01382nam a22001697a 4500 140709b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 013141435671 QA76.C5628 Beekman, George. Computer confluence: exploring tomorrow's technology. / George Beekman 6th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2005. xxx,600p.: ill.; 25cm. Includes index, appendix and glossary. Contents: Approaching computers: Hardware and software fundamentals: Computer currents: From calculation to connection -- Hardware basics: Inside the box -- Hardware basics: Peripherals -- Software basics: The ghost in the machine -- Using software: Essentials applications: Basic office applications -- Graphics, digital media and multimedia -- Database applications and implications -- Exploring with computers: Networking and the internet: Networking and telecommunication -- Inside the internet and the world wide web -- Living with computers: Issues and implications: Computers security and risks -- Computers at work, school and home -- Managing computers: Information systems at work: Information systems in Business -- Electronic commerce and E-business -- Mastering computers: From algorithms to intelligence: Systems design and development -- Is artificial intelligence real lcc BK 3105 10605 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 REF 2014-07-09 0 QA76.C5628 7470/498/13 2014-07-09 00:00:00 1 2014-07-09 BK