Information Technology

An Introduction for Today's Digital World

Richard Fox (Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, USA)

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Chapman & Hall/CRC
26 June 2025

Computer-aided design (CAD); Programming & scripting languages: general; Software Engineering; Computer architecture & logic design

This book presents an introduction to the field of information technology (IT) suitable for any student of an IT-related field or IT professional. Coverage includes such IT topics as IT careers, computer hardware (central processing unit [CPU], memory, input/output [I/O], storage, computer network devices), software (operating systems, applications software, programming), network protocols, binary numbers and Boolean logic, information security and a look at both Windows and Linux. Many of these topics are covered in depth with numerous examples presented throughout the text.

New to this edition are chapters on new trends in technology, including block chain, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, and the negative impact of computer usage, including how computer usage impacts our health, e-waste and concerns over Internet usage. The material on Windows and Linux has been updated and refined. Some content has been removed from the book to be made available as online supplemental readings.

Ancillary content for students and readers of the book is available from the textbook’s companion website, including a lab manual, lecture notes, supplemental readings and chapter reviews. For instructors, there is an instructor’s manual including answers to the chapter review questions and a testbank.

By: Richard Fox (Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights USA)
Imprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781032867205
ISBN 10: 1032867205
Pages: 684
Publication Date: 26 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. Information Technology 2. The CPU and Memory 3. Storage and I/O 4. All About Binary Numbers 5. Computer Networks 6. The Operating System 7. Software 8. Programming and Programming Languages 9. Information Security 10. Trends in Technology 11. The Computer’s Negative Impacts on Society 12. The Windows Operating System 13. Linux

Richard Fox is a professor of computer science in the School of Computing and Analytics at Northern Kentucky University, where he has worked since 2001. His PhD is in Computer and Information Sciences from The Ohio State University. He has published three IT textbooks and dozens of research articles on artificial intelligence.