The Tao of computing /

Underlying Building-Block QuestionsHow Are Computers Organized?How Are Numbers and Characters Represented in a Computer (and Who Cares)?How Are Images Represented (and Does It Matter)?Where are Programs and Data Stored?What is an Operating System and What Does It Do?Software/Problem-Solving Question...

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Main Author:	Walker, Henry M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2013]
Edition:	Second edition.
Series:	Chapman & Hall/CRC textbooks in computing.
Subjects:	Computers. Computers > Philosophy. Electronic data processing. Internet. Electronic digital computers. Ordinateurs. Ordinateurs > Philosophie. computers. COMPUTERS > Information Technology. MATHEMATICS > General. COMPUTERS > Computer Literacy. COMPUTERS > Computer Science. COMPUTERS > Data Processing. COMPUTERS > Hardware > General. COMPUTERS > Machine Theory. COMPUTERS > Reference.
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Summary:	Underlying Building-Block QuestionsHow Are Computers Organized?How Are Numbers and Characters Represented in a Computer (and Who Cares)?How Are Images Represented (and Does It Matter)?Where are Programs and Data Stored?What is an Operating System and What Does It Do?Software/Problem-Solving QuestionsWhat Can Computers Do for Me?What Should I Know about the Sizes and Speeds of Computers?How Are Software Packages Developed?Networking/Distributed System QuestionsHow Are Computers Connected?How Do Computers Share Information, So That I Can Exchange Materials with Others Using a Computer Network?Wh.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 514 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781439892527 1439892520 9780429065729 0429065728