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Fluency with information technology : skills, concepts & capabilities / Lawrence Snyder.

By: Snyder, Lawrence.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston : Pearson Addison-Wesley, c2011Edition: 4th ed.Description: 813 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780135125649; 0135125642.Subject(s): Information technology | Computer literacyDDC classification: 004
Incomplete contents:
Part I. Becoming skilled at computing -- Defining information technology --- Exploring the human--computer interface --- The basics of networking --- A hypertext markup language primer --- Locating information on the WWW --- A case study in online research ---- Part II. Algorithms and digitizing information -- An introduction to debugging --- Representing information digitally --- Principles of computer operations --- Algorithmic thinking --- Representing multimedia digitally ---- Part III. Data and information -- Social implications of IT --- Privacy and digital security --- The basics of spreadsheets --- Advanced spreadsheets for planning --- Introduction to database concepts --- A case study in database organization ---- Part IV. Problem solving -- Fundamental concepts expressed in JavaScript --- A JavaScript program --- Programming functions --- IIteration principles --- A case study in algorithmic problem solving --- Limits to computation --- A fluency summary.
Summary: Fluency with Information Technology: Skills, Concepts, and Capabilities, Fourth Edition, equips readers who are already familiar with computers, the Internet, and the World Wide Web with a deeper understanding of the broad capabilities of technology. Through a project-oriented learning approach that uses examples and realistic problem-solving scenarios, Larry Snyder teaches readers to navigate information technology independently and become effective users of today's resources, forming a foundation of skills they can adapt to their personal and career goals as future technologies emerge.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This work gives students the experience, knowledge, and capabilities needed to apply information technology effectively throughout their lives.

Includes glossary and appendixes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Becoming skilled at computing -- Defining information technology --- Exploring the human--computer interface --- The basics of networking --- A hypertext markup language primer --- Locating information on the WWW --- A case study in online research ---- Part II. Algorithms and digitizing information -- An introduction to debugging --- Representing information digitally --- Principles of computer operations --- Algorithmic thinking --- Representing multimedia digitally ---- Part III. Data and information -- Social implications of IT --- Privacy and digital security --- The basics of spreadsheets --- Advanced spreadsheets for planning --- Introduction to database concepts --- A case study in database organization ---- Part IV. Problem solving -- Fundamental concepts expressed in JavaScript --- A JavaScript program --- Programming functions --- IIteration principles --- A case study in algorithmic problem solving --- Limits to computation --- A fluency summary.

Fluency with Information Technology: Skills, Concepts, and Capabilities, Fourth Edition, equips readers who are already familiar with computers, the Internet, and the World Wide Web with a deeper understanding of the broad capabilities of technology. Through a project-oriented learning approach that uses examples and realistic problem-solving scenarios, Larry Snyder teaches readers to navigate information technology independently and become effective users of today's resources, forming a foundation of skills they can adapt to their personal and career goals as future technologies emerge.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • The Words for Ideas (p. 17)
  • Try It Solutions (p. 24)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Larry Snyder was the chairman of the National Research Council's (NRC) committee that issued the report, "Being Fluent with Information Technology." It is this NRC committee funded by the National Science Foundation that identified the three types of knowledge needed in Fluency. Larry received his BA in 1968 from the University of Iowa and his Ph.D. in 1973 at Carnegie Mellon. He taught at schools such as Yale, MIT, Harvard, and Syndey University before settling down at the University of Washington in 1983, where he is currently a professor of computer science and engineering.