Bill Daley retired. Coyle was tired of writing so we needed to change the author to someone that would be true to the book. Therefore we chose LaBerta. We have been trying to get Catherine to be an author for years. She wrote the 11th Edition and now the 12th as well.

Pearson/Prentice-Hall

New To This Edition

• Thoroughly revised and updated coverage throughout.
  • Annual revision allows the author to include coverage of the most current topics and software releases, including coverage of Windows 7 and Office 2010!
• NEW author!
  • Catherine LaBerta took over this revision, bringing a fresh new perspective to this well-established textbook.
• NEW - Scenarios have been added to the start of each chapter to engage students
• NEW Spotlights have been added, including:
  • Web 2.0
  • Digital Life
• The following content changes have been made to the 11th edition:

  · Spotlight 1 has been enhanced to include more content on computer ethics

  · Microsoft Office Spotlight covers Office 2010

  · New End-of-Chapter projects

  · New Ethics boxes and Green Tech Tips

  · Enhanced coverage of social networking and the latest tech products such as the Kindle

  · Revised the System Software chapter and File Management Spotlight to cover Windows 7

  · Added coverage of web-based applications

  · Added coverage of VPNs

  · Enhanced coverage on costs of identity theft and other security issues. .

  · Approaches to system design—prototyping and joint application development

  · Included coverage of grid computing and cloud computing

  · Cloud computing, tactile displays, and simulations in gaming, medicine, and consumer shopping

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