The Computing Universe: A Journey through a RevolutionCambridge University Press, 8 dec 2014 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 in the 1930s to the cutting-edge research of the present day that will shape computing in the coming decades. Along the way, they explain the ideas behind hardware, software, algorithms, Moore's Law, the birth of the personal computer, the Internet and the Web, the Turing Test, Jeopardy's Watson, World of Warcraft, spyware, Google, Facebook and quantum computing. This book also introduces the fascinating cast of dreamers and inventors who brought these great technological developments into every corner of the modern world. This exciting and accessible introduction will open up the universe of computing to anyone who has ever wondered where his or her smartphone came from. |
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Pagina ix
... input and output of data and the use of storage devices and printers. Programming is the skill required to translate our computer science algorithms into programs that computers can understand. Like digital literacy skills, the ability ...
... input and output of data and the use of storage devices and printers. Programming is the skill required to translate our computer science algorithms into programs that computers can understand. Like digital literacy skills, the ability ...
Pagina xiii
... input and corrections: Gordon Bell, Doug Berger, Judith Bishop, Barry Briggs, Bill Buxton, T. J. Campana and the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, Scott Charney, Li Deng, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Katy Halliday, Jeff Han, David Heckerman, Carl ...
... input and corrections: Gordon Bell, Doug Berger, Judith Bishop, Barry Briggs, Bill Buxton, T. J. Campana and the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit, Scott Charney, Li Deng, Andrew Fitzgibbon, Katy Halliday, Jeff Han, David Heckerman, Carl ...
Pagina 5
... input and output, and these would be subject to the control module just as the other modules were.5 In the months that followed, the three of them refined their ideas for the EDVAC, which eventually resulted in von Neumann writing a ...
... input and output, and these would be subject to the control module just as the other modules were.5 In the months that followed, the three of them refined their ideas for the EDVAC, which eventually resulted in von Neumann writing a ...
Pagina 6
... input (I), and the output (O) (Fig. 1.10). The CA unit carried out all the arithmetic and logical operations, and the CC unit organized the sequence of operations to be executed. The CC is the conductor, since it coordinates the ...
... input (I), and the output (O) (Fig. 1.10). The CA unit carried out all the arithmetic and logical operations, and the CC unit organized the sequence of operations to be executed. The CC is the conductor, since it coordinates the ...
Pagina 7
... input, output, memory, and processor. The input (typically now a keyboard or a mouse) feeds data into the computer. This information is encoded by binary numbers and stored in the memory. The processor then fetches the information ...
... input, output, memory, and processor. The input (typically now a keyboard or a mouse) feeds data into the computer. This information is encoded by binary numbers and stored in the memory. The processor then fetches the information ...
Inhoudsopgave
The hardware | 34 |
Computer games | 174 |
The end of Moores law | 298 |
The third age of computing | 318 |
Computers and science fiction an essay | 333 |
xiii | 367 |
39 | 375 |
58 | 389 |
220 | 395 |
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