Welcome to the IT101: Introduction to Computer Systems website.  This site is intended for students enrolled in IT101.  As a student you will find here links to resources you need to learn the course, complete all requirements and pass with flying colors! Welcome!

Computers in Your Future by Bryan Pfaffenberger, 5th edition, is our textbook in this course.  This book may not be available in local bookstores but it is downloadable here as electronic book. It is 21.7 MB in size and will take a long time to download. You can download the book now by clicking [HERE]. Be ready to wait. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the eBook.  If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your computer you can download it for free. Click on the Adobe icon below. Take note, if you are using a Linux computer click "Choose a different version" and in the pull down text box select "Unix/Linux" operating system. In the next pull down textbox, choose ".tar.gz".

Alternatively, you can download the compressed files below to cut download time in half.  The file size has been reduced to 10.5 MB.

Computers in Your Future.zip  Recommended for Windows computers.

Computers in Your Future.pdf.gz Recommended for Linux computers.

If you want a copy of the eBook on CD-ROM together with the eBook learning resources, open and fill-up this order form.

Click for Adobe Acrobat Reader