Dictionary of Computing - Softcover

Collin, S.M.H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0948549440 ISBN 13: 9780948549441

Publisher: Peter Collin Publishing, 1994

Synopsis

With over 10,000 entries providing contemporary coverage of computing terms, this fully revised edition of Dictionary of Computing" provides coverage of the terms used in computing, including hardware, software, programme languages, networks and applications, e-commerce and the Internet. Its definitions are easy to understand for readers without a background in computing and to non-native English speakers. Supplements include tables of codes and programming languages. Each entry includes an example sentence to show how the term is used in context, with quotations from magazines and newspapers to show how terms are used in real life.

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Synopsis

The second edition of this dictionary of computing has a total wordlist of over 5,500 main headwords with subsidiary words and expressions totaling over 25,000 entries. All the words, terms and expressions are defined in simple terms and examples are given of how each word is used in context. The vocabulary covers a wide range of topics related to the computing field, including programming, PCs, Macintosh computers, minis, mainframes, graphics, DTP, networks, chip-design and operating systems. The definitions are given in simple English, using only about 500 words in addition to the words already listed in the dictionary. Encyclopaedic comments are given throughout the text to expand on the definitions. There is a supplement section which gives examples of programming languages, together with ASCII and EBCDIC tables.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Collin Publishing
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0948549440
• ISBN 13: 9780948549441
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 300