Book Description
Practical Computer Literacy integrates Computer Concepts, Office Applications, and Internet Concepts all in one book that will meet IC3 and other computer literacy exam standards. ... Read more

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Computer Literacy BASICS provides an introduction to computer technology and concepts. This text maps to the IC3 standards and is organized into three key components: Computing Fundamentals, Key Applications, and Living Online. It provides thorough instruction on the various uses of the computer, important accessories, networking principles and covers key applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation applications. In addition, Computer Literacy BASICS covers e-mail and Internet principles such as managing e-mail and contacts, searching for a topic online, and how computers affect every day life. Strong end-of-chapter exercises and review material reinforce important topics covered in the lesson and allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of the material. ... Read more

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Great Book
They textbook that i recieved was in great condition, there were no torn pages, nothing written on pages. The seller was great responded with timely fashion in regards to shipping the book, i recieved the book well before its due delivery... Thanks Pj ... Read more

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Instruction Manual
I was looking for a book that I could use to provide non-technical students with basic skills. This book was just what I was looking for and helped me plan out my class. I like the way the book is divided into sections that gradually build. Some information is repeated but this helps students to understand the material. Overall a great book if you want to learn computer basics.

Excellent book for the reason it was written
I have been teaching people of all ages how to use (including all versions of Windows and Office) and build computers for over 6 years now.I just decided to get a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology and was told that I needed to pass the IC3 exams as an introductory course.Thinking that I could probably pass the exams in my sleep, I ordered this book to look over the material anyway just to make sure that I wasn't being overconfident.I learned a couple of obscure things that I hadn't known before and I'm only 1/2 way through the book.It was worth it to me (bought it used).

This book was written assuming that the person reading it knows virtually nothing about how to use Windows or Office.Why does it concentrate on products from Microsoft?Because that is what the IC3 exam will cover.Simple as that - the book prepares you for the exam.

The book does not talk over a person's head - it is plainly written with great examples.Lots of color pictures along the way to illustrate key points too.My only complaint is that it assumes you are part of a class that is teacher lead - which is a problem if you are home-studying like I am.There's no answer key to the questions then, but you should be able to figure out the correct answer as it lets you know which part of the chapter to look in for the answer.

WARNING: This book SUCKS!Do NOT take this course!!!
???Terrible.Absolutely terrible.DO NOT BUY!In this day and age, any person between the ages of 13 and 60 will be quite familiar with all of the concepts discussed in this book.Few people need to be taught how to delete a file or create a word document.I also found the class that I bought this book for to be incredibly boring.It was almost torture because everyone in the class knew all of the concepts we were being taught, but we all had to take the class anyway because there was no way to place out of the course.
???Another major problem with this book was that it's extremely biased towards Microsoft.I fully understand that Microsoft has a monopoly on Information Systems Technology, but that doesn't mean that their software is the only software someone would ever want to use.I use Linux as my operating system, and this book is ignorant of Linux and its users.Some of the excercises we were assigned could only be completed on a Windows computer or required Microsoft Office, and that was very cumbersome.Apparently the authors of this book do not realize that Microsoft does not make Microsoft Office for Linux (surprise, surprise).
???If you know nothing about computers and plan only on using Windows computers, this book would probably be right for you.If you have enough computing skills to navigate to this web page and read this review (and obviously you do), AVOID THIS BOOK AND ANY CLASSES THAT USE IT LIKE THE PLAGUE!!! ... Read more

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For introductory courses in computer concepts and computer literacy often including instruction in Microsoft Office.

A step-by-step approach built around using computers and Microsoft Office in real-life business settings.

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This tenth edition is a technology update intended to bring Computers abreast with a rampaging technology. About six Internet years pass in one real-time year, the elapsed time since the last edition. The tenth edition retains the same familiar look and feel as the ninth edition. However, it contains hundreds of changes needed to ensure that Long continues to be the most current introductory IT book available.Includes over 150 new or updated images that reflect the latest releases and innovations in software. Numerous new photos show new hardware and applications. Throughout the book, capacities and speeds for communications hardware, disks, RAM, processors, printers, and so on have been adjusted to reflect the state of the art. Provides essential information onhardware, Windows, and networking procedures, and on word processing, e-mail, and browser software. Expanded presentation of ethics; additional coverage of the Internet; and a new IT Illustrated section on careers gives readers an in-depth look at career opportunities for IT specialists and for IT-competent people.For anyone who wants to advance their personal computing experience and skills, and individuals considering careers as IT specialists. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Book Review
The book that i recieved was not the correct book and I put in the isbn number so I think it would be good if you put a picture of all the books you are selling so people can see before they buy it. What am I going to do now with the wrong book?

CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications
I purchased this book (11th Ed. paperback) to prepare for my CLEP Info Sys and Comp Apps exam. I was able to ace my CLEP by relying primarily on this excellent book. This book provides a general but comprehensive coverage of the entire breadth of computer science and technology and is an excellent test preparation, not only for computer novices and newbies, but also for students with a strong IT background. It has something to offer everyone. It is written in an easily readable and enjoyable format with plenty of attractive graphics and images. The authors have worked hard to keep the material up-to-date and relevant. I have decided to keep this book even after taking my CLEP because I find it to be also a very handy and useful reference book. I understand there is a 12th Edition out there now. I would suggest buyers consider purchasing the 12th Edition. Overall an excellent purchase.

computers 11th ed by long and long
not a bad book however my lecturer has noticed several factual and historical mistakes about the subject matter which it simply shouldnt have done for a book used by many students.
But the fact that your never quite sure weather what your reading is fact or not is not what gets me. The truley annoying thing about this book is the American propaganda. The little bits that the authors have put in to "prepare" students for when they vote. for instance they say things like "terrorists now are researching ways to destroy one of most valuable personnal and commercial assets- the contents of our disks. They do this by seeking points of vunerability in PCs and servers and by planting destructive viruses......cyber terror is now part of the terrorists arsenal of evil."
what the hell? Did i just pick up a academic book or a copy of the Daily mail!

Price
Price is not reasonable to buy to a new comer to the computing inductry, even though book is very good. ... Read more

Book Description
This completely revised edition of Introduction to Computers offers a comprehensive grounding in computer concepts, reflecting some of the latest advances in technology, to prepare students for the next level of computer productivity. It includes three entirely new chapters on the Internet, computer graphics, and multimedia.

Thorough yet flexible, Introduction to Computers is appropriate for a full-semester course -- with or without a hands-on lab. The text is available with a student CD-ROM that contains interactive multimedia materials for each chapter. Also available are an Electronic Study Guide on CD-ROM, HyperGraphics package, and an Instructor's Productivity Center on CD-ROM. ... Read more

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GREAT BOOK
I BOUGHT THIS BOOK FOR A CLASS I WAS TAKING BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE A PRETTY GOOD REFERENCE BOOK AS WELL.

Adequate
I purchased this book as a text for a college-level CIS introduction course.Although it has very nice enrichment segments, great photos and icons, it is limited in actual educational effect.Many key concepts are not thoroughly taught or taught in such a manner that they are truly reinforced.Also, the quiz questions provided at the end of the chapter are poorly written and oftentimes confusing from a tests and measurement standpoint.Moreover, there are no answers supplied for these quizzes within the text itself.I find the book adequate but nowhere near exceptional.

Obvious Must Be Needed
As an administrative assistant in a four year university I have noticed an increasing amount of students who have taken an Introduction to Computers Class and does not know how to save a document.There is more that you need to learn in that class and as seniors come to me and ask me how to do things that they should have learned, makes me recommend this book to them.

I have a copy of this book and I use it frequently when I tutor students in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.I also use this book to tutor beginners who know nothing about computers.By the time I have let them read the chapters and done the work at the end of the chapters in this book, they have had a better understanding of computer concepts and terms.

I recommend this book highly as an effective tool for teaching in an Introduction to Computers Class.

We know the obvious
I am a college student, taking an intro to Office 97 with this book.If you need an introduction to computers - this isn't the book.Just because you're not a "techie" doesn't mean you have the I/Q of a lab rat-but that's what this book assumes.He reiterates the same conceptsthoroughout the whole book, recycling them until you're consumed withboredom.

To conclude: I'm sure it will not take a thousand page bookfor you to learn how to save a document, my friends.

this is an autstanding book of computer for teaching.
REQUEST. I have a copy of local addition . the pictures andtext are very poor. I want to buy this fantastic book(origenal copy). Could you help me? Please reply ASAP. Thanks ... Read more

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These practice workbooks and guides contain essential information for those preparing for GRE subject tests, including practice questions, full-length practice tests that were actually administered at international GRE subject test administrations, answer sheets, correct answers, score conversion tables, and performance data for students who took the tests. ... Read more

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lousy
This book has numerous omissions. Do not rely entirely on this book, but supplement it with others that you can easily find by searching Google for CS GRE practice (including free practice materials from ETS).

