Computing and Information Technology Books
Rethink Press You++: How to be More Successful by Embracing AI
Book SynopsisAI IS SMART; YOU ARE SMARTER! AI has been termed as the fourth industrial revolution; it will transform the way you live and work. It can enrich your life but also threaten your privacy. It can give you fantastic insight, support, and more quality time, but also take your job. You++ is an easy to read guide that explains what AI can, and cannot do, using real world examples. It provides simple strategies you can adopt to keep ahead of the game. You++ can help you realise new opportunities whilst mitigating the downside risks.
£11.69
Rethink Press She Chose TECH: The essential guide to inspire
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£12.59
Haynes Publishing Group Build Your Own Gaming PC: The step-by-step manual
Book SynopsisThe step-by-step manual to building the ultimate computer, This updated edition of the Build Your Own Gaming PC Manual will help readers get the performance they want on a budget they can afford. Whether they want the cutting-edge technology or are just interested in streaming video of themselves playing the latest hit games, readers will find the guidance needed to make their perfect PC a reality. Regardless of if they are looking to upgrade an existing computer or build a new one from scratch, they'll be able to play the newest games in style and be ready to face the challenges of next year's hottest titles. The new edition includes information on virtual reality, along with all the latest software, accessories and video technology.
£21.25
World Scientific Europe Ltd Demystifying Computation: A Hands-on Introduction
Book SynopsisProblem solving in computing is referred to as computational thinking. The theory behind this concept is challenging in its technicalities, yet simple in its ideas. This book introduces the theory of computation from its inception to current form of complexity; from explanations of how the field of computer science was formed using classical ideas in mathematics by Gödel, to conceptualization of the Turing Machine, to its more recent innovations in quantum computation, hypercomputation, vague computing and natural computing. It describes the impact of these in relation to academia, business and wider society, providing a sound theoretical basis for its practical application.Written for accessibility, Demystifying Computation provides the basic knowledge needed for non-experts in the field, undergraduate computer scientists and students of information and communication technology and software development.
£81.70
World Scientific Europe Ltd Demystifying Computation: A Hands-on Introduction
Book SynopsisProblem solving in computing is referred to as computational thinking. The theory behind this concept is challenging in its technicalities, yet simple in its ideas. This book introduces the theory of computation from its inception to current form of complexity; from explanations of how the field of computer science was formed using classical ideas in mathematics by Gödel, to conceptualization of the Turing Machine, to its more recent innovations in quantum computation, hypercomputation, vague computing and natural computing. It describes the impact of these in relation to academia, business and wider society, providing a sound theoretical basis for its practical application.Written for accessibility, Demystifying Computation provides the basic knowledge needed for non-experts in the field, undergraduate computer scientists and students of information and communication technology and software development.
£39.90
Profile Books Ltd The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the
Book SynopsisIts vast infrastructure projects now extend from the ocean floor to outer space, and from Africa's megacities into rural America. China is wiring the world, and, in doing so, rewriting the global order. As things stand, the rest of the world still has a choice. But the battle for tomorrow will require America and its allies to take daring risks in uncertain political terrain. Unchecked, China will reshape global flows of data to reflect its interests. It will develop an unrivalled understanding of market movements, the deliberations of foreign competitors, and the lives of countless individuals enmeshed in its systems. Networks create large winners, and this is one contest that democracies can't afford to lose. Taking readers on a global tour of these emerging battlefields, Jonathan Hillman reveals what China's digital footprint looks like on the ground, and explores the dangers of a world in which all routers lead to Beijing.Trade ReviewA gripping account of China's rise as a tech superpower ... Take the time to dive deep into this well-written account of the biggest technological transformation of the 21st century * Financial Times *Hillman is surely right that Chinese tech makes the world a more dangerous place than we once hoped ... The prospect that [he] sets up is terrifying -- Emma Duncan * Times *A probing look at China's quest to dominate the technosphere [and] a cogent warning that the West has much work to do if it is to contain Chinese expansion into cyberspace * Kirkus *Engrossing ... Hillman weaves together academic research with on-the-ground journalism to paint a vivid picture of China's Digital Silk Road efforts -- Jonathan A Knee * Business Insider South Africa *The Digital Silk Road traces China's rise as a digital superpower and provides a sobering analysis of its challenge to American technological leadership, economic competitiveness, and national security. Jonathan Hillman shows how private entrepreneurship and government support have enabled a technologically backward country to acquire leading-edge communications capabilities long thought to be the exclusive preserve of rich democracies. This important and well-crafted book should be required reading -- Minxin Pei, author * China's Crony Capitalism *Essential reading for understanding one of the greatest geostrategic challenges of our age: China's technological rise and global push to dominate the vital systems upon which militaries, markets, and modern societies depend -- Admiral James Stavridis, 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and author * 2034: A Novel of the Next World War *An urgent, engaging look at China's push to build digital influence and leverage, project by project, as it makes a play for global dominance -- Jon Huntsman Jr, former US ambassador to ChinaXi's path to absolute power ... has created a personality cult that demands even more repression and controls than George Orwell could have imagined ... The challenge to open societies is real, if daunting, and this book offers a deep analysis of that threat and some possibilities of how it can be tackled -- Nevil Gibson * NBR *Assiduously researched and compellingly written ... Behind the Great