New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2012: Comprehensive (New Perspectives (Course Technology Paperback))

Authors June Jamrich Parsons and Dan Oja believe that interaction between instructors and students is key to learning. Their book, New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2012, offers a way for learners and instructors to communicate and connect better, creating an effective learning environment through integration and interaction. To complement the fundamental concepts presented in this reference, there is a companion website along with other interactive media tools. Author June Parsons has 20 years of university level-teaching credentials and owns Media Technics Corporation (a company that develops educational software and computer textbooks). Together, Parsons and Oja have written and created a wide range of educational books, while also developing educational software for Course Technology (the company that markets Media Technics' products). Among their most popular collaborations are Practical Computer Literacy, Computer Concepts, Practical PC, Practical Office 2000, and Practical Internet. Dan has also co-authored a wide range of other college computer textbooks with other colleagues. Parsons and Oja's New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2012: Comprehensive (New Perspectives (Course Technology Paperback)) ISBN 9781111529079 covers basic computer concepts like hardware and software, operating systems, as well as file management. Local area networks and wireless local area networks are also discussed, along with the basic concepts of internet and the World Wide Web, e-mail, and digital media. This all-inclusive book also offers a brief history of the computer industry, ethics, as well as careers in the field. There are chapters dedicated to more complex topics like information systems design and analysis, databases, and computer programming.