TY - BOOK AU - Capron, H. L. TI - Computers: Tools for an Information Age SN - 0131227238 AV - QA76.5 .C363 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - New Jersey PB - Pearson Education KW - Computers N1 - Includes Index; Computers:tool for an information age -- Applications software:getting the work done -- Operating systems:software in the background -- The central processing unit:what goes on inside the computer -- Input and output:the user connection -- Storage and multimedia:the facts and more -- Networking:computer connections -- The internet at home and in the workplace -- Social and ethical issues in computing:doing the right thing -- Security and privacy:computers and the internet -- Word processing and desktop publishing:printing it -- Spreadsheets and business graphics:facts and figures -- Database management systems:getting data together -- System analysis and design:the big picture -- Programming and languages:telling the computer what to do -- Management information systems:classical models and new approaches -- The continuing story of the computer age:past, present and future -- How to buy a personal computer ER -