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The computing universe : a journey through a revolution /
"Computers now impact almost every aspect of our lives, from our social interactions to the safety and performance of our cars. How did this happen in such a short time? And this is just the beginning. In this book, Tony Hey and Gyuri Pápay lead us on a journey from the early days of computers...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Beginnings of a revolution
- The hardware
- The software is in the holes
- Programming languages and software engineering
- Algorithmics
- Mr. Turing's amazing machines
- Moore's law and the silicon revolution
- Computing gets personal
- Computer games
- Licklider's intergalactic computer network
- Weaving the World Wide Web
- The dark side of the Web
- Artificial intelligence and neural networks
- Machine learning and natural-language processing
- The end of Moore's law
- The third age of computing
- Computers and science fiction: an essay
- Epilogue : From Turing's padlocked mug to the present day
- Appendix 1. Length scales
- Appendix 2. Computer science research and the information technology industry.