Book description
The complete, easy-to-understand guide to IT—now and in the future!
Computers, networks, and pervasive computing
Hardware, operating systems, and software
How networks work: LANs, WANs, and the Internet
E-business, the Web, and security
The guide for ANYONE who needs to understand the key technologies driving today's economy and high tech industries!
You can't afford not to understand the information revolution that's sweeping the world-but who's got time for all the acronyms and hype most technology books give you? The Essential Guide to Computing demystifies the digital society we live in with an intelligent, thorough, and up-to-date explanation of computer, networking, and Internet technologies. It's perfect for smart professionals who want to get up to speed, but don't have computer science or engineering degrees! You'll find up-to-the-minute coverage on all of today's hottest technologies including:
The evolution of computing: from the room-sized "monoliths" of the 1950s to today's global Internet
Preview of the next revolution: "pervasive computing"
Computer hardware: microprocessors, memory, storage, I/O, displays, and architecture
Windows, Macintosh, UNIX/Linux, DOS, NetWare, Palm: what operating systems do, and how they compare
Programming languages: from machine language to advanced object-oriented technologies
Key software applications: databases, spreadsheets, word processing, voice recognition, and beyond
Microsoft and the software industry: where they stand, where they're headed
How networks work: LANs, WANs, packet switching, hardware, media, and more
The Internet, e-commerce, and security
Enterprise applications: data warehousing, Web-centered development, and groupware
Whether you're a consumer, investor, marketer, or executive, this is your start-to-finish briefing on the information technologies that have changed the world-and the coming technologies that will transform it yet again!
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Computer Hardware (Chapters 1 through 4)
- Software (Chapter 5 through 9)
- Networks and the Internet (Chapters 10 through 14)
- Glossary
- Recommended Reading
Product information
- Title: Essential Guide to Computing: The Story of Information Technology, The
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2000
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 0130194697
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