Computer Science: An OverviewComputer Science: An Overview truly lives up to its title, providing an introduction to the entire computer science discipline. This broad coverage, combined with clear explanations, has made it the leading textbook for the beadth-first/CS0 course. The text is unique in that it avoids presenting topics from the perspective of any particular programming language. Moreover, the text communicates the dynamics of computer science by presenting topics in a historical perspective in which past developments, the current state of the art, and directions of research are discussed. The result is a balanced, realistic picture of computer science, including such topics as programming languages, operating systems, algorithms, software engineering, networking, database design, artificial intelligence, and machine architecture. This seventh edition has been thoroughly updated to discuss important trends in such areas as networking and the Internet, software engineering, and artificial intelligence. Topics added include open-source development, associative memory, XML, and C#. Thought-provoking discussions of ethical and legal issues revolving around computing are integrated into each chapter rather than being presented as separate, isolated topics. |
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... TargetValue ) if ( List empty ) then ( Report that the search failed . ) else [ Select the " middle " entry in List ... target value , it declares its search to be a success and terminates . At this point , we have completed the ...
... TargetValue ) if ( List empty ) then ( Report that the search failed . ) else [ Select the " middle " entry in List ... target value must lie in the latter portion of its list . It then requests a third copy of the procedure to search ...
... TargetValue = TestEntry ( Report that the search succeeded . ) case 2 : TargetValue < TestEntry ( Apply the procedure Search to see if TargetValue is in the portion of the List preceding TestEntry . and report the result of that search ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
MACHINE ARCHITECTURE | 17 |
Data Manipulation | 73 |
Copyright | |
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