The Computer

Informationen zum Autor Darrel Ince is Professor of Computing at the Open University and the author of 25 books, four of them with OUP, including Software Engineering and Dictionary of the Internet. Klappentext Computers form a vital part of most people's lives. But what is the nature of the computer? How does it work? What will the next generations of computers look like? Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers; the range of their uses, the effects of computers in the workplace, and novel forms such as quantum computers. Zusammenfassung Computers form a vital part of most people's lives. But what is the nature of the computer? How does it work? What will the next generations of computers look like? Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers; the range of their uses, the effects of computers in the workplace, and novel forms such as quantum computers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: The naked computer 2: The small computer 3: The ubiquitous computer 4: The global computer 5: The insecure computer 6: The disruptive computer 7: The cloud computer 8: The next computer

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Darrel Ince, Darrel (Head of Computing at the Open University and Professor of Computing) Ince, Ince Darrel
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Trade
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.11.2011
• EAN: 9780199586592
• ISBN: 978-0-19-958659-2
• Abmessung: 113 mm x 173 mm x 8 mm
• Serien: Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; A Very Short Introductions; A VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION; Very Short Introductions; A Very Short Introductions
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Informatik, EDV > Informatik; COMPUTERS / General, Information technology: general issues, Information technology: general topics