Discovering Computers - Fundamentals, 2010 Edition: Living in a Digital World covers the same breadth, but with less depth than Discovering Computers 2010, Complete. The text is ideal for use in a short course on computer concepts or in application software courses because of its thorough and concise coverage. Students will gain a solid understanding of the current trends in technology and computer concepts as they are applied to today's digital world. Updated for currency, this book and the robust Online Companion provide students with the most up-to-date information on the latest technology in today's digital world. Kindle textbooks are functionally equivalent to the print textbook. In some cases, individual items such as ancillary images or multimedia have been removed for digital delivery due to rights restrictions.
Gary B. Shelly wrote and published his first computer education textbook in 1969. More than twenty million copies of Shelly Cashman Series textbooks have since been sold.
Gary and a talented group of contributing authors have produced books on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software that are the leading textbooks in the computer technology market today. Gary has hosted the annual Shelly Cashman Institute, a week-long training event focusing on the latest topics in technology, for the past 34 years.