This book is the product of a collaboration whose goal is to illustrate to students the current trends in information technology and their impact on people and society in general.
The book addresses to students who study computer science in order to acquire general knowledge, as well as to those who wish to further study
this discipline.
The evolution of information and communication technology has brought many benefits to modern society, with a major impacts in all economic sectors of activity. The book deals with IT topics that have important influences in the economy.
The book is structured into 12 chapters as follows: 1. Information society – introduction, 2. Personal computers, 3. Software systems, 4. The internet, 5. Cloud computing, 6. Introduction to GIS for business, 7. Business intelligence, 8. Big Data, 9. Cloud Office applications, 10. Specific elements of intellectual property in the field of information technology, 11. Enterprise software systems, 12. Cybersecurity.