Understanding the Digital World : What You Need to Know about Computers, the Internet, Privacy, and Security, Second Edition /

Computers are everywhere. Some are highly visible, in laptops, tablets, cell phones, and smart watches. But most are invisible, like those in appliances, cars, medical equipment, transportation systems, power grids, and weapons. We never see the myriad computers that quietly collect, share, and some...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kernighan, Brian W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2021
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Computer science.
Computer networks > Security measures.
Computer networks > Security measures > Popular works.
Computer science > Popular works.
Popular works.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt.1: Hardware
  • What is a computer?
  • Bits, bytes, and representation of information
  • Inside the processor
  • Wrap-up on hardware
  • pt.2: Software
  • Algorithms
  • Programming and programming languages
  • Software systems
  • Learning to program
  • Wrap-up on software
  • pt.3: Communications
  • Networks
  • The internet
  • The world wide web
  • pt.4: Data
  • Data and information
  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Privacy and security
  • What comes next?.

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