Books in Computer Awareness First Books series

Describes the possibilities presented by merging computers and video and the uses of this combination in education, business, television, and the art world, and includes suggestions for computer-video projects

Provides instructions for writing a computer program for an adventure game using BASIC

Examines legal and ethical problems involving computer use, including piracy of hardware and software and the theft of information and electronic funds

Provides instructions for creating computer games using BASIC

Explains how children can develop their own computer games, with practical instructions for programming the computer for riddles and jokes, fortune-telling, Tic-Tac-Toe, and other games

A practical introduction to the BASIC computer language offers detailed instruction in BASIC programming techniques, includes simple sample programs, and discusses the characteristics, functions, and applications of BASIC

Examines the most useful and most widely available computer peripherals to microcomputer users, for example, input-output devices, storage units, telephone units, telephone modems, joysticks, and graphic pads

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Defines artificial intelligence, compares it with human intelligence, and explains how it is being used in computer technology and robotics.

Describes robotics--the science of building robots--and gives advice on careers in that field. Also defines robots and describes their function in industry, outer space, and the home.

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Describes the roles of computers, now and in the future, in the spheres of medicine, business and government, law enforcement, science and technology, entertainment, education, and the home. Includes a glossary of terms.