Loose Leaf for Computing Essentials 2021
Language: English
Published by McGraw Hill, 2020
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- Title
- Loose Leaf for Computing Essentials 2021
- Author
- O'Leary, Timothy J.; O'Leary, Linda I.; O'Leary, Daniel
- Publisher
- McGraw Hill
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- loose_leaf
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1264082762
- ISBN 13
- 9781264082766
- Item weight
- 30 ounces
- Dimensions
- 8x2x10
Each chapter highlights a most promising career in ITincluding webmaster, software engineer, and database administratorby presenting job titles, responsibilities, educational requirements, and salary ranges. Students see the material relate directly to potential career paths.
Each chapter describes how its content is relevant to students' lives today and critical to their future. Each chapter presents practical tips related to key concepts through the demonstration of interesting and relevant applications. Topics presented focus first on outputs rather than processes and then dive into the concepts and processes.
Motivation and relevance are the keys. This text has several features specifically designed to engage and demonstrate the relevance of technology in our lives. These elements are combined with thorough coverage of the concepts and sound pedagogical devices.
The text uses graphics to reinforce key concepts and offers unique features and benefits found in few other texts:
Making IT Work for You addresses topics and discussion questions that cover issues like online entertainment, gaming, virtual assistants, and the mobile office.
Look to the Future boxes in each chapter have been revised to show that the expected breakthroughs of tomorrow are rooted in today's advances.
Why Should I Read This? sections present a visually engaging and concise presentation of the chapter's relevance to the reader's life in the digital world.
Visual summaries review major concepts covered throughout the chapter.
Environment marginal boxes cover topics like plagiarism, editing images to promote a message, and the use of monitoring software.
Privacy marginal boxes cover topics like protecting personal information on a free Wi-Fi network or disposing of an outdated computer to help students think critically and communicate effectively.
Ethics marginal boxes cover related technologies and topics like proper disposal of older monitors, empty inkjet cartridges, and old computers.
Concept Check segments cue students to note which topics have been covered and to self-test their understanding of the material presented.
Brief discussions at the close of each chapter address recent technological advancements related to the chapter material.
A test bank with more than 2,200 questions is categorized by level of learning.
Using IT at MoviesOnline, a case study of a fictitious organization, provides an up-close look at what students might find on the job in the real world.
New to This Edition
Every chapter's Making IT Work for You, Privacy, Ethics, and Environment features have been carefully reevaluated, enhanced, or replaced.
Every chapters Look to the Future feature has been revised to show that tomorrow's expected breakthroughs are rooted in today's advances.
Expanded coverage includes Web 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0; social media; Windows 10; VR hardware; cloud storage; cybersecurity; drones and robotics; and gaming.
Updated and expanded descriptions of programming languages highlight popular choices.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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