Information Technology - An Introduction for Today''s Digital World

This book presents an introduction to the field of information technology suitable for any student of an IT-related field or IT professional. Coverage includes such IT topics as IT careers, computer hardware, software, network protocols, binary numbers and Boolean logic, information security, and a look at both Windows and Linux.

List of contents

1. Information Technology 2. The CPU and Memory 3. Storage and I/O 4. Computer Networks 6. The Operating System 7. Software 8. Programming and Programming Languages 9. Information Security 10. Trends in Technology 11. The Computer's Negative Impacts on Society 12. The Windows Operating System 13. Linux

About the author

Richard Fox is a professor of computer science in the School of Computing and Analytics at Northern Kentucky University, where he has worked since 2001. His PhD is in Computer and Information Sciences from The Ohio State University. He has published three IT textbooks and dozens of research articles on artificial intelligence.

Product details

• Authors: Richard (Northern Kentucky University Fox, Fox Richard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 26.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032867205
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3286720-5
• No. of pages: 684
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; Software Engineering, COMPUTERS / General, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), COMPUTERS / Information Technology, COMPUTERS / Programming / General, COMPUTERS / Programming / Algorithms, COMPUTERS / Computer Literacy, Computer architecture & logic design, Programming & scripting languages: general, Computer architecture and logic design, Programming and scripting languages: general