Dictionary of Computing - Hardcover

Illingworth, Valerie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198538553 ISBN 13: 9780198538554

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Extensively revised by a team of computer specialists, this is a comprehensive dictionary of computing. There are now some 6000 entries - 2000 more than in the third edition - and a comprehensive cross-referencing system. The range of topics covered include: computer applications in industry, the office, science, education, and the home; the means of achieving these applications - the hardware, software, computer organization, telecommunictions, and user interaction, as well as security, safety, and legal aspects; underlying concepts and theories in computing and associated fields; and major computer manufacturers and organizations. Special emphasis has been placed on the terms widely used in relation to personal computers and computer networks. This fourth edition should prove useful to students and teachers of computing, and all computer users, whether in the home, lab, or business.

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Review

Praise for previous editions: "A standard among computer science dictionaries....current, accurate, and formal....strongly recommended." --Science Books and Films"Useful for students and teachers of computer science and related disciplines, owners of personal computers, and anyone who uses a computer." --Sci-Tech News

About the Author

The dictionary is compiled by Market House Books Ltd, established reference book compilers based in Aylesbury.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198538553
• ISBN 13: 9780198538554
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 559