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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Managing Complexity of Information Systems: The
Book SynopsisThis book is about complexity in Information Systems (IS). The subject is addressed from both conceptual and applied perspectives. Concepts are drawn from information theory, industrial design and software engineering. Its content capitalizes on experiences gathered by the authors during various contracting jobs involving software architecture, modeling and IS architecture that were conducted for large organizations in the banking and industry sectors, as well as in the public sector. The authors develop the point of view according to which mastering complexity involves two essential steps: first, one should develop a clear understanding of the real nature of complexity within the IS; second, one should identify the primary causes which contribute to its uncontrolled growth and organize these into a logical framework, in order to define efficient countermeasures. Both technical and psychological causes of complexity are to be considered. Two themes make up the main thread of the book: complexity and value. Both themes are quite common when considered separately, but their interplay remains a largely unexplored topic. The analysis of this interplay is one of the sources of originality of this book.Table of ContentsForeword xi Pascal GROJEAN Preface xv Chapter 1. Why Simplicity? 1 1.1. Solving conflicting requirements 1 1.2. Three periods in IS management 5 1.3. And now … simplicity! 10 1.4. Plan of the book 13 Chapter 2. Complexity, Simplicity, and Abstraction 17 2.1. What does information theory tell us? 17 2.2. What does the design tell us? 33 Chapter 3. Value or Values? 77 3.1. Who is concerned? 79 3.2. Concepts of value for an IS 80 3.3. Are these values sufficient and independent? 90 Chapter 4. Promoting Value Through Simplicity 97 4.1. Growing technical heterogeneity 100 4.2. Changing requirements 121 4.3. Human factors 131 Chapter 5. Simplicity Best Practices 149 5.1. Putting simplicity principles into practice 149 5.2. Defining a generic IS 149 5.3. A simplicity framework 152 Conclusion 173 APPENDICES 177 Appendix 1. Digging into Information Theory 179 Appendix 2. Two Measures of Code Complexity 195 Appendix 3. Why Has SOA Failed So Often? 207 Bibliography 219 Index 221
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Cyber Conflict: Competing National Perspectives
Book SynopsisToday, cyber security, cyber defense, information warfare and cyber warfare issues are among the most relevant topics both at the national and international level. All the major states of the world are facing cyber threats and trying to understand how cyberspace could be used to increase power. Through an empirical, conceptual and theoretical approach, Cyber Conflict has been written by researchers and experts in the fields of cyber security, cyber defense and information warfare. It aims to analyze the processes of information warfare and cyber warfare through historical, operational and strategic perspectives of cyber attack. It is original in its delivery because of its multidisciplinary approach within an international framework, with studies dedicated to different states – Canada, Cuba, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Slovenia and South Africa – describing the state’s application of information warfare principles both in terms of global development and “local” usage and examples. Contents 1. Canada’s Cyber Security Policy: a Tortuous Path Toward a Cyber Security Strategy, Hugo Loiseau and Lina Lemay. 2. Cuba: Towards an Active Cyber-defense, Daniel Ventre. 3. French Perspectives on Cyber-conflict, Daniel Ventre. 4. Digital Sparta: Information Operations and Cyber-warfare in Greece, Joseph Fitsanakis. 5. Moving Toward an Italian Cyber Defense and Security Strategy, Stefania Ducci. 6. Cyberspace in Japan’s New Defense Strategy, Daniel Ventre. 7. Singapore’s Encounter with Information Warfare: Filtering Electronic Globalization and Military Enhancements, Alan Chong. 8. A Slovenian Perspective on Cyber Warfare, Gorazd Praprotnik, Iztok Podbregar, Igor Bernik and Bojan Ticar. 9. A South African Perspective on Information Warfare and Cyber Warfare, Brett van Niekerk and Manoj Maharaj. 10. Conclusion, Daniel VentreTable of ContentsIntroduction xi Chapter 1. Canada’s Cyber Security Policy: a Tortuous Path Toward a Cyber Security Strategy 1 Hugo LOISEAU and Lina LEMAY 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Canada in North America: sovereign but subordinate? 