Computing: A Hacker's Dictionary

McKie, Roy,Beard, Henry

ISBN 10: 0761117741 / ISBN 13: 9780761117742

Published by Workman Publishing Company, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computing: A Hacker's Dictionary
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761117741
• ISBN 13: 9780761117742
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This humorous work covers hardware (any portion of a computer system that you can actually smack, thump, punch or clobber) and technical terms such as techie (a nerd with a porsche). It defines "instructions" as a collection of Finnish proverbs with the words "user's manual" printed on the cover.

From the Back Cover

Bit, bomb, Boolean logic & the pleasures of multitasking.

A lexicon bringing new meaning to cyberspace.

INCLUDING:

Address. The specific place in a computer's memory where a particular item of data has been lost.

Hardware. Any portion of a computer system that you can actually smack, thump, slam, punch, bash, whack, or clobber.

Nerd. A geek with stock options.

Web browser. An Internet navigation program that gives computer users instant access to more than one billion advertisements.