Discovering Computers 2002: Concepts for a Digital World, Introductory

by Misty E. Vermaat, Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman

Book Overview

The Shelly Cashman Series presents a completely revised and updated edition to the best-selling Discovering Computers book to make learning about computers interesting and interactive. Discovering... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789561174
• ISBN13: 9780789561176
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Course Technology
• Length: 680 Pages

Customer Reviews

One of the best books

This is one of the best books in this field, for Introduction to Computer (CS, MIS, IT, Computer Literacy, etc.) and my choice textbook for the introductory courses.

Great Beginner's Text.

DISCOVERING COMPUTERS 2005 is a textbook that we used in an introductory course on computers in business class that I had. The book is a great tool for anyone who has had no experience with computers to those who have had a limited experience working with computers. It provides a foundation of most of the current terms and concepts about computers and how those things are applicable in life. The book is filled with colorful illustrations, current photographs, and detailed graphs. The text is easy to read and with all the illustrations, photos, and graphs it doesn't take very long to read an entire chapter. My only complaint about the book is that for all the key terms and concepts that are introduced, there is no glossary to look those words up. Other than that, it's a great text for an introduction to computers class.

Best Textbook

This is one of the best college-level introduction, easy to read and excellent for its content. The terms are cricial and scholarly, to serve the academic and serious readers. Please check the updated sequal of this book: Discovering Computers 2003 Concepts for a Digital World Web and XP Enhanced, CompleteGary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat. ISBN: 0-7895-6514-5© 2002, Publish date: February 13, 2002, 840 pages. This is my choice for the course that I am teaching...

More than you ever wanted to know...

Just reviewing the table of contents engulfs you in the incredible number of areas that computers have touched our lives. This is far more than a textbook. It is the written portion of a multi-media presentation that attempts to touch on every facet of computing today - from how a mouse works to the ethical dilemmas posed by databases. The publisher provides a CD-ROM for instructors and a web site for students with pointers to hundreds of useful sites. This is the "complete" version, intended as the primary text for a three-credit college-level course. The publisher also offers "brief" and "introductory" versions more appropriate to use as a supplement or in shorter courses.The information is very up-to-date, but just missed the dot-bomb implosion of the web world and still maintains the "web can and will do everything in your life" entheusiasm of that brief era.If you are buying this book, you have probably had it assigned as a text for a course and have no choice but to purchase it. You will be rewarded with a rich source of information on every facet of computer technology. It would also be an excellent basis for an intense self-study program if you are willing to set aside a couple of hundred hours to absorb it all!

Excellent Text for Beginning Computer Students

I have used this text for 2 semesters for my Introduction to Computer classes at Grand Valley State University and find it a very excellent text and instructional guide for instructor as well as for the students. The information is current and very relevant to what our students need to know. I highly recommend this text.