4 1.3. Counter-terrorism for the improvement of national security 13 1.4. The long path to a national CI protection strategy and national cyber security strategy 25 1.5. The adoption of the current strategies for CI protection and cyber security 31 1.6. Conclusion 37 1.7. Bibliography 38 Chapter 2. Cuba: Towards an Active Cyber-defense 45 Daniel VENTRE 2.1. Cyberspace: statistics and history 47 2.2. Theoretical and practical considerations on information warfare and cyber-warfare 54 2.3. Cyber-warfare theories and practices 56 2.4. Regulations and ways around them 60 2.5. Capabilities of control, surveillance and interception 65 2.6. Enemies 66 2.7. Conclusion 70 2.8. Bibliography 73 Chapter 3. French Perspectives on Cyber-conflict 77 Daniel VENTRE 3.1. Cyberspace 79 3.2. Assessments, view on the world and awakening 88 3.3. Reaction, position of France and choice: theories, political strategies and military doctrines 100 3.4. Conclusion 127 3.5. Bibliography 131 Chapter 4. Digital Sparta: Information Operations and Cyber-warfare in Greece 135 Joseph FITSANAKIS 4.1. Geopolitical significance 136 4.2. Strategic concerns and internal balancing 139 4.3. Formative experiences in information operations: the Ergenekon conspiracy 141 4.4. Formative experiences in information operations: intensifying cyber-attacks 142 4.5. Formative experiences in information operations: the Öcalan affair 143 4.6. Formative experiences in information operations: the Greek wiretapping case of 2004–2005 145 4.7. Emerging civilian information operations strategies 148 4.8. Emerging military information operations strategies 152 4.9. The European Union dimension in Greek information operations 155 4.10. Conclusion 156 4.11. Bibliography 158 Chapter 5. Moving Toward an Italian Cyber Defense and Security Strategy 165 Stefania DUCCI 5.1. Information warfare and cyber warfare: what are they? 165 5.2. Understanding the current Italian geopolitical context 168 5.3. The Italian legal and organizational framework 172 5.4. The need for a national cyber-defense and -security strategy 177 5.5. Conclusion 188 5.6. Bibliography 188 Chapter 6. Cyberspace in Japan’s New Defense Strategy 193 Daniel VENTRE 6.1. Japan’s defense policy 194 6.2. Cyberspace in Japan’s defense strategy 197 6.3. Conclusion 217 6.4. Bibliography 221 Chapter 7. Singapore’s Encounter with Information Warfare: Filtering Electronic Globalization and Military Enhancements 223 Alan CHONG 7.1. Singapore: electronic globalization and its pitfalls 225 7.2. Cyberdefence in the private sector and society at large 228 7.3. The Singapore Armed Forces and the embrace of third-generation warfare 235 7.4. Conclusion 245 7.5. Bibliography 247 Chapter 8. A Slovenian Perspective on Cyber Warfare 251 Gorazd PRAPROTNIK, Iztok PODBREGAR, Igor BERNIK and Bojan TIÈAR 8.1. Introduction 251 8.2. Preparations for digital warfare 254 8.3. Specifics of technologically-advanced small countries 256 8.4. Geostrategic, geopolitics and the economic position of the Republic of Slovenia 258 8.5. Information and communication development in Slovenia 259 8.6. Cyber-threats in Slovenia 261 8.7. Slovenia in the field of information and communication security policy 264 8.8. Slovenia’s information and communication security policy strategy 266 8.9. Conclusion 274 8.10. Bibliography 276 Chapter 9. A South African Perspective on Information Warfare and Cyber Warfare 279 Brett VAN NIEKERK and Manoj MAHARAJ 9.1. The South African structure of information warfare 280 9.2. A South African perspective on cyber-warfare 283 9.3. The Southern African cyber-environment 284 9.4. Legislation 288 9.5. Cyber-security and information warfare organizations in South Africa 289 9.6. Estimated cyber-warfare capability in Africa 290 9.7. Conclusion 291 9.8. Bibliography 292 Chapter 10. Conclusion 297 Daniel VENTRE 10.1. Cyberspace 301 10.2. Bibliography 306 List of Authors 307 Index 309
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Analytics Press Big Data, Big Dupe: A little book about a big
Book SynopsisBig Data, Big Dupe" is a little book about a big bunch of nonsense. The story of David and Goliath inspires us to hope that something little, when armed with truth, can topple something big that is a lie. This is the author’s hope. While others have written about the dangers of Big Data, Stephen Few reveals the deceit that belies its illusory nature. If “data is the new oil,” Big Data is the new snake oil. It isn’t real. It’s a marketing campaign that has distracted us for years from the real and important work of deriving value from data.
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MIT Press Redesigning AI Boston ReviewForum
Book SynopsisArtificial intelligence will not create superintelligence anytime soon. But it is already making huge advances—revolutionizing medicine and transport, transforming jobs and markets, and reshaping the fabric of social life. At the same time, the promises of AI have been increasingly overshadowed by its perils, from automation and disinformation to powerful new forms of bias and surveillance. Reckoning with these threats to work, democracy, and justice, Redesigning AI asks what can be done to redirect AI for the good of everyone.Leading off a forum, economist and best-selling author Daron Acemoglu argues that though the challenges are dire, the future is not inevitable. Respondents debate the precise role new technology plays in economic inequality, the wide range of algorithmic harms facing workers and citizens, and other concrete steps that can be taken to ensure a just future for AI. Other contributors explore the impact of new technology in domains from medicine to carework, the nature of skills training in a rapidly changing economy, and the ethical case for not building certain forms of AI in the first place. Together they sketch an urgent vision for redirecting the course of technological change for good.
