John McEwan Bücher

A fully revised and updated edition of this popular low-level course.

This text offers 25 topic-based units, each covering a key area of IT. There is a variety of texts and visual material, taken from textbooks, newspapers, computing magazines, web pages, manuals, and advertisements.

Electronics in the home - Choosing a course - Full-time student - Component values - Batteries - Making a recording - Sound engineer - Remote control - Alarm systems - Radio - Transistor characteristics - Metal detector - Music centre - Day release student - Drum machine - Audio recording systems - CDs - Graphs - Test and repair instruments - High definition televisión - Video cassette recorder - Technician - Computers - Digital watch - Field engineer - Telecommunications - Cellphones - Data transmission - Careers in electronics - Job ads

English in computing is a course in English for students of computing and for those who find that computers are part of their professional lives. This book can be used by non-specialist teachers, and is also suitable for private study.