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UNDERSTANDING WORLD HISTORY: THE DIGITAL AGE

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<P>This book discusses the computer and its ability to create online networks and how it has profoundly transformed science, industry, business, and society itself. Mobile devices that are always connected, engrossing social networks and games, "smart" cars and homes--we are immersed in a digital world that is empowering and sometimes threatening. Our rapidly changing technological landscape raises issues of access, privacy, and security.<P>

The Digital Age

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Front Cover.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Foreword.
Important Events of the Digital Age.
Introduction: The Defining Characteristics of the Digital Age.
1: What Conditions Led to the Digital Age?.
2: Mighty Mainframes.
3: Computers Get Personal.
4: A Connected World.
5: What Is the Legacy of the Digital Age?.
Source Notes.
Important People of the Digital Age.
For Further Research.
Index.
Picture Credits.
About the Author.

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The Digital Age