Coming soon to the Campers’ Press catalog
Computing Concepts for Information Technology by Bob Brown
Computing Concepts for Information Technology is an overview written for college undergraduates who will complete a degree in information technology. It is suitable for anyone who may want an overview of the concepts and terminology.
The level of detail in this book is deliberately highly variable. That is the result of a conscious decision to delve into those parts that are mysterious to students and treat the parts with which most students are comfortable more lightly. They will have full semester classes in subjects like operating systems and information security, but almost none will have a course in computer architecture. The chapters on digital logic and how the CPU and memory work have enough detail to stand alone. Subjects like information security are covered in less detail.
About the Author
Bob Brown spent nearly 30 years in information technology, most of it in the health care industry. When he retired as Director of Information Systems at a multi-hospital health system, he began a second career: teaching information technology and computer science for another 20 years at Southern College of Technology, Southern Polytechnic State University, and Kennesaw State University. Dr. Brown's teaching included computer concepts, computer organization and architecture, and information security – topics of enduring importance in the field.
The president and faculty of Southern Polytechnic State University selected Bob as Teacher of the Year in the 2019-2020 academic year, at the same time that the Student Government Association named him Faculty Member of the Year. More recently he developed a teacher training and school outreach program for using Raspberry Pi computers to introduce computing in public schools. He is active in guest teaching at a number of Atlanta-area schools.
Brown earned his master's degree at Southern College of Technology and his Ph.D. at Nova Southeastern University.