Firewall, Hillman provides a thorough account of an increasingly controlled internet -- Tin Hinane El Kadi * Chatham House *Praise for The Emperor's New Silk Road: An outstanding book by one of the most interesting and original thinkers about the rise of China, the Belt and Road Initiative and what both mean for the rest of the world. Filled with insights into the changing world of the 21st century - essential reading -- Peter Frankopan, author * The Silk Roads: A New History of the World *A timely and fascinating account of how China is shaping the digital universe, redrawing the connections that carry data from ocean floor to outer space, and harnessing the means by which both commerce and warfare will increasingly be conducted, framed in a century-defining contest for control -- Charlene Barshefsky, 12th United States Trade RepresentativeFor all the hype and hand-wringing over how the [Belt and Road] could usher in the Chinese century, Hillman's engaging mix of high-level analysis and fieldwork in more than a dozen countries paints a much more nuanced picture -- Keith Johnson * Foreign Policy *A first-rate blend of analysis and journalistic reporting from the front lines of economic statecraft -- Michael J. Mazarr * War on the Rocks *
£17.00
Profile Books Ltd The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the
Book Synopsis'One of the most interesting and original thinkers about the rise of China' - Peter Frankopan A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2022 A Guardian Best Paperback of July 2022 Its vast infrastructure projects now extend from the ocean floor to outer space, and from Africa's megacities into rural America. China is wiring the world, and, in doing so, rewriting the global order. As things stand, the rest of the world still has a choice. But the battle for tomorrow will require America and its allies to take daring risks in uncertain political terrain. Unchecked, China will reshape global flows of data to reflect its own interests - and the lives of countless individuals enmeshed in its systems. Taking readers on a global tour of these emerging battlefields, Jonathan E. Hillman reveals what China's digital footprint looks like on the ground, and explores the dangers of a world in which all routers lead to Beijing.Trade ReviewHillman is surely right that Chinese tech makes the world a more dangerous place than we once hoped ... The prospect that [he] sets up is terrifying -- Emma Duncan * Times *A probing look at China's quest to dominate the technosphere [and] a cogent warning that the West has much work to do if it is to contain Chinese expansion into cyberspace * Kirkus *Engrossing ... Hillman weaves together academic research with on-the-ground journalism to paint a vivid picture of China's Digital Silk Road efforts -- Jonathan A Knee * Business Insider South Africa *The Digital Silk Road traces China's rise as a digital superpower and provides a sobering analysis of its challenge to American technological leadership, economic competitiveness, and national security. Jonathan Hillman shows how private entrepreneurship and government support have enabled a technologically backward country to acquire leading-edge communications capabilities long thought to be the exclusive preserve of rich democracies. This important and well-crafted book should be required reading -- Minxin Pei, author * China's Crony Capitalism *Essential reading for understanding one of the greatest geostrategic challenges of our age: China's technological rise and global push to dominate the vital systems upon which militaries, markets, and modern societies depend -- Admiral James Stavridis, 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and author * 2034: A Novel of the Next World War *An urgent, engaging look at China's push to build digital influence and leverage, project by project, as it makes a play for global dominance -- Jon Huntsman Jr, former US ambassador to ChinaXi's path to absolute power ... has created a personality cult that demands even more repression and controls than George Orwell could have imagined ... The challenge to open societies is real, if daunting, and this book offers a deep analysis of that threat and some possibilities of how it can be tackled -- Nevil Gibson * NBR *Assiduously researched and compellingly written ... Behind the Great Firewall, Hillman provides a thorough account of an increasingly controlled internet -- Tin Hinane El Kadi * Chatham House *Praise for The Emperor's New Silk Road: An outstanding book by one of the most interesting and original thinkers about the rise of China, the Belt and Road Initiative and what both mean for the rest of the world. Filled with insights into the changing world of the 21st century - essential reading -- Peter Frankopan, author * The Silk Roads: A New History of the World *A timely and fascinating account of how China is shaping the digital universe, redrawing the connections that carry data from ocean floor to outer space, and harnessing the means by which both commerce and warfare will increasingly be conducted, framed in a century-defining contest for control -- Charlene Barshefsky, 12th United States Trade RepresentativeFor all the hype and hand-wringing over how the [Belt and Road] could usher in the Chinese century, Hillman's engaging mix of high-level analysis and fieldwork in more than a dozen countries paints a much more nuanced picture -- Keith Johnson * Foreign Policy *A first-rate blend of analysis and journalistic reporting from the front lines of economic statecraft -- Michael J. Mazarr * War on the Rocks *
£11.69
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks
Book SynopsisThe internet is everywhere. But how did it start? How has it changed? And what will it look like in the future?No development in human history has changed the world as radically, or as quickly, as the advent of the internet. There’s almost no aspect of 21st-century life that it hasn’t shaped or fundamentally altered, for better or for worse. But the history of the internet is longer than you might think. Its foundations stretch as far back as the 1960s, decades before it would become an accessible and inescapable part of everyday life.In this new entry in the bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series, author and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker traces the internet from its (relatively) humble beginnings to the ubiquitous force that exists today, from email and dial-up to social media and the metaverse.Breaking down complex concepts around how the world wide web works, how it has changed over time, and the effects it has had on the world as we know it, as well as explaining key terminology and spotlighting important figures, The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks explains everything you need to know about this era-defining technology in short, easy-to-digest chapters.
