Fundamentals of Microcomputers for Technology Students

Name: Fundamentals of Microcomputers for Technology Students
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ISBN: 9780132170192

ISBN-10: 0132170191

ISBN-13: 9780132170192

Edition: 1st 1999 (Student Manual, Study Guide, etc.)

Authors: David Conger

List price: $106.00

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Intended for introductory-level undergraduate courses in the business and technical disciplines that involve hardware or software development. Using a step-by-step, hands-on approach, this foundational text familiarizes students with basic technical concepts common to all computershelping them acquire the technical skills necessary to survive and prosper in our rapidly evolving Information Age, learn to adapt to new technology quickly, and look at problems in a flexible way. Stressing skill-building throughout, it focuses on three of the most important tasks: word processing, using spreadsheets, and using databases.

Book details

List price: $106.00
Edition: 1st
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 5/22/1998
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 452
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English




Computer Fundamentals



Beginning at the Beginning



Computer Hardware



Operating Systems and MS DOS



Disk, Directory, and File Manipulation



Environment Variables



Other Useful DOS Commands



Computer Applications: Word Processing



Introducing Word Processing



The Basics of Word Processing with WordPerfect



Text Manipulation



Formatting Text



Essential Page Formatting



Advanced Page Formatting



WordPerfect Writing Tools



Computer Applications: Spreadsheets



Introducing Spreadsheets



Creating Spreadsheets with Lotus 1-2-3



The 1-2-3 Menu Structure



Cell Manipulation



Built-In Functions



Changing the Appearance of a Worksheet



More Built-In Functions



Essential Graphing: XY, Line, and Bar Graphs



Enhancing Graphs



Pie Charts, Stacked-Bar, and Mixed-Type Graphs



Computer Applications: Databases



Database Concepts



Database Design



Introducing dBase



Building a Database



Sorting, Indexing, and Searching a Database



dBase Programming Basics



Proficient dBase Programming



Creating a Better User Interface



Printing Reports



Configuring a PC



A Brief History of the PC Industry



Binary, Hexadecimal, and Decimal