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Advantage Media Group The Great Digital Transformation: Reimagining the
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Simon & Schuster Mac Unlocked: Everything You Need to Know to Get
Book SynopsisMake the most of your Mac with this witty, authoritative guide to macOS Big Sur.Apple updates its Mac operating system every year, adding new features with every revision. But after twenty years of this updating cycle without a printed user guide to help customers, feature bloat and complexity have begun to weigh down the works. For thirty years, the Mac faithful have turned to David Pogue’s Mac books to guide them. With Mac Unlocked, New York Times bestselling author Pogue introduces readers to the most radical Mac software redesign in Apple history, macOS Big Sur. Beginning Mac users and Windows refugees will gain an understanding of the Mac philosophy; Mac veterans will find a concise guide to what’s new in Big Sur, including its stunning visual and sonic redesign, the new Control Center for quick settings changes, and the built-in security auditing features. With a 300 annotated illustrations, sparkling humor, and crystal-clear prose, Mac Unlocked is the new gold-standard guide to the Mac.
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Bohlau Verlag Cold War Games: Der Kalte Krieg in
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Logos Verlag Berlin Reverse Method Engineering: Methode Und
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Deep Learning for Time-Series Classification
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Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Cooperative Event-Based Control of Mobile Agents
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Los Innovadores / The Innovators
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Editorial Planeta Mexicana S.A. de C.V. Inteligencia Artificial El Nuevo Cerebro
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Novas Edicoes Academicas Encaminhamento e filtragem de pacotes em
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Steve Jobs / Steve Jobs: A Biography
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HarperCollins UK Collins International Primary Computing
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HarperCollins UK Collins International Lower Secondary Computing
Book SynopsisThe Stage 9 Teacher's Guide offers comprehensive teacher support, providing everything needed to teach with confidence using the Collins International Lower Secondary Computing Stage 9 Student's Book and Workbook.
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HarperCollins UK International Lower Secondary Computing Teachers
Book SynopsisThe Stage 8 Teacher's Guide offers comprehensive teacher support, providing everything needed to teach with confidence using the Collins International Lower Secondary Computing Stage 8 Student's Book and Workbook.Collins International Lower Secondary Computing series provides in-depth coverage of the Cambridge curriculum frameworks Lower Secondary Computing (0860) and Lower Secondary Digital Literacy (0082), as well as the UK national curriculum for Computing at secondary level.The course is organised around six themes relating to computing and digital literacy Our digital world; Content creation; Create with code; How computers work; Connect the world; The power of data. The chapter overviews and lesson summaries show how these themes are developed in Stage 8, helping teachers to plan their course.The Teacher's Guide offers a detailed lesson plan for every unit, giving guidance on how to run the session, including lesson objectives, reference to key pedagogies, mapping grids, worksheets, resource sheets, answers, support for assessing end-of-chapter projects and Build on this' extension activities.The lesson plans and introduction provide valuable subject knowledge and support for non-specialists. This includes summaries of the key computing pedagogies used in the resources, and references to further reading to develop teachers' own practice.Built around an internationally sound pedagogy, this framework for teaching provides real-life contexts and culturally responsive examples into a project-based approach and incorporates all learners' knowledge, ways of learning, and heritage; where learners are given more of an opportunity to choose appropriate contexts for themselves.The accompanying downloads, available on the Collins site, includes PDF and editable Word versions of all the resources in the Teacher's Guide, to print and adapt, as well as source files, mapping grids, worksheets, resource sheets and recommended sites to support practical tasks with a host of resources to supplement teaching.Written by Laura Sach, a female expert, who has a breadth of computing experience across industry, education and research, and her culturally responsive approach provides teachers with an accessible and inclusive learning experience for all ages and inspires greater participation and tech career pathways for all.Supports teachers to prepare learners for a seamless transition to Lower Secondary Computing Stage 9.
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HarperCollins UK Collins International Primary Computing
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MIT Press Ltd Intellivision
Book SynopsisThe engaging story of Intellivision, an overlooked videogame system from the late 1970s and early 1980s whose fate was shaped by Mattel, Atari, and countless others who invented the gaming industry.Astrosmash, Snafu, Star Strike, Utopia?do these names sound familiar to you? No? Maybe? They were all videogames created for the Intellivision videogame system, sold by Mattel Electronics between 1979 and 1984. This system was Atari?s main rival during a key period when videogames were moving from the arcades into the home. In Intellivision, Tom Boellstorff and Braxton Soderman tell the fascinating inside story of this overlooked gaming system. Along the way, they also analyze Intellivision?s chips and code, games, marketing and business strategies, organizational and social history, and the cultural and economic context of the early US games industry from the mid-1970s to the great videogame industry crash of 1983.While many remember Atari, Intellivision has largely been forgotten. As such, Intellivision fills a crucial gap in videogame scholarship, telling the story of a console that sold millions and competed aggressively against Atari. Drawing on a wealth of data from both institutional and personal archives and over 150 interviews with programmers, engineers, executives, marketers, and designers, Boellstorff and Soderman examine the relationship between videogames and toys?an under-analyzed aspect of videogame history?and discuss the impact of home computing on the rise of videogames, the gendered implications of play and videogame design at Mattel, and the blurring of work and play in the early games industry.
