This revised edition has more breadth and depth of coverage than the
first edition. Information Technology: An Introduction for Today's
Digital World introduces undergraduate students to a wide variety of
concepts that they will encounter throughout their IT studies and
careers.
The features of this edition include:
- Introductory system administration coverage of Windows 10 and Linux
(Red Hat 7), both as general concepts and with specific hands-on
instruction
- Coverage of programming and shell scripting, demonstrated through
example code in several popular languages
- Updated information on modern IT careers
- Computer networks, including more content on cloud computing
- Improved coverage of computer security
- Ancillary material that includes a lab manual for hands-on exercises
Suitable for any introductory IT course, this classroom-tested text
presents many of the topics recommended by the ACM Special Interest
Group on IT Education (SIGITE). It offers a far more detailed
examination of the computer and IT fields than computer literacy texts,
focusing on concepts essential to all IT professionals - from system
administration to scripting to computer organization. Four chapters are
dedicated to the Windows and Linux operating systems so that students
can gain hands-on experience with operating systems that they will deal
with in the real world.
