The Shelly Cashman Series® offers the fi nest textbooks in computer education. This book is our answer to the many requests we have received from instructors and students for a textbook that provides a succinct, yet thorough, introduction to computers.

In Discovering Computers — Fundamentals you will fi nd an educationally sound, highly visual, and easy-to-follow pedagogy that presents a complete, yet to the point, treatment of introductory computer subjects. With this edition we are introducing an interactive, multi-media e-book and CourseMate Web site that include animated fi gures, relevant video, and interactive activities in the e-book, making the learning experience engaging and interesting. Students will fi nish the course with a solid understanding of computers, how to use computers, and how to access information on the Web.