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University of California Press The Feel of Algorithms
Book SynopsisWhy do we feel excited, afraid, and frustrated by algorithms?The Feel of Algorithms brings relatable first-person accounts of what it means to experience algorithms emotionally alongside interdisciplinary social science research, to reveal how political and economic processes are felt in the everyday. People's algorithm stories might fail to separate fact and misconception, and circulate wishful, erroneous, or fearful views of digital technologies. Yet rather than treating algorithmic folklore as evidence of ignorance, this novel book explains why personal anecdotes are an important source of algorithmic knowledge. Minna Ruckenstein argues that we get to know algorithms by feeling their actions and telling stories about them. The Feel of Algorithms shows how taking everyday algorithmic emotions seriously balances the current discussion, which has a tendency to draw conclusions based on celebratory or oppositional responses to imagined future effects. An everyday focus zooms into experiences of pleasure, fear, and irritation, highlighting how political aims and ethical tensions play out in visions, practices, and emotional responses. This book shows that feelings aid in recognizing troubling practices, and also calls for alternatives that are currently ignored or suppressed.Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Structures of Feeling in Algorithmic Culture 2 Coevolving with Algorithms 3 The Digital Geography of Fear 4 Friction in Algorithmic Relations 5 Care for Algorithmic Futures Ways Forward References Index
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Princeton University Press NumberCrunching
Book SynopsisDemonstrates how odd and unusual math problems can be solved by bringing together basic physics ideas and powerful computers. This title looks at how the art of number-crunching has changed since the advent of computers, and how high-speed technology helps to solve conundrums such as the three-body, Monte Carlo, and gambler's ruin problems.Trade Review"Great stories. Interesting and challenging problems. Instructive MATLAB code. Lots of physics. That's my in-a-nutshell assessment... Nahin takes on the subject of using computers to solve difficult problems, many in physics, that couldn't be solved before computers... This is one of those books that one can read as a spectator, enjoying the scenery, taking in the landscape, appreciating the rich stories--my relationship with the book--or one can dive in, study the many equations, run the code, and have a personal experience of how problems that were unsolvable just a few decades ago have succumbed to computers."--Sol Lederman, Wild About Math "Number Crunching is most timely, given the escalating scale of economic, commercial, and financial transactions, necessitating thinking about, evaluating, and communicating on a much larger scale... The presentation in Number Crunching is simultaneously accessible, readable, entertaining, daunting, sophisticated, and technical."--Stephen E. Roulac, New York Journal of Books "Number-Crunching is packed with copious notes and references and augmented by significant challenge problems that take the reader beyond the text and which would make good undergraduate projects... Nahin's aim is clearly to convey enthusiasm for the subject to a younger reader and to give a glimpse of what is technically possible... He looks to convey the excitement that he and many of us had when first attracted to the physical sciences as we were growing up--the excitement at the realisation that, given a few tools, even an awkward teenager can make quantitative statements about the world."--C.J. Howls, Times Higher Education "Paul Nahin, a prolific and knowledgeable expository writer, is a professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire. What he offers in Number-Crunching might be described as a mix of (1) supplementary readings for courses in mathematics, physics, or electrical engineering, (2) 'challenge problems' intended as a brain-jogging call to prospective professionals, and (3) a garage sale of mathematical miscellania and esoterica."--Philip J. Davis, SIAM News "[Number-Crunching] is impressive for several reasons. First, Nahin has found the right level--not too easy and not too hard. Second, the problem selections and topics are interesting and in several cases give surprising results. Finally, the book is just plain fun."--Choice "[A] highly entertaining and rewarding read."--Dean Rickles, Mathematical Reviews "Unlike writers of popular mathematics books, Nahin is more then happy to spray the pages with equations! Since these are surrounded by lucid and informal explanations, they add significant value to the book... Whether or not you are the computing type, there is a lot to enjoy about this book."--Alan Stevens, Mathematics TODAY "Many of these challenge problems would make excellent projects--both in mathematics or physics--for undergraduates to explore. Number-Crunching's greatest strength is providing a perspective on how three unique yet vastly intertwined fields interact while keeping readers more and more intrigued as they progress through the text. Readers will find abundant resources to quench their thirst for knowledge of computational mathematics and physics."