Invitation to computer science /
Schneider, G. Michael
Invitation to computer science / G. Michael Schneider, Judith L. Gersting ; contributing author, Bo Brinkman. - Seventh edition. - Australia : Cengage Learning, c2016 - xxviii, 884 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
An introduction to computer science -- Algorithm discovery and design -- The efficiency of algorithms -- The buildings blocks: binary numbers, Boolean logic, and gates -- Computer systems organization -- An introduction to system software and virtual machines -- Computer networks and cloud computing -- Information security -- Introduction to high-level language programming -- The tower of babel -- Compilers and language translation --Models of computation -- Simulation and modeling -- Electronic commerce, databases, and personal privacy -- Artificial intelligence -- Computer graphics and entertainment: movies, games, and virtual communities -- Making decisions about computers, information, and society.
9781305075771 (paperback)
2014957763
Computer science
QA76 / Sch5 2016
Invitation to computer science / G. Michael Schneider, Judith L. Gersting ; contributing author, Bo Brinkman. - Seventh edition. - Australia : Cengage Learning, c2016 - xxviii, 884 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
An introduction to computer science -- Algorithm discovery and design -- The efficiency of algorithms -- The buildings blocks: binary numbers, Boolean logic, and gates -- Computer systems organization -- An introduction to system software and virtual machines -- Computer networks and cloud computing -- Information security -- Introduction to high-level language programming -- The tower of babel -- Compilers and language translation --Models of computation -- Simulation and modeling -- Electronic commerce, databases, and personal privacy -- Artificial intelligence -- Computer graphics and entertainment: movies, games, and virtual communities -- Making decisions about computers, information, and society.
9781305075771 (paperback)
2014957763
Computer science
QA76 / Sch5 2016