TY  - BOOK
AU  - French,C.S.
TI  - Computer Science
SN  - 1858051649
AV  - QA76.5 .F743 1996
PY  - 1996///
CY  - London
PB  - DP Publications
KW  - Computer science
N1  - Includes index; Introduction to computers and computer science; data representation and transmission; number bases; an overview of hardware and software; document processing; main storage; backing storage; workstations and terminals; output devices; data capture and data entry; human computer interfaces; GUIs and multimedia; computer systems architecture; data communications and networks; operations on data; program structures; data structures; program design and specification; computer file concepts; file organization and access; file processing; spreadsheets; Boolean algebra; machine logic; formal notations; computer arithmetic; machine logic; low-level languages; the input-output subsystem; operating systems; software types and programming languages; translators; database architecture; storage, retrieval and 4GLs; development frameworks; development methods; implementation and post-implementation; project management; applications areas. appendices: answers to self-test questions; details omitted from the text for the sake of clarity; course-work projects and study
N2  - This book provides an approach to the understanding of Computer Science to the level required for GCE Advanced. The new edition has greater emphasis on computing driven by end-users, mostly involving networked PC's running standard software. There is also new material on the Internet and RAD
ER  -