By the way, For the general test, I found Powerprep Software: Test Preparation for the Gre General Test to be a worthwhile buy.

Save Your Money
Textbooks and notes from past classes would be far more helpful than this book. The only valuable pieces of information are the section describing the content of the test and the practice test. Both of these are available in the free booklet you can download at the GRE site. (The practice test is exactly the same.)

looking for CS GRE books? this might help
This books gives you general idea of test and let's you know what are the things you might not be prepared for. I don't have much else to say about this.

Well, I searched for CS GRE books everywhere, couldn't find any; but finally found few books which might be of help if you are giving CS GRE.

You mainly need books for

Introductory programming (Pascal and C)
Logic Design
Data Structures
Theory of Computation
Computer Architecture
Mathematics

some operating system and compiler

So get 5 solid books for these and you will be all set. And here are good books I found for preparing these topics. Finally :-( ( I have only a week left to prepare when I found these books)

Schaum's outline in digital logic
Schaum's outline essential computer mathematics

these two (above) are excellent

and
schaum's outline Data Structures in C++
schaum's outline Operating Systems
schaum's outline theory and problems

are good

All of these books have required theory in them, followed by problems and solutions. Very well explained, easy to follow and just the right amount of info needed for CS GRE.

Hope this helps. Good Luck ~ sameer

Other sources for help
My intention with this review is actually not to evaluate this book, but insteado to suggest to other graduate applicants some very interesting sources of information for the GRE/Computer Science test.

The first book I would like to recommend is Fundamentals of Data Structures, by Ellis Horowitz and Sartaj Sahni. It helped me to review subjects like binary trees, hashing, sorting, searching, and graphs.

The second recommendation is Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools, by Aho, A., R. Sethi, and D. Ullman. There are many questions related to context-free grammars in the exam, and this book helped me to solve many of sample questions in the GRE:Practicing to Take the Computer Science Test book.

There are some questions related to digital logic and binary arithmetics. One book very well written that could help on practicing binary operations is An Introduction to Computer Logic, by H. T. Nagle.

In addition, the test generally features some questions with a small algorithm or piece of program, written in C, Pascal or structured english. A very good book, which has helped me not only to practice for this questions, is The C Programming Language, by B. Kernighan and D. Ritchie.

Moreover, there are some questions related to computer architecture. A good source in this field is Computer Organization and Architecture, by W. Stallings.

Finally, a good book that covers almost all the subjects is Computer Science, an Overview, by J. Gleen Brookshear. It is a nice material for a final review, and also comes with questions/answers of binary arithmetics.

I hope this essay be helpful for you as a guide to find material to complement the practicing tests.

Useful, but only just
This book contains some sample questions on each topic of the GRE Computer Science Subject Test. After practicing these questions, one can try out the Full-length test which looks and feels exactly like the actual test.

Thisbook will be useful as a last minute review for the test. One can try to dothe sample test and measure oneself before the actual test. However, thedetails of the test and steps to prepare, etc are exactly the same as thoseon the Bulletin, which is availible for free download at gre.org oravailible when you apply for the test.

A more detailed specification ofthe syllabus and some more sample question will be worthy additions. ... Read more

Book Description
The Shelly Cashman Series presents a completely revised and updated edition to the best-selling computer concepts book to make learning about computers interesting and interactive. Discovering Computers 2003 is fully integrated with the World Wide Web as a means of offering additional content, unmatched currency, learning games, and more.Discovering Computers 2003 is available in three versions to provide the right depth of coverage for every class.Unparalleled online content, extensive end-of-chapter exercises, and comprehensive instructor's resources give you all the tools you need to present an outstanding concepts course. ... Read more

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Best Introductory Book
I am very happy and pleased with the book for its solid and rich content.The authors have done excellent work, presenting the fundamental and critical materials in a delightful manner.And I have no reservaton but to give my best scores (Two Thumbs Up).It is my delight to see the superb survey of the current trend and technology with eye-capturing illustrations and pictures.My final joy is Chapter 16 - the computer careers and certification. ... Read more

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* Prepares students for a technologically defined 21st century!; *Practical, yet visionary; *Focused on literacy within the context of technology; and *Demystifies the future of literacy and "makes it simple" for educators and students alike.

