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The Pattern On The Stone [electronic resource] : The Simple Ideas That Make Computers Work
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hillis, W. Daniel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Computers.
- Local Subjects:
- Computers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Pattern On Stone
- Pattern On The Stone
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, 2015.
- Summary:
- Danny Hillis offers a clear, easy-to-understand explanation of how computers perform their amazing feats.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface: Magic in the Stone; 1. Nuts and Bolts; 2. Universal Building Blocks; 3. Programming; 4. How Universal Are Turing Machines?; 5. Algorithms and Heuristics; 6. Memory: Information and Secret Codes; 7. Speed: Parallel Computers; 8. Computers That Learn and Adapt; 9. Beyond Engineering; Further Reading; Acknowledgments; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-465-06687-9
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