Part of The O'Leary Series, this book contains resources for teaching and learning software applications and computer concepts.

Your definitive guide to computing concepts! Motivate your students to reveal the relevancy of technology. Computing Essentials 2010 provides you with a complete learning package focusing on the most important and essential concepts of information technology. Students are given a streamlined, concise, attractive approach to the fundamental issues surrounding the world of computing. It has a balanced approach between theory and applied learning while highlighting the relevance of these important topics. All of the items featured with this text – including the end of chapter materials and the text websites – work together to help you truly understand the basics of computer concepts. This text also correlates with SimNet Online, our online training and assessment program for Office 2007 and also computing concepts!

Your definitive guide to computing concepts! Motivate your students to reveal the relevancy of technology. O'Leary, Computing Essentials 2011 provides you with a complete learning package, focusing on the most important and essential concepts of information technology. Students are given a streamlined, concise, attractive approach to the fundamental issues surrounding the world of computing. It has a balanced approach between theory and applied learning while highlighting the relevance of these important topics. All of the items featured with this text - including the end of chapter materials and the text websites - work together to help you truly understand the basics of computer concepts. This text also correlates with SimNet Online, our online training and assessment program for the Microsoft Office Suite and also computing concepts!

Offering a visual orientation that gives students an understanding of computing concepts, this text gives a snapshot of computing. When bundled with software application lab manuals, students are given a representation of the fundamental issues surrounding the personal computing environment.

This complete edition introduces students to a broad range of computing topics, including computer components, applications software, databases, and storage devices.