
Encyclopedia of Computer Science
Nature Publishing Group
4th Edition
Published on 20. July 2000
Book
Hardback
2064 pages
978-0-333-77879-1 (ISBN)
Description
The fourth edition of this handbook provides explanations of the technology of the late 1990s and its applications, including past, present and predicted future trends in computer science. The work has been completely revised and updated to reflect developments in computer science and technology since publication of the third edition in 1992. Arranged alphabetically, the 660 entries are also classified into sections covering the main themes of computing: hardware, software, computer graphics, information and data, mathematics of computing, methodologies, applications and computing milieu.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
tables, indexes, chronology, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 376 mm
Width: 230 mm
Weight
3645 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-77879-1 (9780333778791)
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Persons
ANTHONY RALSTON is Professor Emeritus at State University of New York, Buffalo. He is currently an academic visitor in the Department of Computing at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London. EDWIN D. REILLY is Associate Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Albany, USA and president of Cybernetic Information Systems. DAVID HEMMENDINGER is Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA.
Content
List of Contributions - Classification of Articles - ARTICLES A-Z - Appendices - Abbreviations, Acronyms, Mathematical Notations, Units of Measures - Numerical Tables - Computer Science and Engineering Research Journals - Universities offering PhD. Courses in Computer Science/Engineering - Presidents and Award Winners of Professional Computing Societies - Key High Level Language - Glossary of Major Terms in Five Languages - List of Articles from Third Edition deleted in Fourth Edition - Timeline of significant computing milestones - Name Index - General Index