Discusses the technical background which provides information technology services and also discusses the business and social impacts of the information technology revolution. The structure of the text is well balanced and readable, with illustrations, Web links and multiple choice questions.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Hardware - Software - Computer Systems - Data Communications and Networks - Multimedia - WWW - Data - Modeling and Simulation - Control Systems - Programming - Health and Safety - Feasibility Studies - Viruses and Security

Author Biography

WILLIAM BUCHANAN is a Senior Lecturer in School of Computing, Napier University, UK. He is the Series Editor of Computing and IT for the Palgrave Master Series, and has written many books on Computing, Electronics, Networking and Computer Engineering. His research relates to Networking and Intelligent Industrial Control.