Peter Norton is a pioneering software developer and author. Norton's desktop for windows, utilities, backup, antivirus, and other utility programs are installed on millions of PCs worldwide. His inside the IBM PC and DOS guide have helped millions of people understand computers from the inside out. Peter Norton's introduction to computers incorporates features not found in other introductory programs. Among these are the following: Focus on the business-computing environment for the 1990s and beyond, avoiding the standard 'MIS approach.': A 'glass-box' rather than the typical 'black-box' view of computers-encouraging students to explore the computer from the inside out.

Peter Nortonâ¬"s Introduction to Computers 5th Edition is a state-of-the-art text that provides comprehensive coverage of computer concepts. It is geared toward students learning about computer systems for the first time. Some of the topics covered are: an Overview of computers, input methods and output devices, processingdata, storage devices, operating systems, software, networking, Internet resources, and graphics.

"Peter Norton's Introduction to Computers 5th Edition" is a state-of-the-art text that provides comprehensive coverage of computer concepts. It is geared toward students learning about computer systems for the first time. Some of the topics covered are: an Overview of computers, input methods and output devices, processing data, storage devices, operating systems, software, networking, Internet resources, and graphics.

The most concise coverage of computer concepts in just four chapters. This text provides a solid introduction for an applications oriented course.

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Building upon the Basic language that has introduced so many to programming in general, Visual Basic has succeeded in providing an easy visual approach to the once formidable challenge of Windows programming. The no-nonsense approach gives readers what they need to begin programming immediately. The CD-ROM contains all source code from the book.