Introduction to the History of Computing: A Computing History PrimerSpringer, 21 июн. 2016 г. - Всего страниц: 296 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. |
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Foundations of Computing | 37 |
The First Digital Computers | 55 |
The First Commercial Computers | 73 |
Early Commercial Computers and the Invention of the Transistor | 82 |
The Invention of the Integrated Circuit and the Birth of Silicon Valley | 93 |
The IBM System360 | 101 |
A Short History of Telecommunications | 150 |
The Internet Revolution | 163 |
The Smartphone and Social Media | 179 |
History of Programming Languages | 188 |
History of Operating Systems | 213 |
History of Software Engineering | 224 |
History of Artificial Intelligence | 249 |
History of Databases | 274 |
Minicomputers and Later Mainframes | 108 |
The Microprocessor Revolution | 119 |
Home Computers | 126 |
The IBM Personal Computer | 143 |
Glossary | 285 |
References | 289 |
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