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Information technology : an introduction for today’s digital World / by Richard Fox.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fox, Richard, 1964, author.
- Series:
- Chapman & Hall Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (556 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : Chapman and Hall/CRC, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Information Technology: An Introduction for Today’s Digital World introduces undergraduate students to a wide variety of concepts they will encounter throughout their IT studies and careers. The book covers computer organization and hardware, Windows and Linux operating systems, system administration duties, scripting, computer networks, regular expressions, binary numbers, the Bash shell in Linux, DOS, managing processes and services, and computer security. It also gives students insight on IT-related careers, such as network and web administration, computer forensics, web development, and software engineering.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; How to Use This Textbook; Acknowledgments and Contributions; Author; Chapter 1: Introduction to Information Technology; Chapter 2: Computer Organization and Hardware; Chapter 3: Binary Numbering System; Chapter 4: Introduction to Operating System Concepts; Chapter 5: Files, Directories, and the File System; Chapter 6: Users, Groups, and Permissions; Chapter 7: History of Computers; Chapter 8: Operating Systems History; Chapter 9: Bash Shell and Editing; Chapter 10: Regular Expressions; Chapter 11: Processes and Services
- Chapter 12: Networks, Network Software, and the InternetChapter 13: Software; Chapter 14: Programming; Chapter 15: Information; Chapter 16: Careers in Information Technology; Appendix A: Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Linux and DOS Information
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780429095306
- 0429095309
- 9781466568280
- 1466568283
- OCLC:
- 869832424
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