TY - BOOK AU - Stern,Nancy B. AU - Stern,Robert A. TI - Computing in the information age SN - 0471554871 AV - HF5548.2 .S7817 1993 PY - 1993///] CY - New York PB - Wiley KW - Business KW - Data processing KW - Information technology N1 - Includes index; Contents; Pt. 1 Computers and Information Processing; 1 The Basics of Computing: Hardware, Software, Connectivity, and People; 2 From Micros to Mammoths; 3 Using Productivity Tools; Pt. 2 Hardware Advances the Information Age; 4 Computer Processing; 5 Input and Output: From Applications to Hardware; 6 Secondary Storage Devices; Pt. 3 Software and Systems Drive the Information Age; 7 Application Packages: Beyond Basic Productivity Tools; 8 Developing Custom Software; 9 Systems Software; 10 Systems Analysis and Design: A Case Study Approach; Pt. 4 Connectivity Unites the Information Age; 11 Databases and Management Information Systems; 12 Networks; 13 Making Information Systems Private, Secure, and Meaningful; App. A. DOS; App. B. Career and Information Resources; App. C. An Overview of the History of Computing; Glossary; Index ER -