New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 2014, Comprehensive (with Microsoft Office 2013 Try It! and CourseMate Printed Access Card) by June Jamrich Parsons

by June Jamrich Parsons

Go beyond the basics with the award-winning NEW PERSPECTIVES ON COMPUTER CONCEPTS. Designed to get all students up-to-speed on essential computer literacy skills, this market leading text goes deeper, providing you with the technical and practical information you need for academic and career success. NEW PERSPECTIVES ON COMPUTER CONCEPTS 2014 incorporates significant technology trends that affect computing and everyday life; such as concerns for data security, personal privacy, online safety, controversy over digital rights management, interest in open source software and portable applications, and more. In addition, coverage of Microsoft Windows 8 and Office 2013 will introduce you to the exciting new features of Microsoft's next generation of software.

Genres: Nonfiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 30, 2013

About the author

June Parsons purchased her first computer, an Apple II+, in 1981 and quickly became fluent in BASIC, dBASE II, Lotus 123, WordStar, and a variety of accounting programs. The next year, they opened a successful small computer retail store that also offered software instruction to children and adults.
June taught at the university level for more than 20 years, has a doctorate in Educational Technology, and was certified by the ICCP in 1995. June began writing and creating educational software with her husband, Dan Oja, for Course Technology in 1992. They contributed to the Windows for Business and Illustrated Series and developed the New Perspectives, e-Course, and Practical series. They work via the Internet with a team of highly skilled media specialists and desktop publishers located in various states and provinces.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really well written. It is basic computer concepts and the way it is explained is very understandable. It helps the reader understand when and where you would use some of the concepts it is teaching.I especially love the labs that came with the book. It was very interactive.

[Andrew Obrigewitsch · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is pretty good and very comprehensive. I learned a lot about many different aspects of the IT industry. This book is not for beginners however.