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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... activities that are denied normal users . From this " lofty perch , " the administrator is also able to monitor activity within the computer system in an effort to detect destructive behavior , whether malicious or acci- dental . To ...
... activities that are denied normal users . From this " lofty perch , " the administrator is also able to monitor activity within the computer system in an effort to detect destructive behavior , whether malicious or acci- dental . To ...
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... activities log- ically similar in nature . For example , consider a module that performs all of a system's communication with the outside world . The " glue " that holds such a module together is that all the activities within the ...
... activities log- ically similar in nature . For example , consider a module that performs all of a system's communication with the outside world . The " glue " that holds such a module together is that all the activities within the ...
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... activities in a nonvolatile storage system , such as a magnetic disk . Before a transac- tion is allowed to alter the database , the alteration to be performed is first recorded in the log . Thus the log contains a permanent record of ...
... activities in a nonvolatile storage system , such as a magnetic disk . Before a transac- tion is allowed to alter the database , the alteration to be performed is first recorded in the log . Thus the log contains a permanent record of ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Data Manipulation | 79 |
Networking and the Internet | 147 |
Copyright | |
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