Computing Essentials 2017 / Edition 26

by Daniel O'Leary, Linda I. O'Leary, Timothy J. O'Leary Professor

Overview

How are you learning about the most important, essential, and current concepts of information technology?

Computing Essentials 2017 Complete allows you to Make IT Work for You by presenting the effect of information technology on people, privacy, ethics, and our environment. Current examples, references and exercises allow students to be successful in understanding today's role of Computer Information Technology. This definitive approach provides the essentials students need while bringing them a full digital solution through Connect. Connect is a teaching and learning platform that is proven to deliver better results for students and instructors. Connect empowers students by continually adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so class time is more engaging and effective.

O'Leary; Computing Essentials 2017: Make IT Work for You!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781259563652
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	02/05/2016
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Dan O'Leary completed his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and has had significant experience in teaching and consulting in information technology. Dr. O'Leary has taught at the University of California at Santa Cruz and at City College of San Francisco, developed energy-related labs at NASA, and worked as a database administrator and as a consultant in information systems.

Linda O'Leary offered her expertise at Arizona State University for several years as an academic advisor. She also presented and developed materials for major corporations, such as Motorola, Intel, Honeywell, and AT&T, as well as various community colleges in the Phoenix area.

Tim O'Leary has taught courses at Stark Technical College in Canton, Ohio, and at Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York. He currently is a professor emeritus at Arizona State University.

Table of Contents

1. Information Technology, the Internet, and You
2. The Internet, the Web, and Electronic Commerce
3. Application Software
4. System Software
5. The System Unit
6. Input and Output
7. Secondary Storage
8. Communications and Networks
9. Privacy, Security, and Ethics
10. Information Systems
11. Databases
12. Systems Analysis and Design
13. Programming and Languages