01345nam a22001697a 4500 120716t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 002802902 QA76.5.N75 Norton, Peter. Peter Norton's introduction to computers: essential concepts. / Peter Norton. New York: McGraw Hill, 1995. vi, 138 p.: ill.; 25cm. Includes index. Contents: Our technological society: The Multipurpose tool -- Software brings the machine to life operating systems -- Looking inside the machine -- The Shapes of computers today -- Ergonomics -- How computers work: Transforming data into information -- How a computer processes data -- Factors affecting processing speed -- Interacting with the computer -- The Keyboard -- The Mouse and other input devices -- The Monitor -- Printers -- Storing information in a computer -- Magnetic -- Optical storage devices -- Organizing and protecting stored data -- Using microcomputer software: What is an operating system -- Popular personal computer operating systems -- Using a word processor -- Advanced word-processor features -- Spreadsheets -- Creating a worksheet -- Extending the spreadsheet -- How DBMSs are used -- Database basics -- Interacting with the database. Microcomputers. lcc BK 1697 9197 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 GEN 2012-07-16 0 QA76.5.N75 5153/12 2012-07-16 00:00:00 1 2012-07-16 BK