£11.69
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks
Book SynopsisThe internet is everywhere. But how did it start? How has it changed? And what will it look like in the future?No development in human history has changed the world as radically, or as quickly, as the advent of the internet. There’s almost no aspect of 21st-century life that it hasn’t shaped or fundamentally altered, for better or for worse. But the history of the internet is longer than you might think. Its foundations stretch as far back as the 1960s, decades before it would become an accessible and inescapable part of everyday life.In this new entry in the bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series, author and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker traces the internet from its (relatively) humble beginnings to the ubiquitous force that exists today, from email and dial-up to social media and the metaverse. Breaking down complex concepts around how the world wide web works, how it has changed over time, and the effects it has had on the world as we know it, as well as explaining key terminology and spotlighting important figures, The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks explains everything you need
£9.49
Emerald Publishing Limited The ChatGPT Revolution
Book SynopsisThe ChatGPT Revolution provides readers with an immersive journey into conversational AI powered by the ChatGPT framework. With real world examples and analysis, this work explores the potential of ChatGPT in scientific research, customer service, and business operations.
£76.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Innovation Management in the ICT Sector: How
Book SynopsisEdward Huizenga explores how knowledge and service intensive companies can thrive on innovation and entrepreneurship in the ICT sector. He applies new theoretical insights from strategy and organisation theory, and includes case studies of 30 European service companies. These case studies address the key innovation issues and present answers as to why a constant search for innovation improves firms' competitive position. The key success factors are identified together with those differences that define the frontrunners who are able to turn new ideas into profit. With its mix of academic insights, managerial practices and implementations, this book benchmarks company performance in innovation and develops new theoretical strategy insights including; resource-based ideas; firm's innovation styles; strategic timing; the customer's involvement and the management implications.Innovation Management in the ICT Sector is aimed at, and will be of value to, a readership of academics in the area of strategic management, organisation and innovation, policymakers involved in innovation and economic growth at all levels of government as well as managers in the ICT sector.Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Part I: Innovation Management 1. Exploring Innovation in the ICT Sector 2. Key Success Factors in Innovation Management: Recent Contributions 3. The Nature of Strategy 4. The Organisation of Innovation Part II: Research Design and Methodology 5. The Case Survey Research Method Part III: The Management Practice 6. Strategy and Innovation Performance 7. Organisation, Process and Innovation Performance 8. What Differentiates the Frontrunners? References Index
£36.05
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Information Technology and Small Businesses:
Book SynopsisThis book investigates the antecedents and consequences of information technology adoption among small and medium sized enterprises.Following the well publicized 'Internet bubble', the rate of adoption of such technologies - especially of Internet-based solutions - has slowly changed among small firms, leading to a very mixed picture. Whilst a significant number of these small firms are still excluded from such technologies, others show very complex patterns of adoption and implementation. What is the reason for these differences, and do they explain performance heterogeneity among small firms? Andrea Ordanini addresses these questions by formulating various models of information technology adoption and its impact on marketing and procurement processes. The models are then tested on a sample of 700 small organizations. Their results provide various implications for managers and present suggestions for policy makers wishing to improve the effective use of information technologies within small firms.This book will strongly appeal to researchers, academics and students with an interest in business and management, entrepreneurship, technology and innovation. Entrepreneurs, managers, consultants and policy institutions interested in promoting technology diffusion among SMEs will also find the book to be of great interest.Table of ContentsContents: Part I: Information Technology and Small Businesses: The Antecedents 1. Conceptual Domain and Methodology 2. Background Literature on IT Adoption with Alessandro Arbore and Giacomo Silvestri 3. IT in Small Firms: A First Snapshot and a First Analysis 4. A Structural Equation Model for IT Adoption Part II: Information Technology and Small Businesses: The Consequences 5. Background Literature on IT Effects 6. The ‘Downstream’ Applications: IT and Marketing 7. The ‘Upstream’ Applications: IT and Procurement 8. A Qualitative Analysis of Relevant Cases Part III: Information Technology and Small Businesses: Implications 9. Some Suggestions for Managers and Policymakers References Index
£89.30
IT Governance Publishing ITIL Foundation Essentials
£11.59
Bright Red Publishing BrightRED Study Guide National 5 Administration
Book SynopsisGet exam ready with the new edition National 5 Administration and IT Study Guide from BrightRED . Fully up-to-date with the latest course changes, this guide will give you all the tools you need to succeed in National 5 Administration and IT. In this Study Guide, you will find coverage of all three mandatory units required to pass the National 5 exam; advice on the final exam and the Assignment; detailed explanations of theory and IT applications that you need to be familiar with Don’t Forget features with helpful hints on key points. Things to Do and Think About sections which provide you with plenty of opportunities to put your knowledge into practice. This guide is also supported by a host of free additional material available on the BrightRED Digital Zone!Trade ReviewTwenty four 5* reviews on Amazon.co.ukTable of ContentsAdministrative Practices, IT Solutions for Administrators, Communication in Administration, Practice Tasks
£14.99
Springer London Ltd Electronic Value Exchange: Origins of the VISA
