The Cartoon Guide to the Computer

Larry Gonick

ISBN 10: 0062730975 / ISBN 13: 9780062730978

Published by Harper Paperbacks, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Cartoon Guide to the Computer

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

Publication Date: 1991

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis:

Briefly describes the development and evolution of the computer and discusses the concepts which make computer hardware and software work

Synopsis:

Elementary computer science is de-mystified, illustrated and simplified in this book that looks at computers via the medium of cartoons. The book takes a humourous look at the rudiments of computers and computer language, whilst taking a solidly scientific and accurate introduction to the complexities of computer science. The history of the subject is included as well as related topics such as Boolian algebra, the binary system, and simple programming in BASIC.