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I. AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 1. InformationTechnology: Principles, Practices, and Opportunities. 2. A Tour of aComputer System. 3. A Tour of the Internet and World Wide Web. II. TECHTALK. 4. The Central Processor and Memory. 5. Secondary Storage andInput/Output Devices. III. SINGLE-USER SYSTEMS. 6. Electronic Spreadsheets:Powerful Problem-Solving Tools. 7. Database Applications for PersonalProductivity. 8. Multimedia Presentations. 9. Developing Single-UserSystems. IV. MULTIUSER SYSTEMS. 10. Multiuser and Network Computing. 11.Shared and Distributed Data. 12. Developing Shared IT Applications. 13.Business Information Systems and Information Technology in Industry. V. ITISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 14. Issues in Information Technology. 15. TheInformation Age: Next Steps. Appendix: Landmark Events in the History ofInformation Technology. Concise Dictionary of IT Terminology. Credits.Subject Index. Name, Company, and Product Index.