TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Brian K. AU - Sawyer,Stacey C. TI - Using information technology: A practical introduction to computers & communications SN - 9780073516776 (alk. paper) AV - QA76.5 .W5332 2011 U1 - 004 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York, NY PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Computers KW - Telecommunication systems KW - Information technology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction to information technology: your digital world -- 2. The Internet [and] the World Wide Web: exploring cyberspace -- 3. Software: tools for productivity [and] creativity -- 4. Hardware: the CPU and storage: how to choose a multimedia computer system -- 5. Hardware: input and output: taking charge of computing [and] communicationsm -- 6. Communications, networks, [and] safeguards: the wired and wireless world -- 7. Personal technology: the future is you N2 - Utilizing a practical, applied approach to technology, this text intends to foresee and define the impact of digital convergence, the fusion of computers and communications. It acknowledges the various priorities imposed by the Internet and World Wide Web ER -