--Brandon Milanovich, Mathematics TeacherTable of ContentsIntroduction x Chapter 1: FEYNMAN MEETS FERMAT 1 1.1 The Physicist as Mathematician 1 1.2 Fermat's Last Theorem 2 1.3 "Proof" by Probability 3 1.4 Feynman's Double Integral 6 1.5 Things to come 10 1.6 Challenge Problems 11 1.7 Notes and References 13 Chapter 2: Just for Fun: Two Quick Number-Crunching Problems 16 2.1 Number-Crunching in the Past 16 2.2 A Modern Number-Cruncher 20 2.3 Challenge Problem 25 2.4 Notes and References 25 Chapter 3: Computers and Mathematical Physics 27 3.1 When Theory Isn't Available 27 3.2 The Monte Carlo Technique 28 3.3 The Hot Plate Problem 34 3.4 Solving the Hot Plate Problem with Analysis 38 3.5 Solving the Hot Plate Problem by Iteration 44 3.6 Solving the Hot Plate Problem with the Monte Carlo Technique 50 3.7 ENIAC and MANIAC-I: the Electronic Computer Arrives 55 3.8 The Fermi-Pasta-Ulam Computer Experiment 58 3.9 Challenge Problems 73 3.10 Notes and References 74 Chapter 4: The Astonishing Problem of the Hanging Masses 82 4.1 Springs and Harmonic Motion 82 4.2 A Curious Oscillator 87 4.3 Phase-Plane Portraits 96 4.4 Another (Even More?) Curious Oscillator 99 4.5 Hanging Masses 104 4.6 Two Hanging Masses and the Laplace Transform 108 4.7 Hanging Masses and MATLAB 113 4.8 Challenge Problems 124 4.9 Notes and References 124 Chapter 5: The Three-Body Problem and Computers 131 5.1 Newton's Theory of Gravity 131 5.2 Newton's Two-Body Solution 139 5.3 Euler's Restricted Three-Body Problem 147 5.4 Binary Stars 155 5.5 Euler's Problem in Rotating Coordinates 166 5.6 Poincare and the King Oscar II Competition 177 5.7 Computers and the Pythagorean Three-Body Problem 184 5.8 Two Very Weird Three-Body Orbits 195 5.9 Challenge Problems 205 5.10 Notes and References 207 Chapter 6: Electrical Circuit Analysis and Computers 218 6.1 Electronics Captures a Teenage Mind 218 6.2 My First Project 220 6.3 "Building" Circuits on a Computer 230 6.4 Frequency Response by Computer Analysis 234 6.5 Differential Amplifiers and Electronic Circuit Magic 249 6.6 More Circuit Magic: The Inductor Problem 260 6.7 Closing the Loop: Sinusoidal and Relaxation Oscillators by Computer 272 6.8 Challenge Problems 278 6.9 Notes and References 281 Chapter 7: The Leapfrog Problem 288 7.1 The Origin of the Leapfrog Problem 288 7.2 Simulating the Leapfrog Problem 290 7.3 Challenge Problems 296 7.4 Notes and References 296 Chapter 8: Science Fiction: When Computers Become Like Us 297 8.1 The Literature of the Imagination 297 8.2 Science Fiction "Spoofs" 300 8.3 What If Newton Had Owned a Calculator? 305 8.4 A Final Tale: the Artificially Intelligent Computer 314 8.5 Notes and References 324 Chapter 9: A Cautionary Epilogue 328 9.1 The Limits of Computation 328 9.2 The Halting Problem 330 9.3 Notes and References 333 Appendix (FPU Computer Experiment MATLAB Code) 335 Solutions to the Challenge Problems 337 Acknowledgments 371 Index 373 Also by Paul J. Nahin 377
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CRC Press Every Bit Counts
Book SynopsisWritten by one of the foremost experts in high-performance computing and the inventor of Gustafsonâs law, Every Bit Counts: Posit Computing explains the foundations of a new way for computers to calculate that saves time, storage, energy, and power by packing more information into every bit than do legacy approaches. Both the AI and HPC communities are increasingly using the posit approach that Gustafson introduced in 2017, which may be the future of technical computing.What may seem like a dry subject is made engaging by including the human and historical side of the struggle to represent numbers on machines. The book is richly illustrated in full color throughout, with every effort made to make the material as clear and accessible as possible, and even humorous.Starting with the simplest form of the idea, the chapters gradually add concepts according to stated mathematical and engineering design principles, building a robust tool kit for creating applic
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Pearson Education Technology In Action Complete MyLab IT with
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Turings Cathedral
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ASCD The AI Assist
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ACM DIS 2016 Designing Interactive Interfaces
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Apress Become ITIL 4 Foundation Certified in 7 Days
