
Computer Science
An Overview
J. Glenn Brookshear(Author)
Pearson Education (US) (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 25. February 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
515 pages
978-0-8053-4632-9 (ISBN)
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Description
In this language-independent book, J. Glenn Brookshear provides accurate and balanced coverage of a variety of topics, providing an overview to the discipline of computer science. Brookshear is a master of making even the most complex topics accessible through his no-nonsense style and the use of real life analogies and concrete examples. This latest edition maintains its delicate balance of breadth of subject matter and depth of coverage that has made previous editions so successful.New Highlights Includes a larger emphasis on the object-oriented paradigm and networking, including coverage of the World Wide Web and the Java Programming Language. Offers end-of-chapter "Questions of Ethics" in addition to discussions of ethics throughout the book. Contains new sections on digital circuitry, the client/server model, data compression, and digital representation of graphics. Provides a complete teaching package, including a new C++ lab manual, C and Pascal lab manuals, and a World Wide Web site. 0805346325B04062001
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
750 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8053-4632-9 (9780805346329)
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08/2002
7th Edition
Pearson
€55.70
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Book
09/1996
Addison Wesley
€29.65
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Person
J. Glenn Brookshear is an Associate Professor at Marquette University. He received his Ph.D. from New Mexico State University in 1975, then was hired by Marquette to build a strong Computer Science curriculum. In addition to his highly successful Computer Science: An Overview, Brookshear has authored Theory of Computation: Formal Languages, Automata, and Complexity, also published by Addison-Wesley.
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Content
Introduction. Machine Architecture. Data Storage. Data Manipulation. Software. Operating Systems and Networks. Algorithms. Programming Languages. Software Engineering. Data Organization. Data Structures. File Structures. Database Structures. The Potential of Algorithmic Machines. Artificial Intelligence. Theory of Computation. Appendices.