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    A dictionary of computer science / editors for this edition, Andrew Butterfield, BA, BAI, PhD, Gerard Ekembe Ngondi, BEng, MSc ; editors for previous editions, John Daintith, BSc, PhD, Edmund Wright, MA, PhD ; market house books editors, Jonathan Law, Anne Stibbs Kerr ; contributors, P.P. Aslin, BSc, MEng, AMIEE [and 52 others].

    Contributor(s): Butterfield, A. (Andrew) [editor.] | Ngondi, Gerard Ekembe [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford quick reference: Publisher: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: Seventh editionDescription: 627 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199688975; 0199688974Subject(s): Electronic data processing -- Dictionaries | Computers -- Dictionaries | Computer science -- Dictionaries | Computer science | Computers | Electronic data processingGenre/Form: Dictionaries. | Reference works. | Reference works. | Dictionaries.DDC classification: 004.03 LOC classification: QA76.15 | .D526 2016
    Contents:
    A Dictionary of Computing -- Computer Graphics (Feature) -- The Anatomy of an Internet Address (Feature) -- Object-oriented Programming (Feature) -- Quantum Computing (Feature) -- SQL (Feature) -- XML (Feature) -- Appendices -- Generic Domain Names -- Country-Code Domain Names -- File Extensions -- Character Set -- Greek Alphabet -- Chronology.
    Summary: Providing comprehensive coverage of computer applications in industry, school, work, education, and the home, this fully revised dictionary is the ideal reference for students, professionals, and anyone who uses computers.Summary: Previously named A Dictionary of Computing, this bestselling dictionary has been renamed A Dictionary of Computer Science, and fully revised by a team of computer specialists, making it the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to computing available. Containing over 6,500 entries and with expanded coverage of multimedia, computer applications, networking, and personal computer science, it is a comprehensive reference work encompassing all aspects of the subject and is as valuable for home and office users as it is indispensable for students of computer science. Terms are defined in a jargon-free and concise manner with helpful examples where relevant. The dictionary contains approximately 150 new entries including cloud computing, cross-site scripting, iPad, semantic attack, smartphone, and virtual learning environment. Recommended web links for many entries, accessible via the Dictionary of Computer Science companion website, provide valuable further information and the appendices include useful resources such as generic domain names, file extensions, and the Greek alphabet. This dictionary is suitable for anyone who uses computers, and is ideal for students of computer science and the related fields of IT, math, physics, media communications, electronic engineering, and natural sciences. -- Provided by publisher.
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    Revised edition of A dictionary of computing published in 1983.

    Includes bibliographical references (page 628).

    Providing comprehensive coverage of computer applications in industry, school, work, education, and the home, this fully revised dictionary is the ideal reference for students, professionals, and anyone who uses computers.

    Previously named A Dictionary of Computing, this bestselling dictionary has been renamed A Dictionary of Computer Science, and fully revised by a team of computer specialists, making it the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to computing available. Containing over 6,500 entries and with expanded coverage of multimedia, computer applications, networking, and personal computer science, it is a comprehensive reference work encompassing all aspects of the subject and is as valuable for home and office users as it is indispensable for students of computer science. Terms are defined in a jargon-free and concise manner with helpful examples where relevant. The dictionary contains approximately 150 new entries including cloud computing, cross-site scripting, iPad, semantic attack, smartphone, and virtual learning environment. Recommended web links for many entries, accessible via the Dictionary of Computer Science companion website, provide valuable further information and the appendices include useful resources such as generic domain names, file extensions, and the Greek alphabet. This dictionary is suitable for anyone who uses computers, and is ideal for students of computer science and the related fields of IT, math, physics, media communications, electronic engineering, and natural sciences. -- Provided by publisher.

    A Dictionary of Computing -- Computer Graphics (Feature) -- The Anatomy of an Internet Address (Feature) -- Object-oriented Programming (Feature) -- Quantum Computing (Feature) -- SQL (Feature) -- XML (Feature) -- Appendices -- Generic Domain Names -- Country-Code Domain Names -- File Extensions -- Character Set -- Greek Alphabet -- Chronology.

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