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1) Computers
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about the history of computers, from how they were first invented to how they impact our lives today."--
Series
Advances in computers volume 108
Publisher
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Annotation
Series
Advances in Computers volume Volume 113
Publisher
Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Advances in Computers, Volume 113, the latest volume in this innovative series published since 1960, presents detailed coverage of new advancements in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications. Chapters in this updated release include A Survey on Regression Test-case Prioritization, Symbolic Execution and Recent Applications to Worst-Case Execution, Load Testing and Security Analysis, Model Based Test Cases Reuse and Optimization,...
Author
Series
Publisher
For Dummies
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Make your PC your new best friend! Personal computers can connect you to the world, improve your productivity, and make your life much easier. But sometimes it can be tough to know where to start. In Computers For Seniors For Dummies, you'll find a guide that's perfect for those with an abundance of life experience who need a helping hand finding their way around a Windows PC. From surfing the web to video chatting with your family, you'll find hands-on...
Publisher
The History® Channel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
From colossal devices designed to save the world to mind-expanding, world-shrinking machines, we trace the evolution of mice and menus. Learn about the world's most powerful computer, IBM's ASCI White, that operates at 12-trillion calculations a second. See how the first room-sized computers, such as ENIAC, changed the world. Bite into Apple's history, the machine that made computers a household appliance. And peer through a microscope to see the...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Explore the intersection of computer science, physics, and electrical and computer engineering with this discussion of the engineering of quantum computers In Principles of Superconducting Quantum Computers, a pair of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive and insightful discussion of the building of quantum computing hardware and systems. Bridging the gaps between computer science, physics, and electrical and computer engineering, the...
Publisher
Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Advances in Computers, Volume 112, the latest volume in a series published since 1960, presents detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications. Chapters in this updated volume include Mobile Application Quality Assurance, Advances in Combinatorial Testing, Advances in Applications of Object Constraint Language for Software Engineering, Advances in Techniques for Test Prioritization, Data Warehouse...
Publisher
Academic Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Advances in Computers, Volume 114, the latest volume in this innovative series published since 1960, presents detailed coverage of new advancements in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications. Chapters in this updated release include A Comprehensive Survey of Issues in Solid State Drives, Revisiting VM performance and optimization challenges for big data, Towards Realizing Self-Protecting Healthcare Information Systems: Design...
Author
Publisher
MIT Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right.
In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to do everything digitally—hiring, driving, paying bills, even
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Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Discusses how in the 1950s, black women made critical contributions to NASA by performing calculations that made it possible for the nation's astronauts to fly into space and return safely to Earth.
Author
Publisher
Flowerpot Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Come along on a science adventure to discover how computers do math so quickly, how we can communicate with computers, and so much more! This fun question and answer book has everything from facts and figures to simple diagrams and hilarious illustrations to help you learn introductory computer science terms and concepts, including programming languages, variables, inputs, outputs, loops, and more."--Provided by publisher
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The author compares the universe to a giant quantum computer, arguing that all interactions between particles in the universe convey information as well as energy, a theory that he uses to trace the history and workings of the universe.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"If you're like most people, you probably believe that humans are the most intelligent animals on our planet. But there's another kind of entity that can be far smarter: groups of people. In this groundbreaking book, Thomas Malone, the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, shows how groups of people working together in superminds--like hierarchies, markets, democracies, and communities--have been responsible for almost all...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
c2018.
Language
English
Description
An assessment of the revolutionary potential of artificial intelligence and robotics traces how technology arrived at this point and how artificial life, machine consciousness, extreme prosperity, and technological warfare will be hotly debated issues of the near future.
"A great turning point in the history of our species is at hand. AI and robotics are poised to redefine what it means to be human. So ... what exactly does that mean for you? In...
Author
Series
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Daniel Hillis offers an easy-to-follow explanation of how data is processed that makes the operation of a computer seem as straightforward as those of a bicycle." "Hillis proceeds from an outline of basic logic to clear descriptions of programming languages, algorithms and memory. He then takes readers in simple steps up to the most exciting developments in computing today - quantum computing, parallel computing, neural networks, and self-organizing...
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