New and updated features of this title In step with today's technology UPDATED: Trends in the field are reflected in updates to content throughout the text. NEW: Immersive Technology coverage has been added. Virtual environments at work, in school and at home are explored. Topics include Metaverse and virtual, augmented and mixed reality. EXPANDED: Coverage of quantum computing has been expanded and illustrates the way computers represent data using binary code. EXPANDED: New and expanded topics include blockchain, digital currency, NFTs and immersive technologies. The text is current with Windows 11. Updated with students in mind NEW: All images have been updated to better engage students and illustrate chapter concepts.

NEW: Chapter-opening Tech Challenges boxes present situations whereby technology has an ethical and social impact. Topics such as work-life balance, digital currency and computer fraud prompt students to think critically about how digital elements shape modern life.