000 01345nam a22001697a 4500
008 120716t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020 _a002802902
050 _aQA76.5.N75
100 _aNorton, Peter.
245 _aPeter Norton's introduction to computers: essential concepts. /
_cPeter Norton.
260 _aNew York:
_bMcGraw Hill,
_c1995.
300 _avi, 138 p.:
_bill.;
_c25cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aContents: 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.
650 _aMicrocomputers.
942 _2lcc
_cBK
999 _c1697
_d9197