Originally published: Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2002

Includes bibliographical references

Laying the groundwork: Big picture -- Information layer: Binary values and number systems; Data representation -- Hardware layer: Gates and circuits; Computing components -- Programming layer: Problem solving and program design; Low-level programming languages; High-level programming languages; Abstract data types and algorithms -- Operating systems layer: Operating systems; File systems and directories -- Applications layer: Information systems: Artificial intelligence; Simulation and other applications -- Communications layer: Networks; World Wide Web -- In colusion: Limitations of computing -- Answers to selected exercises -- Glossary

This book provides an ... exploration of computers systems within a computer science context ... It provides a general understanding of computers in all their aspects, and it lays a solid foundation to support further study. Therefore, this book is appropriate both for computer science majors beginning their studies and for non-majors seeking a broad but complete overview.-Pref

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