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A way through the global techno-scientific culture /

Computers are supposed to be smart, yet they frustrate both ordinary users and computer technologists. Why are people frustrated by smart machines? Computers don't fit people. People think in terms of comparisons, stories, and analogies, and seek feedback, whereas computers are based on a funda...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richmond, Sheldon Saul, 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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