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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... transferred from one location in a machine to another to be erased from its original location . The process involved in a transfer instruction is more like copying the data rather than moving it . In this sense , the popular transfer or ...
... transfer bits at a high rate . Unfortunately , this is an impre- cise use of the term since a " high transfer rate " could mean different rates in different settings . There are two basic types of communication paths : parallel and ...
... transfer tones one after the other . Communication between com- puters over these lines is accomplished by first converting bit patterns into audible tones by means of a modem ( short for modulator - demodulator ) , transferring these ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
MACHINE ARCHITECTURE | 17 |
Data Manipulation | 73 |
Copyright | |
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