Invitation to computer science
Print Book, English, ©2010
Course Technology Cengage Learining, Boston, MA, ©2010
xxvi, 718 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
9780324788594, 9781439041994, 0324788592, 1439041997
313635105
An introduction to computer science
The algorithmic foundations of computer science
Algorithm discovery and design
The efficiency of algorithms
The hardware world
The building blocks, binary numbers, Boolean logic, and gates
Computer systems organisation
The virtual machine
An introduction to system software and virtual machines
Computer networks, the internet, and the World Wide Web
Information security
The software world
Introduction to high-level language programming
The tower of Babel
Compilers and language translation
Models of computation
Applications
Simulation and modeling
Simulation and modeling
Electronic commerce and databases
Artificial intelligence
Computer graphics and entertainment, movies, games, and virtual communities
Social issues in computing
Making decisions about computers, information, and society