Full Description
Infotech is a comprehensive course in the English of computing. The third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to take into account recent changes in technology and multimedia. A link from the Student Book pages to web-based activities provides students with further opportunities to develop their knowledge and language skills. The course does not require a specialist knowledge of computers and is ideal for anyone who needs to understand the English of computing for study or work.
Contents
COMPUTERS TODAY; 1; Computer applications; 2; Configuration; 3; Inside the system; 4; Bits and bytes; 5; Buying a computer; INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES; 6; Type and click!; 7; Capture your favourite image; 8; Viewing the output; 9; Choosing a printer; 10; I/O devices for the disabled; STORAGE DEVICES; 11; Floppies; 12; Hard drives; 13; Optical breakthrough; BASIC SOFTWARE; 14; Operating systems; 15; The graphical user interface; 16; A walk through word processing; 17; Spreadsheets; 18; Databases; 19; Faces of the Internet; CREATIVE SOFTWARE; 20; Graphics and design; 21; Desktop publishing; 22; Multimedia; PROGRAMMING; 23; Program design; 24; Languages; 25; The PostScript revolution; 26; Jobs in computing; COMPUTERS TOMORROW; 27; Electronic communications; 28; Internet issues; 29; LANs and WANs; 30; New technologies
