Computer Science: An OverviewIntroduction to Computer Science Computer Science: An Overview, Ninth Edition J. Glenn Brookshear, "Marquette University" Do you want your students to gain a fundamental understanding of the field of computer science? Would you like them to be excited by the opportunities computing presents for further studies and future careers? "Computer Science: An Overview "delivers a foundational framework of what computer science is all about. Each topic is presented with a historical perspective, its current state, and its future potential, as well as ethical issues for students to consider. This balanced, realistic picture helps students see that their future success depends on a solid overview in the rapidly changing field of computer science. Features:
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... Internet The most notable example of an internet is the Internet ( note the uppercase I ) , which originated from research projects going back to the early 1960s . The goal was to develop the ability to link a variety of computer ...
... Internet The most notable example of an internet is the Internet ( note the uppercase I ) , which originated from research projects going back to the early 1960s . The goal was to develop the ability to link a variety of computer ...
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... internet applications requiring high bandwidth communi- cation , such as remote access and control of costly state - of - the - art equipment such as telescopes and medical diagnostic devices . An ... Internet 158 Networking and the Internet.
... internet applications requiring high bandwidth communi- cation , such as remote access and control of costly state - of - the - art equipment such as telescopes and medical diagnostic devices . An ... Internet 158 Networking and the Internet.
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... Internet . Each time an IP network layer forwards a packet , it decrements that packet's hop count by one . With this information , the network layer can protect the Internet from packets circling endlessly within the system . Although ...
... Internet . Each time an IP network layer forwards a packet , it decrements that packet's hop count by one . With this information , the network layer can protect the Internet from packets circling endlessly within the system . Although ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Data Manipulation | 79 |
Networking and the Internet | 147 |
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