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The Computer: A Very Short Introduction (Record no. 3706)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199586592
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 004.16
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ince, Darrel
9 (RLIN) 370362
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Computer: A Very Short Introduction
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. United Kingdom:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 139 Pages;
Other physical details Paperback
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. There is a companion web site asssociated with the book (http://vsicomputer.wordpress.com/). It contains chapter summaries, links to relevant material and posts about items of news relevant to the book's contents. Computers have changed so much since the room-filling, bulky magnetic tape running monsters of the mid 20th century. They now form a vital part of most people's lives. And they are more ubiquitous than might be thought - you may have more than 30 computers in your home: not just the desktop and laptop but think of the television, the fridge, the microwave. But what is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly small machines? And what will the next generations of computers look like? In this Very Short Introduction, Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers; the changes in hardware and software that allowed computers to become so small and commonplace; the challenges produced by the computer revolution - especially whole new modes of cybercrime and security issues; the Internet and the advent of 'cloud computing'; and the promise of whole new horizons opening up with quantum computing, and even computing using DNA. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Information technology: general issues
9 (RLIN) 370363
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Withdrawn   Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Karachi Karachi In Store 09/07/2016 1 004.16 PKLC003825 21/07/2017 13/07/2017 09/07/2016 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Book Bazaar  
          Lahore Lahore Computing and the Internet 09/06/2017 4 004.16 PKLC015637 17/12/2019 14/12/2019 09/06/2017 Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17   5