Book SynopsisElectronic Value Exchange examines in detail the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today. Topics and features: provides a history of the VISA system from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s; presents a historical narrative based on research gathered from personal documents and interviews with key actors; investigates, for the first time, both the technological and social infrastructures necessary for the VISA system to operate; supplies a detailed case study, highlighting the mutual shaping of technology and social relations, and the influence that earlier information processing practices have on the way firms adopt computers and telecommunications; examines how “gateways” in transactional networks can reinforce or undermine established social boundaries, and reviews the establishment of trust in new payment devices.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“David L. Stearns argues in Electronic Value Exchange: Origins of the Visa Electronic Payment System that the job of a historian of technology is to make invisible technologies visible again. Certainly, he has achieved this goal. … Stearns’ Electronic Value Exchange is a much-needed contribution to the literature.” (Joline Zepcevski, Enterprise and Society, Vol. 13 (2), June, 2012)“In this well-written, concise volume Stearns … details both the technological and organizational challenges that Visa had to overcome in order to link merchants and financial institutions into a seamless worldwide electronic network. … a valuable contribution to not only the history of technology, but the broader fields of financial, consumer, and business history. … Among the many strengths of this book is its crystal clear writing style. … Overall, Electronic Value Exchange will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars.” (David L. Mason, EH, February, 2012)“Stearns offers a fascinating narrative that navigates somewhere between the sociology of finance, social studies of technology, retail banking and business history. … There is an alphabetic index and most references appear as footnotes. … There is also a list of interviewees and a helpful list of acronyms. … The style is open and quite engaging, the discussion is easy to follow … . developments are explained largely without jargon and with the non-specialist reader very much in mind.” (NEP-HIS blog, February, 2012)“Book provides a socio-technical account of VISA, a banking service to which banks that issued cards belonged and that sold card-processing services to merchants. … a readable volume, based on an extensive set of interviews of protagonists of the story and on secondary theoretical and banking literature. … a welcome addition to the history of banking and of information technologies, and a useful example of how to examine the role of any modern technology within the cultural and operational context in which it is used.” (James W. Cortada, Technology and Culture, Vol. 53, January, 2012)“In this book from the ‘History of Computing’ series from Springer, Stearns looks at the origins of the VISA electronic payment system. … Stearns combines many of these aspects into a very readable book, covering the historical growth of VISA, the personalities involved in its rise, and the computing technology that underpins the organization. Swiping my VISA card will never be quite the same again.” (David B. Henderson, ACM Computing Reviews, August, 2011)Table of ContentsSetting the Stage: Money, Credit, and Payments in America Associating: Dee Hock and the Creation of the Organization Crafting the Social Dynamics: Staffing, Operating Regulations, and Advertising Automating Authorization: BASE Automating Clearing and Settlement: BASE II and III Expanding the System: Organizational and Technical Growth Automating the Point of Sale: Encoding Standards and Merchant Dial Terminals Challenging Conceptual Barriers: EFT and The Debit Card Negotiating Roles: Controversies and the End of an Era Conclusions: Towards a General Socio-technical History of Payment Systems
£111.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Handbook of Industrial Innovation
Book SynopsisIndustrial innovation is essential for national and corporate competitiveness. Understanding the nature, determinants and consequences of innovation is a key task of managers, public policymakers and all students of industry and business. This major new reference book brings together specially commissioned contributions by many leading world experts on a wide range of issues concerning innovation. The first section provides an introduction to the significance and process of industrial innovation, and to the contexts or 'systems' within which it occurs. A series of sectoral and industrial studies is followed by assessments of the key issues affecting innovation. Another section examines one of the main constraints on successful innovation: the strategic management of technology in both products and processes. As well as the benefits of innovation, the problems and challenges of the processes, management and outcomes of innovation are raised throughout the book. Select bibliographies chosen by international experts are included to ensure that this comprehensive reference tool is an indispensable guide for students, scholars, innovators and policymakers.Trade Review'I highly recommend this volume to academic scholars and policy makers in both industry and government. It contains a wealth of valuable material on industrial innovation presented authoritatively and concisely.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: The Nature, Sources and Outcomes of Industrial Innovation Part II: Sectoral and Industrial Studies of Innovation Part III: Key Issues Affecting Innovation Part IV: The Strategic Management of Innovation Part V: Future Challenges of Innovation in a Global Perspective Index
£179.55
John Wiley and Sons Ltd I.T. in the Social Sciences: A Student's Guide to
Book SynopsisIT in the Social Sciences provides students with an overview of the use and study of technology in the social sciences.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Studying and using technology: An Introduction to Communications and Information Technologies (Millsom Henry). 2. Confronting the Social Character of Computers: The Challenges for Social Scientists (Steve Fuller). 3. What, When and How to learn Using Technology Effectively: Transferable Skills for the Social Sciences Student (Kate Bloor). 4. The Computer as a Tool to Aid the Interaction Between Thinking and Essay Writing (Jon Gubbay). 5. Data Sources for Social Scientists (Eric Tanenbaum). 6. Quantitative Research and Information Technology (Duncan Timms). 7. The Theoretical and Practical Applications of IT in Qualitative Analysis (Nigel Fielding). 8. Using Computers in Qualitative Analysis (Mike Fisher). 9. The Use of Computerized Simulations in Social Science Research, Training and Teaching (George H. Conklin). 10. Simulating Social Interaction in a Virtual Reality Setting: Problems and Prospects (Edward Brent). 11. Alone@Campus.Edu? The Interaction of Student and computing Cultures at the University of California at Berkley (Nina Wakeford). 12. Future Directions: IT ad Studying Social and Political Science in the Next Decade (Graham R. Gibbs and Catherine Skinner). Index.
