Computer Science: An OverviewComputer Science: An Overview truly lives up to its title, providing a timely introduction to the entire computer science discipline. Broad coverage, combined with clear explanations, has made it the leading textbook for the breadth-first course. This book provides a balanced, realistic picture that communicates the dynamics of computer science by presenting topics in a historical perspective in which past developments, the current state of the art, and directions of research are discussed. The coverage of topics such as programming languages, operating systems, algorithms, software engineering, networking, database design, artificial intelligence, and machine architecture result in a complete overview of the field of computer science. |
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... example of how the insertion sort algorithm could be implemented in each . You may wish to refer to this appendix as you read this section . Keep in mind , however , that our purpose is to develop an understanding of the basic features ...
... example is the subject of speech synthesis , which extends theories of how sentences are formed to include how devices can be built and controlled to produce the required sounds . Today , research in robotics has broadened to embrace ...
... Example : 35B1 would cause the contents of register 5 to be placed in the memory cell whose address is B1 . MOVE the bit pattern found in register R to register S. Example : 40A4 would cause the contents of register A to be copied into ...