The Tao of computing. ([2013])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The Tao of computing. ([2013])
- Main Title:
- The Tao of computing
- Further Information:
- Note: Henry M. Walker.
- Authors:
- Walker, Henry M
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- How Are Computers Organized?; Chapter 2 -- How Are Numbers and Characters Represented in a Computer (and Who Cares)?; Chapter 3 -- How Are Images Represented (and Does It Matter)?; Chapter 4 -- Where Are Programs and Data Stored?; Chapter 5 -- What Is an Operating System, and What Does It Do?; Chapter 6 -- What Can Computers Do℗ for℗ Me?; Chapter 7 -- What Should I Know about the Sizes and Speeds of Computers?; Chapter 8 -- How Are Software Packages Developed?; Chapter 9 -- How Are Computers Connected? Chapter 10 -- How Do Computers Share Information So That I Can Exchange Materials with Others Using a Computer Network?Chapter 11 -- When Can I Consider My Personal Data Secure?; Chapter 12 -- How Does the Internet Work?; Chapter 13 -- How Do Web Applications Work?; Chapter 14 -- How Private (or Public) Are℗ Web Interactions?; Chapter 15 -- How Universal Is Access to Computers and the Web?; Chapter 16 -- Can I Use Web-Based Materials in the Same Way as I Use Printed Sources?; Chapter 17 -- Can Computers Think (Now or℗ in the Future)?; Back Cover.
- Publisher Details:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Copyright Date:
- 2013
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xxx, 514 pages), illustrations
- Subjects:
- 004
Computers
Computers -- Philosophy
Electronic data processing
Internet
Computers
Electronic data processing
Internet
COMPUTERS -- Information Technology
MATHEMATICS -- General
Computers
Electronic data processing
Internet
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781439892527
1439892520
9781466513938
1466513934
9781466513921
1466513926
1439892512
9781439892510 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781439892510
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note: Online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed January 22, 2015). - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.143396
- Ingest File:
- 01_008.xml