COMPUTERS IN SOCIETY : An Introduction to Information Processing

Sanders, Donald H

ISBN 10: 0070546304 / ISBN 13: 9780070546301

Published by McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1973

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Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated boards/NF. DJ/None as issue. Written at a time when computer use was restricted to large organizations, and few individuals had both "the need" and resources to acquire their own computers. This volume provides an introduction to the history and evolution of information processing, explain electronic data processing procedures, consider the social impact, and explore future uses and implications of computers. 18 chapters in 4 parts. The parts are: 1, Information Processing in Society: Background & Some Implications; 2, Orientation to Computers; 3, Computer Influence on a Changing Society; and, 4, Selected Computer Uses in Society. Seller Inventory # 006554

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Title: COMPUTERS IN SOCIETY : An Introduction to ...

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1973

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued

Edition: First Edition

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Written at a time when computer use was restricted to large organizations, and few individuals had both "the need" and resources to acquire their own computers. This volume provides an introduction to the history and evolution of information processing, explain electronic data processing procedures, consider the social impact, and explore future uses and implications of computers. 18 chapters in 4 parts. The parts are: 1, Information Processing in Society: Background & Some Implications; 2, Orientation to Computers; 3, Computer Influence on a Changing Society; and, 4, Selected Computer Uses in Society.