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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... stack , a block of memory , large enough to accommodate the stack at its maximum size , is reserved . ( Determining the size of this block can often be a critical design decision . If too little room is reserved , the stack will ...
... stack , a block of memory , large enough to accommodate the stack at its maximum size , is reserved . ( Determining the size of this block can often be a critical design decision . If too little room is reserved , the stack will ...
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... stack . Our machine language provides two instructions for loading registers : one with op - code 2 , the other with ... stack will vary as the program is executed . However , we do know the address of the stack pointer . That is , we ...
... stack . Our machine language provides two instructions for loading registers : one with op - code 2 , the other with ... stack will vary as the program is executed . However , we do know the address of the stack pointer . That is , we ...
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... stack rather than to pop a letter . What would the value in the stack pointer be after the push instruction ? 18. Design a procedure to remove the bottom entry from a stack so that the rest of the stack is retained . You should access the ...
... stack rather than to pop a letter . What would the value in the stack pointer be after the push instruction ? 18. Design a procedure to remove the bottom entry from a stack so that the rest of the stack is retained . You should access the ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Data Manipulation | 79 |
Networking and the Internet | 147 |
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