Introduction to Computers for Health Care Professionals, Seventh Edition is a contemporary computer literacy text geared toward nurses and other healthcare students.

Now updated and revised, the user-friendliest, most reassuring, jargon-free, smartest, and most comprehensive nuts-and-bolts guide to all things technology (computers, tablets, smartphones, and more) for seniors.

Social media shapes the ways in which we communicate, think about friends, and hear about news and current events. It also affects how users think of themselves, their communities, and their place in the world. This book examines the tremendous impact of social media on daily life. When the Internet became mainstream in the early 2000s, everything changed. Now that social media is fully entrenched in daily life, contemporary society has shifted again in how we communicate, behave as consumers, seek out and enjoy entertainment, and express ourselves. Every one of the new applications of social media presents us with a new way of thinking about the economy that supports technological development and communication content and offers new models that challenge us to think about the economic impact of communication in the 21st century. The Social Media Revolution examines the tremendous influence of social media on how we make meaning of our place in the world. The book emphasizes the economic impacts of how we use the Internet and World Wide Web to exchange information, enabling readers to see how social media has taken root and challenged previous media industries, laws, policies, and social practices. Each entry in this useful reference serves to document the history, impact, and criticism of every subject and shows how social media has become a primary tool of the 21st-century world—one that not only contributes to our everyday life and social practices but also affects the future of business. The coverage of topics is extremely broad, ranging from economic models and concepts relevant to social media, such as e-commerce, crowdfunding, the use of cyber currency, and the impact of freeware; to key technologies and devices like Android and Apple iOS, apps, the cloud, streaming, and smartphones and tablets; to major entrepreneurs, inventors, and subjects of social media, such as Julian Assange, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Marissa Mayer, Edward Snowden, Steve Wozniak, and Mark Zuckerberg.

Targeting the snags, glitches, and predicaments cited most frequently by readers, bestselling author Dan Gookin clearly explains how to diagnose and cure common PC problems, whether they originate with software, the operating system, or hardware This updated edition features new, expanded coverage of laptop woes as well as Internet and e-mail issues, broadband connections, spam blocking, and security concerns Provides advice on how to prevent PC problems in the first place and create a safe and secure PC environment Dan Gookin is known for his ability to explain technology in an easy-to-understand and enjoyable fashion; his writing style, name, and reputation are unparalleled in the industry

This book containing 33 chapters provides an insightful look at creative approaches toward the accelerated development of computing and multidisciplinary IT solutions for society. Technology is advancing on all fronts and is opening new and innovative adaptations to our modern world every single day causing huge shifts in practices and patterns. These new technologies allow us opportunities to gain insights into the discoveries of creative and innovative approaches. The book covers emerging next-generation computing research, developments of computing, and multidisciplinary ICT solutions in seven themes: The first theme concerns the emerging research into next-generation computing like cloud computing, cyber security, and gaming; The second theme pertains to information technology in the textile industry; The third theme zeroes in on the adoption of ICT for digitalization, artificial intelligence, and machine learning; The fourth theme addresses online collaboration in the creative process; The fifth theme covers the development of computing and multidisciplinary ICT solutions for salient disciplines like education, governance, commerce, and business communication; The sixth theme provides a security assessment and defense strategies for banking and financial institutions; The seventh theme covers creative approaches towards the implementation of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Audience The book has a wide audience comprising specialists in artificial intelligence, information technology, software engineers, data and cyber security scientists, as well as those in the applied areas such as business, finance, industry and manufacturing. Policymakers and consultants will find this book useful as well.

This third edition, from the Shelly Cashman Series, covers the same breadth, but with less depth as Discovering Computers 2007: Complete. This title is ideal for a short course on computer concepts or in application software courses. With the Shelly Cashman Series' project-oriented, step-by-step pedagogy, and full-color screenshots, this book includes new exercises, and tools on the Online Companion.