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A Brief History of Computing

A Brief History of Computing

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Preface.- What is a Computer?.- Computing in Early Civilisations.- Foundations of Computing.- The First Digital Computers.- The First Commercial Computers.- Early Commercial Computers and the Invention of the Transistor.- Integrated Circuit and Silicon Valley.- The IBM System/360.- Minicomputers and Later Mainframes.- The Microprocessor Revolution.- Home Computers.- The IBM Personal Computer.-History of Operating Systems.- Birth of Software Industry and Human Computer Interaction.- History of Programming Languages.- History of Software Engineering.- A Short History of Telecommunications.- The Internet Revolution.- The Smartphone and Social Media.- A Miscellany of Innovation.- History of Databases.- History of Artificial Intelligence.- Ethics and Professional Responsibility.- Legal Aspects of Computing.-Computer Crime and Cybersecurity.- Epilogue.- References.- Glossary.- Index.
Product details
Edition:
4
Number of Pages:
468
Release Date:
2026-01-18
Publication Date:
2026-01-03
Publisher:
Springer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3032042542
ISBN13:
9783032042545
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Weight:
946 g
Height:
160 cm
Width:
241 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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