Numerous photographs and computer-drawn illustrations show how computers work and the use of computers in the real world. With an emphasis on personal computers, this text inlcudes networks, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet.
Gary B. Shelly wrote and published his first computer education textbook in 1969. More than twenty million copies of Shelly Cashman Series textbooks have since been sold.
Gary and a talented group of contributing authors have produced books on computer programming, computer concepts, and application software that are the leading textbooks in the computer technology market today. Gary has hosted the annual Shelly Cashman Institute, a week-long training event focusing on the latest topics in technology, for the past 34 years.