Create students of the future and leaders for tomorrow's information highway! Walk away with a new definition of literacy for the Information Age that you can pass on to learners of all ages. Find suggestions and resources for discovering your own path to promoting literacy in the 21st century. "Action Items," inside, suggest specific activities for all educators to undertake right away. A corresponding Web site that serves as a meeting place and discussion forum for collaboration and connectivity is also available to readers, where digital versions of charts, handouts and resources are at your fingertips. Appendices: Other suggested works, Where to look to find the future. Works Cited. ... Read more

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Should be required reading for every K-16 teacher in America
We live in a different world dramatically shaped and influenced by technology, yet the predominant teaching strategies employed in classrooms across the United States have changed very little. David Warlick's Book "Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century" should be required reading for every elementary, junior high, high school, and university teacher in the United States today. That is an extremely strong statement, but it is justified given the importance of the issues addressed by Warlick and the clear, readable style in which the book is written.

"Redefining Literacy" challenges many of the assumptions and beliefs that educators have about teaching and learning, and provides practical ideas for how teachers as well as students can prepare for the future, instead of preparing for the 1950s (as many schools today seem to be doing.) Warlick's point that teachers have GOT to stop asking students to merely "demonstrate their knowledge" with assigned research reports is so vital! With copy and paste skills and ready access to the Internet, anyone can create a reasonably decent "report" about any topic in a relatively short amount of time. The problem, of course, is that much of the content is likely to be plagiarized. We must ask students to DO THINGS with information, not merely memorize and regurgitate it, or spit it out as a fancy PowerPoint presentation or a formatted Word document. We must ask students to engage in the authentic literacy activities of our new century. Developing critical thinking skills and authentic literacy skills is certainly not a new idea-- educational thinkers like John Dewey and Paulo Freire wrote about these things many years ago and in great depth. Warlick's contribution is to put the need for this skill development in the technological context of the twenty-first century. If you are a teacher or want to be a teacher, you need to read this book. ... Read more

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Computer Concepts, Sixth Edition-Illustrated is your solution for making practical computer concepts engaging and approachable for students. Its signature two-page spread and highly-visual layout successfully makes concepts easy to understand and apply for a variety of learning types. This new edition has been updated throughout with the latest information on emerging technology trends and issues, making it easy for you to keep your course current. ... Read more

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Obscure, obtuse and obfuscated
This book was the required textbook for a Basic Computer ITE 115 class at a community college. The very first chapter requires you to understand that that P2P file sharing allows access to files stored on another user's hard drive and that the required proximity to a telephone switching station is the definition that best describes DSL connections?

Say what?

If you need Basic Computer instruction, this is not the book for you. If you're the local IT guru, this may be understandable but for mere mortals it is obscure, obtuse and obfuscated. ... Read more

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In recent years, while the computer has gone from a schoolhouse novelty to an invaluable teaching tool, Julie Wood has researched how twenty-first century technologies can help all students achieve full literacy. In Literacy Online, she demonstrates how strategically employing your classroom's computer can help you find new solutions to a perennial challenge faced by every elementary teacher: engaging and encouraging struggling students while developing their reading and writing skills.

All you need to do is get students to the keyboard, then Literacy Online's practical suggestions for using computers will develop underachieving students' literacy skills in a project-based environment rich with meaning. Wood demonstrates how digital-based lessons encourage growth in seven key literacy characteristics:

L shares concrete ideas for teaching and planning in support struggling students as well as guidelines for evaluating the helpfulness of websites and software. In addition, a companion website () features reproducible brainstorming sheets and links to successful model programs across the country where the literacy abilities of students have improved dramatically thanks to the integration of technology.

Best of all, Literacy Online is written for any teacher. Technophobes will begin helping emerging readers overcome their difficulties on Monday morning with easy-to-use tips that capitalize on basic skills like word processing, browsing the Internet, and communicating by email, while technophiles will find innovative options to improve students' reading and writing sooner by extending into web design, the use of a variety of computer gadgetry, and even speech recognition software.

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Literacy Online: New Tools for Struggling Readers and Writers
This book is an excellent resource for aspiring teachers. Wood provides very valuable insight into the world of technology and the ways in which teachers can creatively and thoughtfully integrate it into the Language Arts curriculum framework. The suggestions are clever, fun, and engaging for writing students with various skill levels, and teachers with all experience levels. ... Read more