£31.30
Mike Murach & Associates Inc. Murach's OS/390 & Z/OS Jcl
Book SynopsisA thoroughly redesigned and updated version of Murach''s best-selling book that makes it easier than ever to learn how to use JCL (Job Control Language) on IBM mainframes. After you learn how to use JCL for the jobs that you run everyday, you will learn the advanced JCL skills that let you get the most from your operating system. Along the way, you''ll learn how to use general-purpose utilities, the IDCAMS utility for VSAM files, and Unix system services. It''s all there in the unique Murach style that has been training professional programmers for more than 25 years.
£51.19
Mike Murach & Associates Inc. Murach's Java Servlets & JSP
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£40.79
Mike Murach & Associates Inc. Murach's C# 2010
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£44.79
Empire Publications Ltd IT Manager's Handbook: A Guide for IT
Book SynopsisEver wondered how to carry out business planning, deal with customers, analyse business requirements, design IT systems and manage finance and property? This handbook will provide you with systems for dealing with all of these potential problem areas in a logical and systematic manner. Conforming to UK National Management Standards and meeting the requirements of NVQ Management Levels 3, 4 and 5, information Technology manager David Miller has brought together checklists aimed at anyone managing customers, projects and staff. From professionals with a good knowledge of the processes involved, to students starting out, ''The IT Manager''s Handbook'' is a valuable resource accessible to non-IT organisations, colleges, businesses and other organisations. This is a fully portable, readily available and comprehensive source of reference material to help you meet the increasing demands placed on today''s IT Manager.
£21.24
College Publications Logic for Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology
£20.42
Juta Academic The segregated information highway: Information
Book SynopsisThe rise of the global information economy has ushered in enormous changes in teaching and learning methods in higher educational institutions world-wide. "The Segregated Information Highway" provides an overview of the status of information literacy among students at universities and technikons in the Western Cape.Table of ContentsMotivation for the Study; The concept of Information Literacy; Information in Comparative Context (South Africa, Malaysia and Australia); Research Design and Methodology; Overview of Information Literacy in the Western Cape - by institution; Students information-literacy - abilities and needs; Factors Explaining Students' Information-literacy - abilities and needs; Synopsis of Findings and Recommendations; Conclusion - Quo vadis?; Appendix; Bibliography
£17.95
Protea Boekhuis The Griqua Captaincy of Philippolis, 1826 1861
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£19.80
Morgan & Claypool Publishers Ada's Legacy: Cultures of Computing from the Victorian to the Digital Age
Book SynopsisAda’s Legacy illustrates the depth and diversity of writers, thinkers, and makers who have been inspired by Ada Lovelace, the English mathematician and writer. The volume, which commemorates the bicentennial of Ada’s birth in December 1815, celebrates Lovelace’s many achievements as well as the impact of her life and work, which reverberated widely since the late nineteenth century. In the 21st century we have seen a resurgence in Lovelace scholarship, thanks to the growth of interdisciplinary thinking and the expanding influence of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Ada’s Legacy is a unique contribution to this scholarship, thanks to its combination of papers on Ada’s collaboration with Charles Babbage, Ada’s position in the Victorian and Steampunk literary genres, Ada’s representation in and inspiration of contemporary art and comics, and Ada’s continued relevance in discussions around gender and technology in the digital age.With the 200th anniversary of Ada Lovelace’s birth on December 10, 2015, we believe that the timing is perfect to publish this collection of papers. Because of its broad focus on subjects that reach far beyond the life and work of Ada herself, Ada’s Legacy will appeal to readers who are curious about Ada’s enduring importance in computing and the wider world.Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Ada's Legacy in Computing Charles Babbage, Ada Lovelace, and the Bernoulli Numbers Sketch of the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage, Esq. Ada: Past, Present, Future The Ada Programming Language The Rise, Fall, and Persistence of Ada Part 2: Ada's Legacy in Literature "I shall in due time be a poet": Ada Lovelace's Poetical Science in its Literary Context "A Different Sort of Bird": Ada Lovelace in History and Steampunk Ada Bright and Dark: Steampunk Representations of the Enchantress of Numbers Part 3: Ada's Legacy in the Digital Age Oracle: The Engine Weaves "Genderless" Online Discourse in the 1970s: Muted Group Theory in Early Social Computing Rebooting the Ada Lovelace Mythos
£37.95
Morgan & Claypool Publishers Declarative Logic Programming: Theory, Systems,
