Understanding the digital world what you need to know about computers, the Internet, privacy, and security

Based on the author's Princeton course Computers in Our Word, this book is intended as a compact but detailed and thorough explanation of how computers and communications systems work, for non-technical readers. It explains how today's computing and communications world operates, from hard...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kernighan, Brian W., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press cop. 2017
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Sumario:Based on the author's Princeton course Computers in Our Word, this book is intended as a compact but detailed and thorough explanation of how computers and communications systems work, for non-technical readers. It explains how today's computing and communications world operates, from hardware through software to the Internet and the web, also addressing the social, political and legal issues that new technology creates.
Notas:Incluye índice
Descripción Física:238 p. : il. ; 27 cm
ISBN:9780691176543