Computer Science
2nd Edition
Published on 19. June 1985
Book
Paperback/Softback
604 pages
978-0-471-33413-2 (ISBN)
Description
Computer Science is the study of data, of procedures for the manipulation of data, and of the machines that store the data and carry out the procedures. This is a very wide area, which includes the study of: numbers and words; languages and the means of communication; theory and techniques of problem solving; electrical and electronic concepts; design of machines; structure of organisations that use computers and data; and group dynamics. This wide range of topics involved in the study of computer science is matched by the wide range of applications of computers in contemporary society. In this book, we begin with the most elementary components of both the data and the machines, and gradually build up the whole picture, concluding with some signposts to the future of a data- based society.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Brisbane
Australia
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 180 mm
Weight
922 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-33413-2 (9780471334132)
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Content
Introduction; FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTING: Data, Information and Computers; Computer Languages; Problems and Algorithms; More Data Representation; Programming Techniques; Data Structures and Applications; Numerical Computing; Computers and Change; INSIDE THE COMPUTER: Machine Code; Switching Theory; Computer Structure; The Ins and Outs of Computers; THE WORLD OUTSIDE: Data Processing; Systems Analysis; Computer Installations; Computer Networks; OVERFLOW: Practical Programming Exercises; Solutions to Some Exercises; Resources; References; Logic Symbols; ASCII; Index.