Introduction to the History of Computing : A Computing History Primer Paperback / softback
by Gerard O'Regan
Part of the Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science series
Paperback / softback
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Tracing the story of computing from Babylonian counting boards to smartphones, this inspiring textbook provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of computing, together with discussion exercises to stimulate deeper investigation into this fascinating area.
Features: provides chapter introductions, summaries, key topics, and review questions; includes an introduction to analogue and digital computers, and to the foundations of computing; examines the contributions of ancient civilisations to the field of computing; covers the first digital computers, and the earliest commercial computers, mainframes and minicomputers; describes the early development of the integrated circuit and the microprocessor; reviews the emergence of home computers; discusses the creation of the Internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the rise of social media; presents a short history of telecommunications, programming languages, operating systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and databases.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 53 Illustrations, color; 50 Illustrations, black and white; XXI, 296 p. 103 illus., 53 il
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:28/06/2016
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- ISBN:9783319331379
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 53 Illustrations, color; 50 Illustrations, black and white; XXI, 296 p. 103 illus., 53 il
- Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
- Publication Date:28/06/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9783319331379
