A Brief History of Computing

O'Regan, Gerard

ISBN 10: 1447123581 / ISBN 13: 9781447123583

Editore: Springer (edition 2nd ed. 2012), 2012

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Riassunto:

This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation from 3000 B.C. to the present day in an easy-to-follow and concise manner. Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, exercises, and a glossary; presents detailed information on major figures in computing, such as Boole, Babbage, Shannon, Turing, Zuse and Von Neumann; reviews the history of software engineering and of programming languages, including syntax and semantics; discusses the progress of artificial intelligence, with extension to such key disciplines as philosophy, psychology, linguistics, neural networks and cybernetics; examines the impact on society of the introduction of the personal computer, the World Wide Web, and the development of mobile phone technology; follows the evolution of a number of major technology companies, including IBM, Microsoft and Apple.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Dr. Gerard ORegan is a CMMI software process improvement consultant at SQC Consulting, and a visiting lecturer at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. He is the author of the Springer titles Introduction to Software Process Improvement, Mathematical Approaches to Software Quality and A Practical Approach to Software Quality.

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Titolo: A Brief History of Computing
Casa editrice: Springer (edition 2nd ed. 2012)
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good
Edizione: 2nd ed. 2012.