01343nam a22001577a 4500008004100000020001800041050001500059110003900074245006900113260004000182300003200222500002000254505087300274650001601147650002201163120716t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789988197698  aQA76.5.I61  aComputer Science Department, KNUST  aIntroduction to computers. /cComputer Science Department, KNUST  aAccra:bDesign Affairs Ltd.,c2015.  a??vi, 138 p.:bill.;c25cm.  aIncludes index.  a???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.  aComputers.   aComputer software