Discovering Computers 2005: A Gateway to Information, Brief

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Summary: Great Beginner's Text.
Review: DISCOVERING COMPUTERS 2005 is a textbook that we used in an introductory course on computers in business class that I had. The book is a great tool for anyone who has had no experience with computers to those who have had a limited experience working with computers. It provides a foundation of most of the current terms and concepts about computers and how those things are applicable in life. The book is filled with colorful illustrations, current photographs, and detailed graphs. The text is easy to read and with all the illustrations, photos, and graphs it doesn't take very long to read an entire chapter. My only complaint about the book is that for all the key terms and concepts that are introduced, there is no glossary to look those words up. Other than that, it's a great text for an introduction to computers class.

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Summary: Excellent Text for Beginning Computer Students
Review: I have used this text for 2 semesters for my Introduction to Computer classes at Grand Valley State University and find it a very excellent text and instructional guide for instructor as well as for the students. The information is current and very relevant to what our students need to know. I highly recommend this text.

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Summary: Good Primer
Review: I teach a beginner's computer class at a community college in Mentor, Ohio. Have used this book for 2 quarters and think it is one of the better instructional books available. We use this book for the lecture portion of class and use Office 97 Introductory Concepts and Techniques for the lab portion. Both are in the Shelly Cashman series and work great together.

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Summary: Good Primer
Review: This book is a good primer or intro, as it is marketed. My only problem with it is that it is heavy on large pictures, and limited on true text.

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Summary: Best Textbook
Review: This is one of the best college-level introduction, easy to read and excellent for its content. The terms are cricial and scholarly, to serve the academic and serious readers. Please check the updated sequal of this book: Discovering Computers 2003 Concepts for a Digital World Web and XP Enhanced, Complete
Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat. ISBN: 0-7895-6514-5© 2002, Publish date: February 13, 2002, 840 pages. This is my choice for the course that I am teaching...

Rating:
Summary: Best Textbook
Review: This is one of the best college-level introduction, easy to read and excellent for its content. The terms are cricial and scholarly, to serve the academic and serious readers. Please check the updated sequal of this book: Discovering Computers 2003 Concepts for a Digital World Web and XP Enhanced, Complete
Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat. ISBN: 0-7895-6514-5© 2002, Publish date: February 13, 2002, 840 pages. This is my choice for the course that I am teaching...