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Introduction to the History of Computing

A Computing History Primer

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Buch | Softcover
XXI, 296 Seiten
2016 | 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-33137-9 (ISBN)

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Introduction to the History of Computing - Gerard O'Regan
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Tracing the story of computing from Babylonian counting boards to smartphones, this inspiring textbook provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of computing, together with discussion exercises to stimulate deeper investigation into this fascinating area. Features: provides chapter introductions, summaries, key topics, and review questions; includes an introduction to analogue and digital computers, and to the foundations of computing; examines the contributions of ancient civilisations to the field of computing; covers the first digital computers, and the earliest commercial computers, mainframes and minicomputers; describes the early development of the integrated circuit and the microprocessor; reviews the emergence of home computers; discusses the creation of the Internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the rise of social media; presents a short history of telecommunications, programming languages, operating systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and databases.

Dr. Gerard O'Regan is a CMMI software process improvement consultant with research interests including software quality and software process improvement, mathematical approaches to software quality, and the history of computing. He is the author of such Springer titles as A Brief History of Computing, Pillars of Computing, Giants of Computing, Mathematics in Computing, Introduction to Software Quality, Introduction to Software Process Improvement, and Mathematical Approaches to Software Quality.

What is a Computer?.- Computing in Early Civilizations.- Foundations of Computing.- The First Digital Computers.- The First Commercial Computers.- Early Commercial Computers and the Invention of the Transistor.- The Invention of the Integrated Circuit and the Birth of Silicon Valley.- The IBM System/360.- Minicomputers and Later Mainframes.- The Microprocessor Revolution.- Home Computers.- The IBM Personal Computer.- A Short History of Telecommunications.- The Internet Revolution.- The Smartphone and Social Media.- History of Programming Languages.- History of Operating Systems.- History of Software Engineering.- History of Artificial Intelligence.- History of Databases.

"The work is conceived of as a text for an undergraduate computer science class. Basic definitions are covered, and the book is more comprehensive than other standard history of computing works because it covers analog and pre-digital computing innovations. The text then is written for a basic student introduction, which includes an abstract, key topics, review questions, and summary for each chapter. Also included are abundant pictures, illustrations, graphics, and references for each topic reviewed." (G. Mick Smith, Computing Reviews, November, 2016)

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
Zusatzinfo XXI, 296 p. 103 illus., 53 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Technikgeschichte
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Wirtschaftsinformatik
Schlagworte algorithms • Artificial Intelligence • Computers and Society • Computer Science • Computing history • Early computers • History of Computing • History of technology • microprocessor • The Computer Industry
ISBN-10 3-319-33137-X / 331933137X
ISBN-13 978-3-319-33137-9 / 9783319331379
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