Book Synopsis Day 1.- Chapter 1: Introduction to the New ITIL.- Chapter 2: Brief Overview of DevOps.- Day 2.- Chapter 3: ITIL 101: Concepts and Core Foundation.- Chapter 4: Holistic Approach to Service Management: Four Dimensions.- Day 3.- Chapter 5A: Value Creation with Service Value System.- Chapter 5B: Influencing through Guiding Principles.- Chapter 6: ITIL's Management of Practices.- Day 4.- Chapter 7: Practices to Manage Stakeholders.- Chapter 8: Practices to Enable Service Support.- Chapter 9: Continual Improvement.- Day 5.- Chapter 10: Practices to Manage Operations.- Day 6.- Chapter 11: Practices to Manage Changes.- Chapter 12: Practices to Manage Releases.- Day 7.- Chapter 13: The Service Desk.- Chapter 14: Tips and Tricks for Taking the ITIL Exam.- Appendix A: Answers to Knowledge Checks.- Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to the new ITILChapter Goal: To introduce the new ITIL, provide context and differentiate with the version 3No of pages : 15 pagesSub -Topics1. Why ITIL 4?1. Difference between ITIL 3 and ITIL 42. ITIL 4 Foundation Exam3. Other ITIL 4 ExamsChapter 2: Brief Overview of DevOpsChapter Goal: To introduce the DevOps frameworkNo of pages : 20 pagesSub -Topics1. Introduction to DevOps2. DevOps sections – people, process and technology3. DevOps processesChapter 3: ITIL BasicsChapter Goal: To introduce the key concepts of ITIL No of pages : 20 pagesSub -Topics1. Defining value2. Products vs services3. Concept of consumers and other stakeholders4. service relationships5. Processes and functionsChapter 4: Service Management - Four DimensionsChapter Goal: To discuss the four dimensions in detailNo of pages: 20 pagesSub - Topics 1. Organizations and people2. Information and technology3. Partners and suppliers4. Value Streams and processesChapter 5: ITIL Service Value SystemChapter Goal: To introduce service value systemNo of pages : 20 pagesSub - Topics: 1. Intro to service value system2. Opportunity and demand3. Service value chain4. Governance5. Continual Improvement (formerly CSI)Chapter 6: ITIL Processes for Managing StakeholdersChapter Goal: Understand the processes for managing customers and other key stakeholdresNo of pages: 15 pagesSub - Topics: 1. Relationship management2. Service level management3. Supplier managementChapter 7: ITIL Processes for Defining Operations FrameworkChapter Goal: Understand the processes for defining processes that sets the boundaries and steps for support and operational activitiesNo of pages: 30 pagesSub - Topics: 1. Service configuration management2. IT asset management3. Information security management4. Continual improvementChapter 8: ITIL Processes for Managing OperationsChapter Goal: Understand the processes in detail for managing operationsNo of pages: 30 pagesSub - Topics: 1. Monitoring and event management2. Incident management3. Problem improvement4. Change controlChapter 9: ITIL Processes for Managing ChangesChapter Goal: Understand the processes for controlling changes to the environment and applicationsNo of pages: 20 pagesSub - Topics: 1. Service request management2. Change control3. Release managementChapter 10: ITIL Practice for Managing DeploymentsChapter Goal: Understand the technical management around deploying software into environmentsNo of pages: 15 pagesSub - Topics: 1. Deployment managementChapter 11: ITIL Practice for Coordinating between StakeholdersChapter Goal: Understand the service desk and service desk managementNo of pages: 15 pagesSub - Topics: 1. Service desk2. Service desk management Chapter 12 : Practices to Manage Deployments Release Management Types of Releases Engagement with Service Value Chain Deployment Management Key Activities Engagement with Service Value Chain Chapter 13 : Practices to Coordinate with Stakeholders Service Desk Types of Service Desks Key Activities Engagement with Service Value Chain Service Desk Management Engagement with Service Value Chain Chapter 14 : Exam Tips and Tricks
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Apress Machine Learning with the Raspberry Pi
Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction to Machine Learning (ML) with the Raspberry Pi (RasPi).- Chapter 2: Exploration of ML data models: Part 1.- Chapter 3: Exploration of ML data models: Part 2.- Chapter 4: Preparation for Deep Learning.- Chapter 5: Practical deep learning ANN demonstrations.- Chapter 6: CNN demonstrations.- Chapter 7: Predictions using ANNs and CNNs.- Chapter 8: Predictions using CNNs and MLPs for medical research.- Chapter 9: Reinforcement Learning. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to Machine Learning (ML) with the Raspberry Pi (RasPi)Chapter 2: Exploration of ML data models: Part 1Chapter 3: Exploration of ML data models: Part 2Chapter 4: Preparation for Deep LearningChapter 5: Practical deep learning ANN demonstrationsChapter 6: CNN demonstrationsChapter 7: Predictions using ANNs and CNNsChapter 8: Predictions using CNNs and MLPs for medical researchChapter 9: Reinforcement Learning.
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SAP Press Clean ABAP
Book SynopsisABAP developers, are you looking to clean up your code? Then pick up this official companion to the Clean ABAP GitHub repository. This book is brimming with best practices, straight from the experts, to help you write effective ABAP code.
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SAP Press ABAP Development for SAP HANA
Book SynopsisSee how SAP HANA has changed ABAP! Whether you're studying for certification or just want to see what's new, you can learn to design simple and advanced SAP HANA applications with ABAP by using this comprehensive guide.
