Product Description: For introductory courses in computer concepts often including instruction in Microsoft Office. Explores the promises and challenges of information technology, along with its effect on businesses, people, society, and the future. Tomorrow's Technology and You explores information technology on three levels: *Explanations: Clearly explains what a computer is and what it can (and can't) do; it clearly explains the basics of information technology, from multimedia PCs to the Internet and beyond. *Applications: Illustrates how computers and networks are-and will be-used as practical tools to solve a wide variety of problems. *Implications: Puts technology in a human context, illustrating how digital devices and networks affect our lives, our world, and our future. Previous Edition: Computer Confluence: Tomorrow's Technology and You, Seventh Edition
Alright, but the price was steep. The book was fine, in the condition presented by the seller. Price for this book seemed a tad high.
Well suited for use as a text in courses called "Introduction to microcomputers" It has been a few years since I taught a college course that could be described by the phrase, "Introduction to microcomputers", and I am not sure when I will do so again. Nevertheless, I still occasionally examine books looking for a really good one that could be used to teach the class. That was the context within which I examined this book. I found it very suitable for such a course and would have no trouble using it as a text. The explanations are within the range of understanding that the students of such courses possess. There are a large number of colorful illustrations and a large set of questions appears at the end of each chapter. What I really loved about the book is the large number of quotes. Once I opened the book, I leafed through it reading all of them. It was a microcosmic lesson in the history of computing, scientific advancement and how computers are altering society. I can strongly recommend this book as a text in any course that can be described by the phrase "Introduction to microcomputers." It has all the required material and a great deal of tasty "informational sugar."
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