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Maccormick, John

 
9780691209067: Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers
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ISBN 10: 0691209065 ISBN 13: 9780691209067
Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2020

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Nine revolutionary algorithms that power our computers and smartphones

Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's biggest haystack. Uploading a photo to Facebook transmits millions of pieces of information over numerous error-prone network links, yet somehow a perfect copy of the photo arrives intact. Without even knowing it, we use public-key cryptography to transmit secret information like credit card numbers, and we use digital signatures to verify the identity of the websites we visit. How do our computers perform these tasks with such ease? John MacCormick answers this question in language anyone can understand, using vivid examples to explain the fundamental tricks behind nine computer algorithms that power our PCs, tablets, and smartphones.

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Informazioni sull'autore

John MacCormick is associate professor of computer science at Dickinson College and a leading teacher, researcher, and writer in his field. His books include What Can Be Computed? A Practical Guide to the Theory of Computation (Princeton).

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Editore
Princeton Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2020
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0691209065
ISBN 13 
9780691209067
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
219
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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