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An introduction to jobs focused on preventing incidents of cyberterrorism, including options within the government, military, and the law, and describing the skills, knowledge, outlook, and habits required to achieve success as a professional.

Presents an overview of the development of computers from the early days of electronic adding machines to the present day personal computer and addresses the fundamental role that private business and the government played in helping to advance computer technology through the years.

Explores careers in the computer industry. Explains what happens on the job, rewards, pay, perks, education and training requirements, in addition to the pleasures and pressures of each job.

Introduces preteens to seven careers in the computer industry, including games designer, hardware engineer, and Web site developer, each with a description, outlines of basic responsibilities and qualifications, and a look at a typical day on the job.

Humorist Dave Barry tackles cyberspace, offering his views on hardware, software, error messages, autocache, Windows 95, and the manly importance of RAM.

Describes the skills necessary to pursue a career as a information security analyst, and examines the type of work they do.

Presents an overview of the history of the information revolution, detailing the birth of computers, calculators, the Internet, and sites such as Amazon.com, Facebook, Wikipedia, and Google. Includes primary and secondary source quotations, a timeline, a glossary, and sources of more information.

Presents the history of computing and computers, beginning with the abacus and continuing to the mobile devices of today.

A practical guide to careers in the computer and technology field including systems integrator, programmer, web developer, salesperson, and tech consultant.

Presents an overview of the controversy over diminishing privacy in the information age; examines privacy laws; features a chronology of significant events; contains brief biographies of individuals who have influenced the development of privacy issues; and includes a glossary and a guide to further research.