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Title:
Connecting with computer science
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Edition:
2nd Ed.
Publication Information:
Boston, MA : Cengage, Course Technology, 2010
Physical Description:
xxviii, 644 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781439080351

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Written for the beginning computing student, this text engages readers by relating core computer science topics to their industry application. The book is written in a comfortable, informal manner, and light humor is used throughout the text to maintain interest and enhance learning. All chapters contain a multitude of exercises, quizzes, and other opportunities for skill application.


Table of Contents

1 History and Social Implications of Computing
2 Computing Security and Ethics
3 Computer Architecture
4 Networks
5 The Internet
6 Database Fundamentals
7 Numbering Systems and Data Representations
8 Data Structures
9 Operating Systems
10 File Structures
11 Human-Computer Interface
12 Problem Solving
13 Software Engineering
14 Programming I
15 Programming II
Appendix A Answers to Test Yourself Exercises
Appendix B ASCII Table
Appendix C Java Reserved Words
Glossary
Index