TY - BOOK AU - Norton, Peter. TI - Peter Norton's introduction to computers: essential concepts. SN - 002802902 AV - QA76.5.N75 PY - 1995/// CY - New York PB - McGraw Hill KW - Microcomputers. N1 - 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 ER -