Computer Science An Overview

Name: Computer Science An Overview
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ISBN: 9780321247261

ISBN-10: 0321247264

ISBN-13: 9780321247261

Edition: 8th 2005

Authors: J. Glenn Brookshear

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Now in its eighth edition, this book continues to provide a comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the dynamic field of computer science using a breadth-first approach.The table of contents and the text itself have been revised and expanded to reflect changes in the field, including the trend toward using Web and Internet Technology, the evolution of Objects, and the important growth in the field of databases. Specifically, chapter three from the previous edition has been expanded into two chapters. Chapter three will now only cover Operating Systems and the new chapter four will focus on Networks and the Internet.Anyone interested in gaining a thorough introduction to…

Book details

List price: $92.80
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/18/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 576
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.024
Language: English




Introduction


The Role of Algorithms


The Origins of Computing Machines


The Science of Algorithms


Abstraction


An Outline of Our Study


Social Repercussions



Data Storage


Bits and Their Storage


Main Memory


Mass Storage


Representing Information as Bit Patterns


The Binary System


Storing Integers


Storing Fractions


Data Compression


Communication Errors



Data Manipulation


Computer Architecture


Machine Language


Program Execution


Arithmetic/Logic Instructions


Communicating with Other Devices


Other Architectures



Operating Systems


The Evolution of Operating Systems


Operating System Architecture


Coordinating the Machine's Activities


Handling Competition Among Processes


Security



Networking and the internet


Network Fundamentals


The Internet


The World Wide Web


Network Protocols


Security



Algorithms


The Concept of an Algorithm


Algorithm Representation


Algorithm Discovery


Iterative Structures


Recursive Structures


Efficiency and Correctness



Programming Languages


Historical Perspective


Traditional Programming Concepts


Procedural Units


Language Implementation


Object-Oriented Programming


Programming Concurrent Activities


Declarative Programming



Software Engineering


The Software Engineering Discipline


The Software Life Cycle


Modularity


Design Methodologies


Tools of the Trade


Testing


Documentation


Software Ownership and Liability



Data Abstractions


Data Structure Basics


Implementing Data Structures


A Short Case Study


Customized Data Types


Classes and Objects


Pointers in Machine Language



Database Systems


Database Fundamentals


The Relational Model


Object-Oriented Databases


Maintaining Database Integrity


Traditional File Structures


Data Mining


Social Impact of Database Technology



Artificial Intelligence


Intelligence and Machines


Understanding Images


Reasoning


Artificial Neural Networks


Genetic Algorithms


Other Areas of Research


Considering the Consequences



Theory of Computation


Functions and Their Computation


Turing Machines


Universal Programming Languages


A Noncomputable Function


Complexity of Problems


Public Key Cryptography


Asterisks indicate suggestions for optional sections