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เนื้อหาย่อ : The approaches used in teaching an introductory data processing/computer science course y from institution to institution. However, from an overall point-of-view most can be placed in ei gories: the computers and society approach with a limited orientation to hardware and virtually no programming; or a general introduction to computer hardware and software, v with some degree of emphasis on programming. In recent years, the latter category has drifted more and m more away from details of hardware and more toward programming: specifically business applications. This is the category into which this book fits. The basic philosophy of this book is that a manager r will be bett d in relating to problems of the data processing department if s/he has had some actual exper perience (albeit limited) in writing programs. A data entry clerk will be better able to handle the job (and progress upward) if s/he has an insight into programming. Certainly the owner of a small busin iness will be more effective with an insight into programming. And the story goes on. There is a wide variety of excellent, comprehensive books from which to select when teaching an introductory course. However, for courses in which programming is an imp portant compo onent, most of them have one major drawback. They are virtual encyclopedias on all asp other topics, but they place insufficient emphasis on programming per se. All pects of hardware and too often the instructor must use a supplementary programming book. The goal of this book is to define a better balance between the general descriptive material and programming using Basic. To this end, the emphasis e vary widely tter equipped