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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... variable of type integer but also assign . it the starting value 100 . Other common data types include character and Boolean . The type character refers to data consisting of symbols , probably stored using ASCII or Unicode . Opera ...
... variable of type integer but also assign . it the starting value 100 . Other common data types include character and Boolean . The type character refers to data consisting of symbols , probably stored using ASCII or Unicode . Opera ...
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An Overview J. Glenn Brookshear. # User - Defined Data Types Expressing an algorithm is often easier if data types ... type and then to use that new type as though it were a primitive . To implement this idea , we could adopt the ...
An Overview J. Glenn Brookshear. # User - Defined Data Types Expressing an algorithm is often easier if data types ... type and then to use that new type as though it were a primitive . To implement this idea , we could adopt the ...
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... language design . Today , object - oriented languages provide for extended versions of abstract data types called classes , as we will see in the next section . 1. What is the difference between a data type and 378 Data Abstractions.
... language design . Today , object - oriented languages provide for extended versions of abstract data types called classes , as we will see in the next section . 1. What is the difference between a data type and 378 Data Abstractions.
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Introduction | 1 |
Data Manipulation | 79 |
Networking and the Internet | 147 |
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