TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forouzan,Behrouz A.
AU  - Fegan,Sophia Chung
TI  - Foundations of computer science: from data manipulation to theory of computation 
SN  - 0534379680 (pbk.)
AV  - QA76 .F623 2003
U1  - 004 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Pacific Grove, CA
PB  - Brooks/Cole
KW  - Computer science
N1  - Includes index; Computer and data: Data representation; Number representation; Operations on bits -- Computer hardware: Computer organization; Computer networks -- Computer software: Operating systems; Algorithms; Programming languages; Software engineering -- Data organization: Data structures; Abstract data types; File structures; Databases -- Advanced topics: Data compression; Security; Theory of computation -- Appendixes: ASCII code; Unicode; Flowcharts; Pseudocode; Structure charts; Discrete cosine transform; Acronyms -- Glossary
N2  - In this introductory text, you'll get a taste of each of the many disciplines within computer science. Data representation of text, audio, images, and numbers; computer hardware and software, including operating systems and programming languages; data organization topics such as SQL database models - they're all [included]. Progressing from the bits and bytes level to the higher levels of abstraction, this birds-eye view provides the foundation to help you succeed as you continue your studies in programming and other areas in the computer field.-Back cover
ER  -