Foundations of Computer Science
5th Edition
Published on 3. February 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
704 pages
978-1-4737-8732-2 (ISBN)
Description
Based on the Association for Computing Imagery model curriculum guidelines, Foundations of Computer Science gives students a bird's eye view of Computer Science. This easy-to-read and highly navigable text will help students quickly learn all the fundamentals of computer science they need on their course and to improve their employability prospects. Updated to cover all the latest technologies and changes to course requirements, this fifth edition features new chapters on the efficiency of algorithms, computer graphics, a complete revision on computer networks and the internet, and data security. Material on ethical issues, including intellectual property, has also been expanded.
More details
Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 188 mm
Width: 248 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
1160 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4737-8732-2 (9781473787322)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Behrouz Forouzan
Foundations of Computer Science
Book
12/2017
4th Edition
Cengage Learning EMEA
€84.36
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Person
Behrouz A. Forouzan has more than 38 years of electronics and computer science experience in industry and academia. His industry experience includes designing electronic systems. After leaving the industry, he joined De Anza College as a professor of computer science. In addition to this text, he has authored and co-authored nine other textbooks including: Computer Science: A Structured Approach Using C, Computer Science: A Structured Approach Using C++, and Data Structures: A Pseudocode Approach with C++, as well as titles on Data Communication and Networking, and TCP/IP Protocols.
Content
1. Introduction
2. Number Systems
3. Data Storage
4. Operations on Data
5. Computer Organization
6. Computer Networks and Internet
7. Operating Systems
8. Algorithms
9. Efficiency of Algorithms
10. Programming Languages
11. Software Engineering
12. Data Structure
13. Abstract Data Types
14. File Structure
15. Databases
16. Data Compression
17. Security
18. Theory of Computation
19. Computer Graphics
20. Artificial Intelligence
21. Introduction to Social Media
22. Social and Ethical Issues
A. Unicode
B. Unified Modeling Language (Uml)
C. Pseudocode
D. Structure Chart
E. Boolean Algebra and Logic Circuits
F. Examples of Programs in C, C++, and Java
G. Mathematical Review
H. Error Detection and Correction
I. Addition and Subtraction for Sign-and-Magnitude Integers
2. Number Systems
3. Data Storage
4. Operations on Data
5. Computer Organization
6. Computer Networks and Internet
7. Operating Systems
8. Algorithms
9. Efficiency of Algorithms
10. Programming Languages
11. Software Engineering
12. Data Structure
13. Abstract Data Types
14. File Structure
15. Databases
16. Data Compression
17. Security
18. Theory of Computation
19. Computer Graphics
20. Artificial Intelligence
21. Introduction to Social Media
22. Social and Ethical Issues
A. Unicode
B. Unified Modeling Language (Uml)
C. Pseudocode
D. Structure Chart
E. Boolean Algebra and Logic Circuits
F. Examples of Programs in C, C++, and Java
G. Mathematical Review
H. Error Detection and Correction
I. Addition and Subtraction for Sign-and-Magnitude Integers