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APress The IoT Product Manager
Book SynopsisEnhance your product management skills and set yourself apart from other product managers working in the IoT industry. This book shows you how to navigate through the world of small and Edge devices to successfully launch and monitor products connected together to make smart environments. Working in Agile environments, you''ll learn to guide UI builds that serve customer needs and function the way top tech companies expect. Then measure the right product metrics and create reporting dashboards for your IoT products. That way you can effectively engage partners, engineers, and stakeholders. And you''ll learn the entire end-to-end development process of IoT products so that you can make sure you make the right moves at the right stages. After mastering the IoT product lifecycle and measuring your success against KPIs, you''ll see how to work with marketing to effectively launch your product in the marketplace. Finally, a self-interTable of ContentsChapter 1. History of IoT Product ManagementGrowth of IoT technology Scope of product management How to become a PM Chapter 2. UI / UX for IoT Product Design User experience and user interface creation Steps for product Business models Hardware and recent IoT landscape Chapter 3. IoT Manager in the Agile Era Product Manager journey Advance skills Creating product metricsCreating reporting dashboards, Communication with partners, engineersm and stakeholders End-to-end development. Chapter 4. IoT Product Development and Life Cycle Product evaluation Journey of the product Chapter 5. IoT Product Manager and Life Cycle Management Collaborate Negotiate Launch Chapter 6. IoT Product Marketing Marketing strategy creation Monitor industry trends Review generation methods Chapter 7. Government Regulation in IoT Existing laws (US, EU, Canada) How to follow regulations Audience: Intermediate
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SAP Press Architecting EDI for SAP S4HANA
Book SynopsisJuggling multiple partners and clients? Streamline your business communications with this guide to electronic data interchange (EDI) in SAP S/4HANA! Begin with an overview of EDI processing and how it works. Next, follow step-by-step instructions for configuring and managing EDIs in your SAP S/4HANA landscape. Customize IDocs, configure SAP Application Interface Framework and SAP Integration Suite, test your EDI solution, and more. This is your one-stop shop for comprehensive B2B integration in SAP S/4HANA!Highlights include:1) Prerequisites2) Environment setup3) EDI standards4) Configuration5) SAP Application Interface Framework6) SAP Integration Suite7) SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)8) Test automation9) IDocs10) APIs
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Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc. Implementing Central Finance with SAP S4HANA
Book SynopsisModernize your financial landscape with Central Finance and SAP S/4HANA! Follow step-by-step instructions for implementing Central Finance, from harmonizing your master data to running reconciliation reports. Establish your source and target systems, and then set up the initial data load and real-time replication. With guidance on SAP Application Interface Framework alerts, centralized payments, and controlling processes, this is your hands-on manual for deploying Central Finance!Highlights include:1) Architecture2) Finance processes3) Master data 4) Initial load and real-time replication5) Central payments6) Controlling7) Accounting view of logistics (AVL)8) Reconciliation9) Reporting10) SAP Landscape Transformation Replication Server11) SAP Application Interface Framework
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Rheinwerk Publishing, Inc. C
Book SynopsisIf you need to know C++, look no further! This comprehensive guide has everything you need to master the modern C++23 language, from syntax fundamentals to advanced development concepts. Follow practical code examples as you learn object-oriented programming, work with standard library containers, program concurrent applications, and more. Don?t just learn how to code?learn how to code better with expert tips and guidance on the rules of compact, secure, and efficient code.In this book, you?ll learn about:a. Basic to Advanced Programming Master C++ programming from the ground up. Learn how to code with building blocks such as comments, variables, and functions, and then walk through object-oriented programming. Graduate to advanced concepts, including pointers and templates. b. The Standard LibraryDive into the C++ standard library, including an in-depth guide to containers: what they can do, what they can?t do, and how to choose the right one for your scenario. Work with streams and files, explore unique syntax, and implement concurrency using threads. c. Good Coding PracticesWrite effective, sustainable code. Dedicated chapters provide guidelines, techniques, and tips for good coding. Put theory into practice with numerous sample programs that you can download to help jump-start your own projects. Highlights include:1) Language basics 2) Statements and expressions3) Structures and classes4) Object-oriented programming5) Containers6) Threading7) Error handling8) Testing9) Pointers 10) Interface to C11) Templates12) Best practices
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Little, Brown & Company Revolutionary Algorithms
Book SynopsisFrom an artist and TikTok creator, a critical look at the controversial app and its effect on cultural heritage, artificial intelligence, community organizing, and digital censorship. In Revolutionary Algorithms, Torey Akers approaches TikTok with a deep understanding of the app, as both a prolific creator and consumer of its content. In these essays, she interrogates how the TikTok ban and the multiple genocides happening around the world are deeply intertwined; how the app can empower creators, amplify social movements, and document abuses of power. She addresses the good, bad, and sometimes uncanny parts of maneuvering and communicating in a digital space. As a new era of social media looms, Akers makes the case for techno-progressivism, looking toward a future where TikTok continues to connect, inspire, and create space for more intersectionality, equity, and joy.
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Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc The University of Michigan School of Information
Book SynopsisThis title provides career planning help for a fast-evolving profession! This book's progressive approach, unmatched scope and up to date guidance will open the doors to a wide range of exciting information age careers to undergraduates, high school students, parents and advisors along with information students and recent graduates who are interested in exploring emerging career paths. Written by a team of seasoned career services experts at the University of Michigan, one of the nation's leading iSchools, this exceedingly comprehensive new resource provides in-depth coverage of career opportunities in eight core information fields, including: Archives and Preservation Management; Human Computer Interaction; Information Analysis and Retrieval; Information Management; Information Policy; Library and Information Services; Records Management; and, Social Computing. Chapters of this title are clearly organized by field, and each one includes a fully-fleshed description, real world profile, education and training programs, example job titles, illustrated career maps, and online resources for additional exploration. There is also an invaluable chapter on career planning that covers self-assessment, career-decision making, networking, and job search strategies.
