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Open Source Textbook For Computer Literacy?

Posted by timothy on from the just-ask-russie-poo dept.

dcollins writes "The college where I work has decided to forego ordering a textbook for the computer class that I teach this fall. Does anyone know of a free, open-source textbook for basic computer literacy concepts (overview of hardware, software, operating systems, and file systems)?"

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  1. Open source textbook by dhjdhj · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you don't know how to find such a thing yourself, I would not want to be one of your students!

  2. Re:You could always write one... by Forge · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Great resource. Except this course starts out a few steps beyond "computer literacy".

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  3. Re:You could always write one... by jdeisenberg · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Note that the instructor wants to teach computer *literacy*, not computer *science*. Those are not one and the same. The MIT course is excellent indeed, but it does not cover such topics as "what is a database" or "what is a LAN and how do I set one up for my home" or "what is the difference between Open Source and shareware". These are topics which don't belong in an introduction to computer science, but would be appropriate for a computer literacy course.