased 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, he and Dr. Parsons opened a successful small computer retail store that offered software instruction to children and adults. With Dr. Parsons, Mr. Oja began writing and creating educational software for Course Technology in 1992. Together, they contributed to the leading success of the Windows for Business and Illustrated Series. They also developed the New Perspectives, e-Course, and Practical series. Today, Mr. Oja's and Dr. Parson's team of highly skilled media specialists and desktop publishers located in various states and provinces work together via the Internet to deliver exceptional texts.

Table of Contents

Preface. Orientation. 1. Computers and Digital Basics. 2. Computer Hardware. 3. Software. 4. Operating Systems and File Management. 5. Local Area Networks. 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. Glossary. Index.

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CIN1285096924VG
9781285096926
1285096924
New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2014: Comprehensive by June Jamrich Parsons (MediaTechnics Corporation)
June Jamrich Parsons (MediaTechnics Corporation)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cengage Learning, Inc
2013-01-30
872
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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