A Balanced Introduction to Computer ScienceFor Introduction to Computing and the Web courses in departments of Math and Computer Science. This thoughtfully written text uses the Internet as a central theme, studying its history, technology, and current use. Experimental problems use Web-based tools, enabling students to learn programming fundamentals by developing their own interactive Web pages with HTML and JavaScript. Integrating breadth-based and depth-based chapters, Reed covers a broad range of topics balanced with programming depth in a hands-on, tutorial style. Supplements Include:
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... Programming Languages As transistors enabled the creation of more affordable computers , even more emphasis was placed on programming ... language , FORTRAN ( FORmula TRANslator ) . This language allowed programmers to work at a higher level ...
... Programming Languages As transistors enabled the creation of more affordable computers , even more emphasis was placed on programming ... language , FORTRAN ( FORmula TRANslator ) . This language allowed programmers to work at a higher level ...
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... programming language is a system of notation for describing computations. A useful programming language must therefore be suited for both description (i.e., for human writers and readers of programs) and for computation (i.e., for ...
... programming language is a system of notation for describing computations. A useful programming language must therefore be suited for both description (i.e., for human writers and readers of programs) and for computation (i.e., for ...
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... language understood by the computer , and these instructions could be loaded into memory and executed . Machine Languages Programming languages introduce a level of abstraction that insulates the programmer from the computer's low ...
... language understood by the computer , and these instructions could be loaded into memory and executed . Machine Languages Programming languages introduce a level of abstraction that insulates the programmer from the computer's low ...
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