Book SynopsisThe idea of this book grew out of a symposium that was held at Stony Brook in September 2012 in celebration of David S.Warren's fundamental contributions to Computer Science and the area of Logic Programming in particular.Logic Programming (LP) is at the nexus of Knowledge Representation, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Logic, Databases, and Programming Languages. It is fascinating and intellectually stimulating due to the fundamental interplay among theory, systems, and applications brought about by logic. Logic programs are more declarative in the sense that they strive to be logical specifications of ""what"" to do rather than ""how"" to do it, and thus they are high-level and easier to understand and maintain. Yet, without being given an actual algorithm, LP systems implement the logical specifications automatically.Several books cover the basics of LP but focus mostly on the Prolog language with its incomplete control strategy and non-logical features. At the same time, there is generally a lack of accessible yet comprehensive collections of articles covering the key aspects in declarative LP. These aspects include, among others, well-founded vs. stable model semantics for negation, constraints, object-oriented LP, updates, probabilistic LP, and evaluation methods, including top-down vs. bottom-up, and tabling.For systems, the situation is even less satisfactory, lacking accessible literature that can help train the new crop of developers, practitioners, and researchers. There are a few guides onWarren’s Abstract Machine (WAM), which underlies most implementations of Prolog, but very little exists on what is needed for constructing a state-of-the-art declarative LP inference engine. Contrast this with the literature on, say, Compilers, where one can first study a book on the general principles and algorithms and then dive in the particulars of a specific compiler. Such resources greatly facilitate the ability to start making meaningful contributions quickly. There is also a dearth of articles about systems that support truly declarative languages, especially those that tie into first-order logic, mathematical programming, and constraint solving.LP helps solve challenging problems in a wide range of application areas, but in-depth analysis of their connection with LP language abstractions and LP implementation methods is lacking. Also, rare are surveys of challenging application areas of LP, such as Bioinformatics, Natural Language Processing, Verification, and Planning.The goal of this book is to help fill in the previously mentioned void in the LP literature. It offers a number of overviews on key aspects of LP that are suitable for researchers and practitioners as well as graduate students. The following chapters in theory, systems, and applications of LP are included.Table of Contents Preface PART I THEORY 1. Datalog: Concepts, History, and Outlook 2. An Introduction to the Stable and Well-Founded Semantics of Logic Programs 3. A Survey of Probabilistic Logic Programming PART II SYSTEMS 4. WAM for Everyone: A Virtual Machine for Logic Programming 5. Predicate Logic as a Modeling Language: The IDP System 6. SolverBlox: Algebraic Modeling in Dialog PART III APPLICATIONS 7. Exploring Life: Answer Set Programming in Bioinformatics 8. State-Space Search with Tabled Logic Programs 9. Natural Language Processing with (Tabled and Constraint) Logic Programming 10. Logic Programming Applications: What Are the Abstractions and Implementations? Index Biographies
£84.15
Morgan & Claypool Publishers Declarative Logic Programming: Theory, Systems,
Book SynopsisThe idea of this book grew out of a symposium that was held at Stony Brook in September 2012 in celebration of David S.Warren's fundamental contributions to Computer Science and the area of Logic Programming in particular.Logic Programming (LP) is at the nexus of Knowledge Representation, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematical Logic, Databases, and Programming Languages. It is fascinating and intellectually stimulating due to the fundamental interplay among theory, systems, and applications brought about by logic. Logic programs are more declarative in the sense that they strive to be logical specifications of "what" to do rather than "how" to do it, and thus they are high-level and easier to understand and maintain. Yet, without being given an actual algorithm, LP systems implement the logical specifications automatically.Several books cover the basics of LP but focus mostly on the Prolog language with its incomplete control strategy and non-logical features. At the same time, there is generally a lack of accessible yet comprehensive collections of articles covering the key aspects in declarative LP. These aspects include, among others, well-founded vs. stable model semantics for negation, constraints, object-oriented LP, updates, probabilistic LP, and evaluation methods, including top-down vs. bottom-up, and tabling.For systems, the situation is even less satisfactory, lacking accessible literature that can help train the new crop of developers, practitioners, and researchers. There are a few guides onWarren’s Abstract Machine (WAM), which