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Title: Discovering Computers 2000 by Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Misty E. Vermaat, Tim J. Walker ISBN: 0789547031 Publisher: International Thomson Publishing Pub. Date: 03 August, 1999 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $66.95

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Average Customer Rating: 2.67

Rating: 1
Summary: Full of Errors and false information
Comment: Using this book as a textbook in university in a required course was painful. It is full or errors (Differences between SIMMs & DIMMs, that the system clock is in the CPU, etc...). The pictures are for the most part incorrect, they have a picture of a modem and call it a video card, other picture show a hand drawn network cable being plugged in to the power socket on the back of the computer! This is possibly the most misleading and mis-informative book on computers I've ever seen. Avoid it if possible.

Rating: 3
Summary: Okay, though a bit hack
Comment: It's okay -- though there are superior textbooks out there. "Discovering Computers" would be better if it dealt more with the history of computers instead of centering on modern techno-terms. If one understands where a hard drive came from, for example, it could be easier to see where its technology is going. A book of similar size, price and content that's a bit more fun is called "Information Technology: The Breaking Wave."

Rating: 4
Summary: Discovering COmputers is great!
Comment: I enjoyed the interaction I got fromthe book with my students. I think it is an excellent tool to use not only for public schools but also for my continuing education classes for all aged people.