Inside the World of Computing : Technologies, Uses, Challenges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delhaye, Jean-Loic.

Contributor:

Delhaye, Jean-Loic, editor.

Series:

Computer engineering series.

Computer engineering series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer science.

Information technology.

Electronic data processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2021.

Summary:

Computers and the Internet are an undeniable and inextricable part of our daily lives. This book is for those who wish to better understand how this came to be. It explores the technological bases of computers, networks, software and data management, leading to the development of four pillars on which the essential applications that have a strong impact on individuals and society are based: embedded systems, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet, image processing and vision. We will travel to the heart of major application areas: robotics, virtual reality, health, mobility, energy, the factory of the future, not forgetting the major questions that this digitization can raise. This book is the authors testimony after fifty years spent in environments that are very open to new technologies. It offers perspectives on the evolution of the digital world that we live in.

Contents:

From the Calculator to the Supercomputer

Computer Networks and Their Applications

Software

Data: From Binary Element to Intelligence

Technology Building Blocks

Some Areas of Application

Societal Issues.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781119821700

1119821703

9781119821748

1119821746

9781119821731

1119821738

OCLC:

1245664854