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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... tion , we apply the same algorithm that we used for binary addition , except that all bit patterns , includ- ing the ... tion algorithm . This is a major benefit of two's complement nota- tion : Addition of any combination of signed ...
... tion with op - code D to have the form DROS , which would mean to load register R with the contents of the memory cell pointed to by register S ( Figure 7.32 ) . Then , a complete pop operation could be performed by following this ...
... tion reside elsewhere in the relation ? ) Moreover , the temptation to use partial tuples is a strong indication that the design of the database can be improved . The source of all these problems is that we have combined more than one ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
MACHINE ARCHITECTURE | 17 |
Data Manipulation | 73 |
Copyright | |
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