underlies most implementations of Prolog, but very little exists on what is needed for constructing a state-of-the-art declarative LP inference engine. Contrast this with the literature on, say, Compilers, where one can first study a book on the general principles and algorithms and then dive in the particulars of a specific compiler. Such resources greatly facilitate the ability to start making meaningful contributions quickly. There is also a dearth of articles about systems that support truly declarative languages, especially those that tie into first-order logic, mathematical programming, and constraint solving.LP helps solve challenging problems in a wide range of application areas, but in-depth analysis of their connection with LP language abstractions and LP implementation methods is lacking. Also, rare are surveys of challenging application areas of LP, such as Bioinformatics, Natural Language Processing, Verification, and Planning.The goal of this book is to help fill in the previously mentioned void in the LP literature. It offers a number of overviews on key aspects of LP that are suitable for researchers and practitioners as well as graduate students. The following chapters in theory, systems, and applications of LP are included.Table of Contents Preface PART I THEORY 1. Datalog: Concepts, History, and Outlook 2. An Introduction to the Stable and Well-Founded Semantics of Logic Programs 3. A Survey of Probabilistic Logic Programming PART II SYSTEMS 4. WAM for Everyone: A Virtual Machine for Logic Programming 5. Predicate Logic as a Modeling Language: The IDP System 6. SolverBlox: Algebraic Modeling in Dialog PART III APPLICATIONS 7. Exploring Life: Answer Set Programming in Bioinformatics 8. State-Space Search with Tabled Logic Programs 9. Natural Language Processing with (Tabled and Constraint) Logic Programming 10. Logic Programming Applications: What Are the Abstractions and Implementations? Index Biographies
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John Libbey Eurotext Non-Visual Human-Computer Interactions: Prospects
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Springer International Publishing AG From Tool to Partner: The Evolution of Human-Computer Interaction
Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive history of human-computer interaction (HCI). Whether you are a user-experience professional or an academic researcher, whether you identify with computer science,human factors, information systems, information science, design, or communication, you can discover how your experiences fit into the expanding field of HCI. You can determine where to look for relevant information in other fields—and where you won't find it.This book describes the different fields that have participated in improving our digital tools.It is organized chronologically, describing major developments across fields in each period. Computer use has changed radically, but many underlying forces are constant. Technology has changed rapidly, human nature very little. An irresistible force meets an immovable object. The exponential rate of technological change gives us little time to react before technology moves on. Patterns and trajectories described in this book provide your best chance to anticipate what could come next.We have reached a turning point. Tools that we built for ourselves to use are increasingly influencing how we use them, in ways that are planned and sometimes unplanned. The book ends with issues worthy of consideration as we explore the new world that we and our digital partners are shaping.Table of ContentsPreface.- Acknowledgments.- Preamble: History in a Time of Rapid Change.- Human-Tool Interaction and Information Processing at the Dawn of Computing.- 1945-1955: Managing Vacuum Tubes.- 1955-1965: Transistors, New Vistas.- 1965-1980: HCI Prior to Personal Computing.- Hardware Generations.- 1980-1985: Discretionary Use Comes into Focus.- 1985-1995: Graphical User Interfaces Succeed.- 1995-2005: The Internet Era Arrives and Survives a Bubble.- 2005-2015: Scaling.- Reflection: Cultures and Bridges.- A New Era.- Conclusion: Ubiquitous Human-Computer Interaction.- Appendix A: Personal Observations.- AppendixB A Toolkit for Writing a Conceptual History.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Author Biography.- Index.
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Springer Applied OSS Reliability Assessment Modeling AI
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Springer History of Cryptography and Cryptanalysis
Book Synopsis1. A Revolutionary Cipher.- 2. Crypto Before 1500: A Bit of Magic.- 3. The Black Chambers: 1500 1776.- 4. Crypto Goes to War: The American Revolution.- 5. Crypto Goes to War: The American Civil War 1861 1865.- 6. Crypto and the War to End All Wars: 1914 1919.- 7. The Interwar Period: 1919 1941.- 8. The Rise of the Machines: 1918 1941.- 9. Battle Against the Machines: World War II 1939 1945.- 10. The Machines Take Over: Computer Cryptography.- 11. Alice and Bob and Whit and Martin: Public-Key Cryptography.- 12. Web and Mobile Device Cryptology.- 13. Cyber Weapons and Cyber Warfare.- 14. Cryptology and the Internet of Things.- 15. What is Next in Cryptology?.- 16. Cipher Mysteries.
