Fundamentals of Computers and Information Technology

Contents: Preface. 1. Basics of computer. 2. Structure of computer. 3. Introduction of operating system. 4. Fundamentals of computer programming languages. 5. Graphical user interface. 6. System analysis and design. 7. Software engineering. 8. Data communication and networking. 9. Database management system/RDBMS. 10. Management Information System (MIS). 11. E-commerce. 12. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) : meaning and nature. Bibliography. Index.

"This is the age of computers and information technology. The objective of this book is to guide students with little or no background of computer knowledge and to familiarize them with developments in information technology and use of computer systems at the operating system level and application level. The book will help in problem solving on computers and create skill in programming.

This book concerns with the significance of computers and IT for our understanding of organisations as with the effective use of IT. This emphasis is reflected in this book, which is an inevitably comprehensive account of the primary themes which have emerged from the study on computers and information technology." (jacket)