A brief history of computing [electronic resource]
- 作者： O'Regan, Gerard.
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- 出版： London : Springer London
- 版本：2nd ed.
- 主題： Computer science--History , Computer science , History of Computing. , Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology. , History of Science.
- ISBN： 9781447123590 (electronic bk.) 、 9781447123583 (paper)
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- 資料類型: 電子書
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- 系統號： 005083543 | 機讀編目格式
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This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation – from 3000 B.C. to the present day – in an easy-to-follow and concise manner. Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, exercises, and a glossary; presents detailed information on major figures in computing, such as Boole, Babbage, Shannon, Turing, Zuse and Von Neumann; reviews the history of software engineering and of programming languages, including syntax and semantics; discusses the progress of artificial intelligence, with extension to such key disciplines as philosophy, psychology, linguistics, neural networks and cybernetics; examines the impact on society of the introduction of the personal computer, the World Wide Web, and the development of mobile phone technology; follows the evolution of a number of major technology companies, including IBM, Microsoft and Apple.