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De Gruyter Elements of Discrete Mathematics: Numbers and
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Peter Lang AG Die digitale Dimension des Strafprozessrechts:
Book SynopsisDie Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf das strafprozessuale Beweisrecht sind im digitalen Zeitalter von besonderer Bedeutung. Die Autorin analysiert die Probleme, die mit der zunehmenden Einführung digitaler Beweismittel einhergehen und arbeitet diese unter Vergleich der bestehenden Regelungen auf. Informationstechnisch liegt der Fokus auf der Bewertung der Beweis- und Manipulationssicherheit, sowie der Darstellung der zunehmenden Rolle der IT-Forensik. Letztlich kommt sie zu dem Ergebnis, dass die spezifischen Beweisprobleme nur unter Berücksichtigung der Doppelnatur digitaler Beweise aufzuklären sind.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG History of Nordic Computing 3: Third IFIP WG 9.7
Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed post-proceedings of the Third IFIP WG 9.7 Conference on the History of Nordic Computing, HiNC3, held in Stockholm, Sweden, in October 2010. The 50 revised full papers presented together with a keynote address and a panel discussion were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers focus on the application and use of ICT and ways in which technical progress affected the conditions of the development and use of ICT systems in the Nordic countries covering a period from around 1970 until the beginning of the 1990s. They are organized in the following topical sections: computerizing public sector industries; computerizing management and financial industries; computerizing art, media, and schools; users and systems development; the making of a Nordic computing industry; Nordic networking; Nordic software development; Nordic research in software and systems development; teaching at Nordic universities; and new historiographical approaches and methodological reflections.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Vom Ding an sich zum Internet der Dinge: Löst
Book SynopsisSeit Beginn dessen, was man Philosophie nennt – also dem Zeitalter der Vorsokratiker – haben große Geister sich bemüht, den Dualismus Geist-Materie zu überwinden und Erkenntnis auf eine einzige, eindeutige Quelle zurück zu führen – dem Ding-an-sich. Diese Entwicklung wird in diesem Buch nachverfolgt – bis hin zu den modernen Instrumenten der Datenhaltung und der künstlichen Intelligenz. Im Internet of Things schließlich werden Informationen und Objekte wieder zu einer einzigen Entität verschmolzen. Liegt da vielleicht die Lösung nach der Suche des Ding-an-sich?Table of ContentsSuche nach Erkenntnis.- Grenzen der Erkenntnis in der Quantenphysik.- Historische Versuche der Wirklichkeitsbeschreibung.- Poincaré und die Sprache der Wissenschaft.- Organisationsmodelle und Wahrscheinlichkeiten.- Datenhaltungssysteme.- Künstliche Intelligenz.- Internet of Things.- Löst IoT den Dualismus auf?.- Referenzen.- Namensverzeichnis.
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Springer Zeitenwende: Wie die IT unsere Welt verändert
Book SynopsisDie moderne Informationstechnologie durchdringt und verändert unsere Welt – weit mehr und intensiver, als die meisten von uns ahnen. Das Buch beschreibt ihre Entstehung, ihre Geschichte, ihre wesentlichen Treiber und welche herausragende Bedeutung die neue Weltmacht IT für unser soziales, wirtschaftliches und politisches Leben erlangt hat. Es bietet dem Leser auf interessante, allgemeinverständliche und ausgewogene Weise Orientierung zu einem komplexen Thema, das unsere Gegenwart und Zukunft wesentlich prägt. Es zeigt die großen Entwicklungslinien und erklärt dabei auch, was es etwa mit Künstlicher Intelligenz, Algorithmen oder Blockchains auf sich hat.Table of ContentsDie neue Zeitrechnung - Der Weg zum modernen Computer - Die Entwicklung der Nachkriegszeit - IT und Wirtschaft - IT und Politik - Die Neuerfindung der Kriminalität - Die Zukunftsagenda
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Springer Turning Point
Book SynopsisThe New Era.- The Path to the Modern Computer.- The Development of the Post-War Period.- IT and Economy.- IT and Politics.- The Reinvention of Crime.- The Future Agenda.
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Lehmanns Media GmbH The Satisfiability Problem: Algorithms and
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PHI Learning Fundamentals of Computers
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PHI Learning Object-oriented Analysis and Design Using Umlan
Book SynopsisTo write such a program, which probably runs into a hundred thousand lines or more, knowledge of an object-oriented language like Java or C++ is not enough. Unified Modelling Language (UML), elaborated in detail in this book, is a methodology that assists in the design of software systems. The first task in the making of a software product is to gather requirements from the client. This well-organized and clearly presented text develops a formal method to write down these requirements as Use Cases in UML. Besides, it also develops the concepts of static and dynamic modelling and the Unified Process that suggests incremental and iterative development of software, taking client feedback at every step. The concept of Design Patterns which provide solutions to problems that occur repeatedly during software development is discussed in detail in the concluding chapters. Two appendices provide solutions to two real-life problems. Case Studies, mapping of examples into Java code that are executable on computers, summary and Review Questions at the end of every chapter make the book reader friendly. The book will prove extremely useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, and Master of Computer Applications (MCA). It will also benefit professionals who wish to sharpen their programming skills using UML.
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PHI Learning All of C
Book SynopsisTeaches basic and advanced C programming concepts with practical examples and coding assignments. Revised and updated version of the author's previous book. Includes Test Yourself sections for practice and special features to enhance programming skills.
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PHI Learning Problem Solving with C
Book SynopsisThe book "Problem Solving with C" helps students build efficient programs with new chapters and revised content. It includes more examples, exercises, and is suitable for students of Computer Science, Applications, and Information Technology at all levels, even for beginners.
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PHI Learning Object-oriented Analysis and Design Using Umlan
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Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd Knowledge Management
Book SynopsisPaperback Eastern Economy Edition Publisher: PHI Learning Private Limited Language: English ISBN: 9788120343153
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PHI Learning Software Testing: A Practical Approach
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PHI Learning Numerical Analysis with Algorithms and Computer
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S Chand & Co Ltd Programming In C & C++
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S Chand & Co Ltd Software Engineering
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