High Definition: An A to Z Guide to Personal Technology

By Editors of the American Heritage Di

Modern life is packed with information technology, but many technical terms leave us with puzzling questions. What's the difference between an MP3 and an MP4? How is "electronic" different from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618714898
• ISBN13: 9780618714896
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Abbreviations are even included in this wide-ranging survey which embraces all kinds of technologica

The American language changes even more rapidly today than in the past, and in no subject are changes more marked than in personal technology: that's why High Definition: An A to Z Guide to Personal Technology is so important to any general-interest or school library. It covers over 3,000 technical terms covering home computers, cell phones, networks and the technology which would be likely to be in most any home, with definitions often moving behind a line or two to provide entire paragraphs of description and examples. Abbreviations are even included in this wide-ranging survey which embraces all kinds of technological changes. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch