60 Minutes Towards Computer Literacy

60 Minutes Towards Computer Literacy
by Julian P. Padowicz, Donna K. Carter

60 Minutes Towards Computer Literacy
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Author: Donna K. Carter, Julian P. Padowicz
Edition: Audio Cassette
Published: 1993-12
ISBN: 1881288064
Publisher: Business Film International

Summary of 60 Minutes Towards Computer Literacy

Eighty minutes, in the current edition, this audio book is intended to make basic computer concepts and vocabulary understandable to virtually anyone, with particular attention to persons who find conventional computer instruction difficult. It is co-authored by a computer scientist and a veteran educational writer who had, himself, experienced great difficulty in making sense out of either printed computer instruction or explanations offered by computer-literate friends and salespersons. This audio book explains such terms as, directory, subdirectory, RAM, ROM, microprocessor, operating system, floppy disk, memory, binary numbers, database, Windows, and more through a series of non-technical, non-threatening, and highly creative analogies to which all can relate.

Random access memory, for example, is likened to a stage actor's ability to memorize lines. Just as an actor with a small memory capability cannot handle roles with a lot of dialog lines, so a computer with relatively little memory cannot run software that requires a larger one. The role of an operating system is equated to the relationship between the blind and deaf Helen Keller whose genius mind had to be communicated with through her companion, Annie Sullivan, who translated spoken language into symbols traced in the palm of Ms. Keller's hand.

This audio book has been praised and recommended by numerous national and professional publications including PC Novice, Library Journal, Home Office Computing, Law Practice Management, Modern Office Technology, and Medical Book News, as well as numerous chapters of the Independent Insurance Agents Association and the American Bar Association.

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