D Is for Digital What a Well-Informed Person Should Know about Computers and Communications

Name: D Is for Digital What a Well-Informed Person Should Know about Computers and Communications
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ISBN: 9781463733896

ISBN-10: 1463733895

ISBN-13: 9781463733896

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Authors: Brian Kernighan

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This book explains how today's computing and communications world operates, from hardware through software to the Internet and the web. It includes enough detail that you can understand how these systems work, no matter what your technical background. The social, political and legal issues that new technology creates are discussed as well, so you can understand the difficult issues we face and appreciate the tradeoffs that have to be made to resolve them. A compact but detailed and thorough explanation of how computers and communications systems work, for non-technical readers who want to better understand the world they live in. A great source for technical readers who want something that…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 9/23/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Brian Kernighan is a Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University. He is the co-author of eight other books, including the computer science classic The C Programming Language.