Introduction to the History of Computing (Record no. 52710)
[ view plain ]
| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 04062nam a22005295i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 978-3-319-33138-6 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20200420221253.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160621s2016 gw | s |||| 0|eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9783319331386 |
| -- | 978-3-319-33138-6 |
| 082 04 - CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call Number | 004.09 |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author | O'Regan, Gerard. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Introduction to the History of Computing |
| Sub Title | A Computing History Primer / |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | XXI, 296 p. 103 illus., 53 illus. in color. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science, |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Remark 2 | What is a Computer? -- Computing in Early Civilizations -- Foundations of Computing -- The First Digital Computers -- The First Commercial Computers -- Early Commercial Computers and the Invention of the Transistor -- The Invention of the Integrated Circuit and the Birth of Silicon Valley -- The IBM System/360 -- Minicomputers and Later Mainframes -- The Microprocessor Revolution -- Home Computers -- The IBM Personal Computer -- A Short History of Telecommunications -- The Internet Revolution -- The Smartphone and Social Media -- History of Programming Languages -- History of Operating Systems -- History of Software Engineering -- History of Artificial Intelligence -- History of Databases. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Tracing the story of computing from Babylonian counting boards to smartphones, this inspiring textbook/reference provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of computing, together with discussion exercises to stimulate deeper investigation into this fascinating area. Topics and features: Provides chapter introductions, summaries and key topics, as well as review questions and a glossary Includes an introduction to analogue and digital computers, and to the foundations of computing Examines the contributions of the ancient Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Islamic civilisations to the field of computing Covers the first digital computers, and the earliest examples of commercial computers, mainframes and minicomputers Describes the invention and early development of the integrated circuit and the microprocessor Reviews the emergence of home computers, and the introduction of the IBM personal computer Discusses the technological revolutions initiated by the creation of the Internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the rise of social media Presents a short history of telecommunications, programming languages, operating systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and databases This engaging and easy-to-read work serves as an introductory textbook for students of computer science interested in the historical basis of the field. The curious reader will also find the book to be ideal as a self-study primer on the origins of the fundamental theory and early applications of the technology which has now become ubiquitous in modern society. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33138-6 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | eBooks |
| 264 #1 - | |
| -- | Cham : |
| -- | Springer International Publishing : |
| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| -- | 2016. |
| 336 ## - | |
| -- | text |
| -- | txt |
| -- | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - | |
| -- | computer |
| -- | c |
| -- | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - | |
| -- | online resource |
| -- | cr |
| -- | rdacarrier |
| 347 ## - | |
| -- | text file |
| -- | |
| -- | rda |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Computer science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Computer industry. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Computers. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Computers and civilization. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Technology |
| 650 14 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Computer Science. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | History of Computing. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | History of Technology. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Computers and Society. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | The Computer Industry. |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| -- | 1863-7310 |
| 912 ## - | |
| -- | ZDB-2-SCS |
No items available.