Computing in the Web Age : A Web-Interactive Introduction

Dilligan, Robert J.

ISBN 10: 0306459728 / ISBN 13: 9780306459726

Published by Perseus Publishing, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., 1998

About this Item

A very good copy of the first softcover edition. The text is unmarked, pristine, and the cover bright and fresh in appearance, with no creasing to the spine. A lovely copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computing in the Web Age : A Web-Interactive Introduction
• Publisher: Perseus Publishing, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306459728
• ISBN 13: 9780306459726
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

This book reflects thirty years of experience in the applications of computer technology to literary research and instruction and in consulting work in office automation and system integration. In that time I have again and again found myself in the position of having to introduce students, both undergraduate and graduate, colleagues and clients to the fundamentals of computer hardware and software. Over the years, as computers became both central and commonplace in professional life, I have been aware of changing attitudes toward this technology. From attitudes that ranged from the disdain of platonic dialecticians for mere technology to intimidation bordering at times almost on terror, people have moved to incorporate this new technology into their frame of reference ( humani nil a me alienum ). The development of the microprocessor and its subsequent use for word processing marked one important watershed. The widespread use of word processors made it more likely than not that people would own their own computers, at least at work, and use them as part of their work-a-day activities. But while word processing provided some increased familiarity with computers, it did not lead most indivi- als much beyond a knowledge of the usual incantations needed to control the MultiMate or Nota Bene or Word Perfect golam and, as a result of unhappy experience, a begrudging acceptance of the need to make back up copies of important files.

Review

`The text is easy to follow and quite readable.... recommend the book as additional material for classes in computer science, especially in computer programming methods. It is also suitable as outside reading for teachers and students of information science who are willing to experiment with diverse approaches to information technology.'
Computing Reviews (March 1999)