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Informatics Vijaykumaran Nair K.; Vinod Chandra S. S.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : PHI Learning, 2014.Description: x, 230 p.: ill.; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9788120349889
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 004.097 NAI
Contents:
Overview of Information Technology Knowledge Skills Social Informatics IT Applications Specific Areas in Informatics Futuristic IT
Summary: The book provides an overview of the basic concepts of informatics. Dealing with the concerns and issues of digital technology, the text has been written with the objective of introducing students with the tools and applications of information technology, highlighting its use by the digital society. It creates awareness on the nature of emerging digital knowledge society and social issues. Organized into six chapters, the book explains the fundamentals of informatics, besides sharing and analyzing the consequences of rapid computerization. Beginning with an overview of information technology explaining evolution of computers, computer classification, computer hardware and networking, the book moves to the Internet which is considered as a knowledge repository. It then explains IPR, copyright, patents and software license agreement. The book also highlights and discusses social informatics, e-Governance, applications of informatics in various subject areas and futuristic IT. The book is primarily intended as a text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of various disciplines wherein ‘Informatics’ is prescribed as a core or foundation course. The book will also be of immense use to general readers who are interested in knowing the applications of information technology.
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Overview of Information Technology

Knowledge Skills



Social Informatics




IT Applications





Specific Areas in Informatics






Futuristic IT





The book provides an overview of the basic concepts of informatics. Dealing with the concerns and issues of digital technology, the text has been written with the objective of introducing students with the tools and applications of information technology, highlighting its use by the digital society. It creates awareness on the nature of emerging digital knowledge society and social issues.

Organized into six chapters, the book explains the fundamentals of informatics, besides sharing and analyzing the consequences of rapid computerization. Beginning with an overview of information technology explaining evolution of computers, computer classification, computer hardware and networking, the book moves to the Internet which is considered as a knowledge repository. It then explains IPR, copyright, patents and software license agreement. The book also highlights and discusses social informatics, e-Governance, applications of informatics in various subject areas and futuristic IT.

The book is primarily intended as a text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of various disciplines wherein ‘Informatics’ is prescribed as a core or foundation course. The book will also be of immense use to general readers who are interested in knowing the applications of information technology.

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