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The tao of computing / by Henry M. Walker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Henry M., author.
- Series:
- Chapman & Hall/CRC textbooks in computing.
- Chapman & Hall/CRC Textbooks in Computing
- A Chapman & Hall Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electronic data processing.
- Computers.
- Internet.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (547 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : Chapman and Hall/CRC, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, [2012].
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Describing both the practical details of interest to students and the high-level concepts and abstractions highlighted by faculty, The Tao of Computing, Second Edition presents a comprehensive introduction to computers and computer technology. This edition updates its popular predecessor with new research exercises and expanded discussion questions.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - How Are Computers Organized?; Chapter 2 - How Are Numbers and Characters Represented in a Computer (and Who Cares)?; Chapter 3 - How Are Images Represented (and Does It Matter)?; Chapter 4 - Where Are Programs and Data Stored?; Chapter 5 - What Is an Operating System, and What Does It Do?; Chapter 6 - What Can Computers Do for Me?; Chapter 7 - What Should I Know about the Sizes and Speeds of Computers?; Chapter 8 - How Are Software Packages Developed?; Chapter 9 - How Are Computers Connected?
- Chapter 10 - How Do Computers Share Information So That I Can Exchange Materials with Others Using a Computer Network?Chapter 11 - When Can I Consider My Personal Data Secure?; Chapter 12 - How Does the Internet Work?; Chapter 13 - How Do Web Applications Work?; Chapter 14 - How Private (or Public) Are Web Interactions?; Chapter 15 - How Universal Is Access to Computers and the Web?; Chapter 16 - Can I Use Web-Based Materials in the Same Way as I Use Printed Sources?; Chapter 17 - Can Computers Think (Now or in the Future)?; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-04-005306-8
- 0-429-06572-8
- 1-138-41303-8
- 9780429065729
- OCLC:
- 900652090
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