D is for digital : what a well-informed person should know about computers and communications / Brian W. Kernighan.

Author
Kernighan, Brian W. [Browse]
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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          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.
          ISBN
          • 1463733895
          • 9781463733896
          OCLC
          760111514
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