By the time someone turns 21, they'll likely have spent about 200 days of their life playing video games, and even more using a mobile phone. Readers know that technology is a huge part of our lives, but they might not know exactly how some of it works. This book uses labeled infographics accompanied by simple, understandable text to tackle both familiar technology, such as cell phones, and newer technology, like solar panels. Each infographic describes how the technology works, relating to readers' daily lives as well as the STEM curriculum.

Information Technology: An Introduction for Today’s Digital World introduces undergraduate students to a wide variety of concepts they will encounter throughout their IT studies and careers. The book covers computer organization and hardware, Windows and Linux operating systems, system administration duties, scripting, computer networks, regular expressions, binary numbers, the Bash shell in Linux, DOS, managing processes and services, and computer security. It also gives students insight on IT-related careers, such as network and web administration, computer forensics, web development, and software engineering. Suitable for any introductory IT course, this classroom-tested text presents many of the topics recommended by the ACM Special Interest Group on IT Education (SIGITE). It offers a far more detailed examination of the computer than current computer literacy texts, focusing on concepts essential to all IT professionals—from operating systems and hardware to information security and computer ethics. The book highlights Windows/DOS and Linux with numerous examples of issuing commands and controlling the operating systems. It also provides details on hardware, programming, and computer networks. Ancillary Resources The book includes laboratory exercises and some of the figures from the text online. PowerPoint lecture slides, answers to exercises, and a test bank are also available for instructors.

Have you been wondering if today’s technology is making us more self-absorbed? Have you wondered if you or others can be classified as a narcissist because of an obsession with taking selfie’s? Are you worried that you or someone close to you may be a narcissist? Because they always want to be the center of attention? There is a lot of talk and interest centering around narcissism. When you hear the term narcissism, or someone labels a person as a narcissist, what images come to mind? What exactly is narcissism and what characterizes a person as one? What to do if diagnosed with Narcissist Personality Disorder. Narcissism: Is Today’s Technology Playing a Part? takes an in-depth look at the above questions and other questions you may have concerning narcissism. This carefully researched and informative report seeks to answer the question of - Is today’s technology breeding narcissistic behavior? It takes a look at some signs of narcissistic behavior, how to deal with narcissism in your relationships, and much more. Some other topics include: Do Narcissists have a Mental Disorder? The Selfie Crisis – Are Narcissists Everywhere? Are Men Who Take Selfies more Narcissistic than Women? Vanity vs. Narcissism

Looks at a variety of technological innovations, including smartphones, robots, roller coasters, cars, and mountain bikes, and how they work.

Injection moulding of elastomers for mass produced products, such as those for the automotive industries, is a critical process for rubber product manufacturers. Proces sing equipment and materials are continuously under development for the application. This conference addressed the advances that have been made. The conference proceedings will be of importance to rubber processors, materials suppliers, compounders and end-users alike. The papers discuss developments that are currently available to optimise production from the injection moulding process along with new techniques, materials and equipment.