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000454161 1001_ $$aInce, D.$$q(Darrel)
000454161 24514 $$aThe computer :$$ba very short introduction /$$cDarrel Ince.
000454161 260__ $$aOxford :$$bOxford University Press,$$c2011.
000454161 300__ $$a139 p. :$$bill. ;$$c18 cm.
000454161 4901_ $$aVery short introductions ;$$v292
000454161 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 131-133) and index.
000454161 5050_ $$aThe naked computer -- The small computer  -- The ubiquitous computer -- The global computer -- The insecure computer -- The disruptive computer -- The cloud computer -- The next computer.
000454161 520__ $$aComputers have changed so much since the room-filling, bulky magnetic tape running monsters of the mid 20th century. They now form a vital part of most people's lives. And they are more ubiquitous than might be thought - you may have more than 30 computers in your home: not just the desktop and laptop but think of the television, the fridge, the microwave. But what is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly small machines? And what will the next generations of computers look like? In this introduction, the author looks at the basic concepts behind all computers; the changes in hardware and software that allowed computers to become so small and commonplace; the challenges produced by the computer revolution - especially whole new modes of cybercrime and security issues; the Internet and the advent of 'cloud computing'; and the promise of whole new horizons opening up with quantum computing, and even computing using DNA.
000454161 650_0 $$aComputers.
000454161 650_0 $$aComputers$$xHistory.
000454161 650_0 $$aComputer science.
000454161 650_0 $$aComputer science$$xHistory.
000454161 830_0 $$aVery short introductions ;$$v292.
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