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D is for digital : what a well-informed person should know about computers and communications / Brian W. Kernighan.
Author
Kernighan, Brian W.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
[Place of publication not identified] : DisforDigital.net : Printed by CreateSpace, ©2011.
Description
xii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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QA76 .K47 2011
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Computers
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History
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Computers
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Social aspects
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Computer science
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History
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Information technology
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Summary note
Based on Kernighan's Princeton course Computers in Our Word, this book is intended as a compact but detailed and thorough explanation of how computers and communications systems work, for non-technical readers. It explains how today's computing and communications world operates, from hardware through software to the Internet and the web, also addressing the social, political and legal issues that new technology creates.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212) and index.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I. Hardware. What's in a computer?
Bits, bytes, and representation of information
Inside the CPU
Wrapup on hardware
Part II. Software. Algorithms
Programming and programming languages
Software systems
Learning to program
Wrapup on software
Part III. Communications. Networking
The Internet
The World Wide Web
Data, information, and privacy
Wrapping up.
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ISBN
1463733895
9781463733896
OCLC
760111514
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