Fatal Defect - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0614126207 ISBN 13: 9780614126204

Riassunto

From crashing computers to airplane crashes that claim scores of lives, the computer virus has become a growing plague of late twentieth-century life. This arresting and at times terrifying book tells us just how prevalent these software errors and defects are and how they are multiplying as more sophisticated computers become deeply embedded in our daily lives. As it explores the digital bugs that can cause such catastrophic results, it also offers a riveting portrait of the men and women who find and exterminate these viruses and glitches, whether they occur in pocket calculators or nuclear reactors. "An entertaining introduction to the problems of creating reliable computer systems."-- "The Christian Science Monitor"

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Review

"The book is both amusing and a quite serious argument for never assuming computers are flawless."
-- San Diego Union-Tribune"Peterson's book is an entertaining introduction to the problems of creating reliable computer systems."
-- Christian Science Monitor

From the Back Cover

This arresting and at time terrifying book tells us just how prevalent these defects are and how they are multiplying as computers become more sophisticated and more deeply embedded in our daily lives. It is also a riveting portrait of the men and women who find and 'exterminate' those bugs, whether they occur in pocket calculators or nuclear reactors.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0614126207
• ISBN 13: 9780614126204
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile