Part 1. ‘Getting started’. Part 2. “Ready made programs’. Part 3. ‘How programs work’. Part 4. ‘Storing information’. Part 5. ‘Communication between computers’. Part 6.’Computer languages’. Part 7. ‘Computer assisted instruction’. Part 8. ‘Learning objectives’. Part 9. ‘Computer Graphics’. Part 10 ‘Computer music’. Part 11. ‘Computers at work’. Part 12 ‘What next’. Based on the Apple II series computer, and IBM, there are sound basic explanations about basic computer functions and programs.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508934
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Computer-assisted instruction
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computer networks
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computers
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Programming (Electronic computers)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Word processing
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)