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Arcler Education Inc Programming & Software Development
Book SynopsisProgramming & Software Development examines various aspects of programming and software development along with the importance of identifying the right kind of project for the programming. It includes the meaning of programming and system designs and development. Provide the reader with the insights into the development of software testing and activities required to conduct programming so as to understand the importance of system documentation and data security with the current trends in system development.
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Arcler Education Inc Information and Computer Ethics
Book SynopsisInformation and Computer Ethics deals with the basic idea of information ethics. It also includes the concept of moral methodology and information technology. It provides the reader with basic insights of global development of information technology and computer ethics so as to understand the ethical issues that are involved in the information and computer sector along with the regulatory issues and challenges. This book also discusses about normative theories and computer ethics, ethical issues involved in the sector of information and computer, international development and computer ethics, technologies of autonomous agency and regulatory issues and challenges involved in the sector of information and computer ethics.
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Arcler Education Inc Computer Science and Web Technologies
Book SynopsisThe book Computer Science and Web Technologies gives an in-depth discussion of the key systems in the development of distributed software and service-oriented systems through the Internet, and gives readers some critical thinking and technical skills about development and performance assessment of such systems. This book defines the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) as the core technologies of our society, which have changed the design and configuration of software systems. It also touches on emerging network technologies, such as software as a service (SaaS) and cloud-based paradigms, which have enabled new ways to provide and utilize computing and IT resources across the Internet.
£131.20
Arcler Press Essentials of User Interface Design
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Arcler Press Practical Python Programming for Data Scientists
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Arcler Press Introductory Guide to Operating Systems
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Arcler Press Concurrent, Parallel and Distributed Computing
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Arcler Press Intelligent Control and Automation
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Arcler Press Computer Systems Application
Book SynopsisComputer systems application refers to the utilization of software and hardware components to perform various tasks and activities such as data processing, communication, entertainment, and business operations. This textbook covers the fundamental concepts of computer systems and their applications in various fields. It provides an in-depth understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, and database management systems. With its practical approach, Computer Systems Application equips readers with the knowledge and skills needed to design, develop, and implement computer-based systems. It serves as a valuable resource for students of computer science, software engineering, and related fields, as well as professionals in the technology industry who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Computer Chapter 2 Understanding Virtual Reality Technology: Advances and Applications Chapter 3 Basics of Computer Architecture Chapter 4 Computer Program and Languages Chapter 5 Role of Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science Chapter 6 Data Communication and Computer Network Chapter 7 Fundamentals of Database Chapter 8 IoT and Computer Science
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Arcler Press Web Engineering
Book SynopsisThis textbook focuses on the development of large-scale web-based applications, websites, and software systems. It covers various topics such as web design, web programming, web testing, and web project management. The book is an essential resource for software engineers, web developers, project managers, and anyone involved in the development of web-based applications. It provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the process of web engineering and the skills required to develop high-quality web-based systems.Table of Contents Chapter 1 An Introduction to Web Engineering Chapter 2 Requirements Engineering for Web Applications Chapter 3 Modeling Web Applications Chapter 4 Web Application Architectures Chapter 5 Web Big Data and Data Analytics Chapter 6 Testing Web Applications Chapter 7 Web Project Management Chapter 8 Performance of Web Application
£87.20
Arcler Press Systems Analysis and Design
Book SynopsisThis book explores the process of developing effective and efficient information systems. It covers topics such as requirements gathering, system design, implementation, and maintenance. The book provides a structured approach to systems development and emphasizes the importance of understanding business processes and user needs. This book is a valuable resource for anyone involved in systems analysis and design.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to System Analysis and Design Chapter 2 System Development Life Cycle Chapter 3 Requirements Modeling Chapter 4 Data and Process Modeling Chapter 5 Architecture Design Chapter 6 User Interface Design Chapter 7 Managing Systems Implementation Chapter 8 Managing Systems Support and Security
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Arcler Press Computer Networking
Book SynopsisThis text explores the fundamentals of networking technology and its applications in modern computing. The book covers topics such as network architectures, protocols, security, and wireless networking. It is designed to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of how computer networks function and how they can be configured and managed effectively. Whether you are a student, a professional, or an enthusiast in the field of computer networking, this book is an essential resource for gaining knowledge and expertise in this dynamic and rapidly evolving field.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Basics of Computer Networking Chapter 2 Protocols and Standards of Computer Networks Chapter 3 Hardware and Software used in Computer Networks Chapter 4 Understanding Computer Network Security Chapter 5 Wireless Networking Chapter 6 Emerging Networking Applications Chapter 7 Network Performance and Optimization Chapter 8 Future of Computer Networking
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