Digital Planet: Tomorrow's Technology and You, Pearson New International Edition

George Beekman, Ben Beekman · ISBN 9781292034317

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For introductory courses in computer concepts often including instruction in Microsoft Office.

Explores the promises and challenges of information technology, along with its effect on businesses, people, society, and the future.

Digital Planet: Tomorrow’s Technology and You explores information technology on three levels:

Explanations: Clearly explains what a computer is and what it can (and can’t) do; it clearly explains the basics of information technology, from multimedia PCs to the Internet and beyond.

Applications: Illustrates how computers and networks are–and will be–used as practical tools to solve a wide variety of problems.

Implications: Puts technology in a human context, illustrating how digital devices and networks affect our lives, our world, and our future.