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Author | : Abdul Montaqim |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 2012-04-08 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 1471661962 |
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This book is intended to provide an introduction to, and an overview of, the computer industry - or the "Computer Age" - as well as the key people who created the computerised world we live in... without too many technical details. The idea is to offer a snapshot of the industry at this point in time and find out how it got where it is today, highlighting its most notable inventions and innovations and the pioneering people who are responsible for them.Extract: The original human computers used tools to help them calculate. The most well known calculating tool from antiquity is the abacus, which was usually made from wood and featured a frame containing sticks along which beads could be moved. It is believed that the abacus was invented some time between 2700-2300 BC, in Sumeria, and its forerunner was probably a system whereby stones or beads were moved along grooves in the sand or ground, or tablets of wood, stone or metal.
Author | : John Chattin-McNichols |
Publisher | : Sams |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1986-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780810452176 |
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Author | : Peter Scharf |
Publisher | : Hayden Books |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 9780810452169 |
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Discusses the development of computers, how they work, programming, computer graphics, the usefulness of computers in a variety of school subjects, and moral dilemmas related to computers.
Author | : Peter Scharf |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Computer programming |
ISBN | : 9780810452183 |
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Author | : Ernie Dainow |
Publisher | : Ernie Dainow |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0995214409 |
Download Understanding Computers, Smartphones and the Internet Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Most introductory books about computers are long, detailed technical books such as those used in a computer science course or else tutorials that provide instructions on how to operate a computer with little description of what happens inside the machine. This book fits in the large gap between these two extremes. It is for people who would like to understand how computers work, without having to learn a lot of technical details. Only the most important things about computers are covered. There is no math except some simple arithmetic. The only prerequisite is knowing how to use a web browser. As an alternative or adjunct to reading the book, you can watch a series of short videos by going to youtube.com and searching for “Understanding Computers, Smartphones and the Internet”. Only current day technology is covered. People who are interested in learning about how computers evolved from the earliest machines can read the companion book “A Concise History of Computers, Smartphones and the Internet”. While originally intended for people who are not in the computer field, this book is also useful for those taking a coding course or an introductory computer science course. Even people already in the computer field will find things of interest in this book.
Author | : Charles S. Parker |
Publisher | : Harcourt Brace College Publishers |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1997-11-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780030246579 |
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Author | : Michael L. Dertouzos |
Publisher | : Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 522 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : |
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Gathered from twenty leading authorities in computer science, the chapters of The Computer Age range across a broad spectrum of topics -- from technological trends and needs to social questions, such as the changing economics of information, ownership principles, regulation, the range of potential computer uses, from science and business to the home.
Author | : Time-Life Books |
Publisher | : Time Life Medical |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 9780809496709 |
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Describes in question and answer format, the workings of computers, from early calculating machines to super-computers, from personal computers to neural networks.
Author | : Ernie Dainow |
Publisher | : Ernie Dainow |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 2017-02-01 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0995214417 |
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The very first electronic computers were invented at the end of World War II. They were very large machines that could only be used in special air conditioned rooms. Today, almost everybody carries a computer in their pocket, in their mobile phone. How did all this come about in only 70 years? This book is for people who would like to know the answer to this question. It tells this exciting story, with a lot of pictures. This book is not a complete history, rather it is a concise history that covers the most important people, companies and inventions that led to where we are today. The first chapter covers the evolution of computer hardware - the physical machine. The second chapter focuses on the software - the programs that provide the instructions that tell the hardware what to do. The third chapter covers the most important data networks that were developed so that computers could communicate with each other, ending with the Internet which only became the dominant computer network after 1995. The last chapter on Smartphones traces its history from the discovery of radio waves in the late 19th century to the Apple iPhone. This book does not require a lot of technical knowledge about computers. People who are interested in learning more about how computers actually work can read the companion book “Understanding Computers, Smartphones and the Internet”, by Ernie Dainow.
Author | : Richard Crandall |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 1461221722 |
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The primary thesis here is the authors' belief that the emergence of computers as an elemental force in our society must be viewed with a sceptical eye. Crandall and Levich, one a mathematician, the other a philosopher, strive, however, to present a balanced viewpoint, investigating and reflecting on the good and bad sides of this revolution, and seek meaning in this "Information Age". Their examination is stripped of journalistic hyperbole, the cries of self-serving prophets, and the sales pitches of the soft- and hardware industries. In separating the wheat from the chaff, the authors provide readers with a much better understanding of the limitations of these new technologies, along with propositions for their better use and within the societal context.