Page 3 - NR Book 3 - Chapter 1

PREFACE

“ The only way not to succeed is not to try.”
Edward Teller

Another book on computers .... I've already seen so many of them. Why should I bother
with this one? What makes this book different from the others?

Each year hundreds of books, fuzzy systems and evolutionary computation extend our

knowledge of Computers.
Today's kids are hardwired in a fundamentally different way than most of the adults who teach

them. Every child from high school on down grows up immersed in a world of technology. None
have known a world without visual computing. Many never saw a day in which broadband Net
access wasn't delivered directly to one of the two or three PCs in their house. Other items within
easy daily reach include a DVD’s, various cell phones, and gaming consoles.

Personal computers have become indispensable in our everyday life. We use them as a
typewriter and a calculator, a calendar and a communication system, an interactive database and

a decision-support system. And we want more. We want our computers to act intelligently!

Unlike many books on computers, this one shows that most ideas behind learning computers are
wonderfully simple and easy to understand. This book is also suitable as a self-study guide for
all. This book provides access to state of the art in knowledge - based systems and computational
intelligence.

This series is prepared in accordance with the guidelines and syllabus formulated by a team of

International computer experts in the field of education.
Learn with Computers - Book 3 is the Third book in this series covering the Basics of Input

and Output devices and gives a wide understanding on Stick Figure animations. It also
gives an extensive study of painting in Tux Paint. There are a lot of actual screenshots and
plenty of illustrations relevant to the concept presented in multicolor graphics. Each chapter has
got separate exercises for Classroom session and Machine room session.

I would like to gratefully thank Mrs.V.Shyamala M.A., B.Ed., Mr.J.Vinoth Dhiraviraj
M.A.,B.Ed., M.Phil., and Mr. J. Praveen Christopher M.A., M.Phil., who encouraged and

supported us in framing this Book.

Suggestions for enhancement of this book from Educators and Readers are most welcome.

R. Wilson Kirubakaran.