Computer Science: An OverviewNow in its ninth edition, this book continues to provide acomprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the dynamicfield of computer science using a breadth-first approach. This bookpresents an introductory survey of computer science. It explores thebreadth of the subject while including enough depth to convey anhonest appreciation for the topics involved. The new edition includesreorganization of some key material for enhanced clarity (SoftwareEngineering and Artificial Intelligence chapters), new and expandedmaterial on Security and Data Abstractions, more on ethics anddifferent ethical theories in Chapter 0. Anyone interested in gaining athorough introduction to Computer Science. |
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| Title | Computer Science: An Overview |
| Author | J. Glenn Brookshear |
| Edition | 9, illustrated |
| Publisher | Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Nov 2009 |
| ISBN | 0321387015, 9780321387011 |
| Length | 599 pages |
| Subjects | › Business & Economics / Information Management |
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