I designed this book to be a survey of basic building blocks of Information Systems, and I based it on entry-level college courses that I have taught over the years. The material covers several baseline topics that are core to computer science and information technology. These topics include:

• An introduction and overview of computer hardware
• How software is built by industry today using the software development lifecycle.
• Cloud computing and the services that are offered by the leading vendors on the market today
• Computer security and,
• The future of computing and more
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This book is designed for anyone who wants to have more information about the information technology field and is ideal for someone just getting started. This book will give you a solid understanding of many of the concepts that drive one of the most important industries in today's world.