The Tao of computing. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• 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).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.