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ISBN 10: 0470090952 ISBN 13: 9780470090954

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004

Riassunto

The Concise Encyclopedia of Computer Science has been adapted from the full Fourth Edition to meet the needs of students, teachers and professional computer users in science and industry.  As an ideal desktop reference, it contains shorter versions of 60% of the articles found in the Fourth Edition, putting computer knowledge at your fingertips. 

Organised to work for you, it has several features that make it an invaluable and accessible reference.  These include:

• Cross references to closely related articles to ensure that you don’t miss relevant information
• Appendices covering abbreviations and acronyms, notation and units, and a timeline of significant milestones in computing have been included to ensure that you get the most from the book.
• A comprehensive index containing article titles, names of persons cited, references to sub-categories and important words in general usage, guarantees that you can easily find the information you need. 

 Classification of articles around the following nine main themes allows you to follow a self study regime in a particular area: 

• Hardware
• Computer Systems
• Information and Data
• Software
• Mathematics of Computing
• Theory of Computation
• Methodologies
• Applications
• Computing Milieux.

Presenting a wide ranging perspective on the key concepts and developments that define the discipline, the Concise Encyclopedia of Computer Science is a valuable reference for all computer users.

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"This is an excellent, scholarly work that thoroughly covers thefield of computing a valuable asset in reference collectionsserving academic libraries and public libraries "( American Reference Books Annual, 2006)

"...every computer scientist should have a copy to rely on, justas anyone should have a dictionary of his or her native language."(Computing Reviews.com, March 11, 2005)

"With entries written with such clear love of their subjectmatter, this book would make a valuable addition to stock."(Reference Reviews, Vol.19, No.3, April 2005)

"...an ideal desktop reference...a valuable reference for allcomputer users..." (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol 1066 (17)2005)

"A useful reference" (Monatshefte fur Mathematik Volume 3.No. 168)

"This is an excellent, scholarly work that thoroughly covers thefield of computing a valuable asset in reference collectionsserving academic libraries and public libraries "( American Reference Books Annual, 2006)

"...every computer scientist should have a copy to rely on, justas anyone should have a dictionary of his or her native language."(Computing Reviews.com, March 11, 2005)

"With entries written with such clear love of their subjectmatter, this book would make a valuable addition to stock."(Reference Reviews, Vol.19, No.3, April 2005)

"...an ideal desktop reference...a valuable reference for allcomputer users..." (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol 1066 (17) 2005)

"A useful reference" (Monatshefte fur Mathematik Volume 3.No. 168)

Dalla quarta di copertina

The Concise Encyclopedia of Computer Science is the perfect desk reference to guide you beyond the hype and jargon that entangle computer technology and its ubiquitous applications.

Carefully edited to be readily accessible to the non-specialist, this Concise Edition comprises shortened versions of over 60% of the entries that appear in the full Fourth Edition of the Encyclopedia of Computer Science (Ralston, Reilly and Hemmendinger).

With many contributions by acknowledged experts, responsible for the key developments that have shaped the discipline, articles are classified within nine main themes:

• Hardware
• Computer Systems
• Information and Data
• Software
• Mathematics of Computing
• Theory of Computation
• Methodologies
• Applications
• Computing Milieux

This structure enables you to follow a coherent pattern of study or research in any given subfield.

Extensive cross-referencing at the start of every article provides a clear roadmap to lead you to key related topics.

You'll also find appendices covering Abbreviations, Acronyms, Notation and Units, a Timeline of Significant Milestones in Computing, plus a full Index.

In short, all the back-up you'll need whether you are studying, teaching or working in the field of computing.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0470090952
• ISBN 13: 9780470090954
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 875
• Redattore: Reilly Edwin D.