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100 1 _aForouzan, Behrouz A.
245 1 0 _aFoundations of computer science :
_bfrom data manipulation to theory of computation /
_cBehrouz A. Forouzan with Sophia Chung Fegan.
260 _aPacific Grove, CA :
_bBrooks/Cole,
_cc2003.
300 _axxiii, 384 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aComputer 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.
520 _aIn 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.
650 0 _aComputer science.
700 1 _aFegan, Sophia Chung.
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