| | |  | TCP/IP | Home » » » D is for Digital: What a well-informed person should know about computers and communications | | | | | | | Description: | | This book explains how today's computing and communications world operates, from hardware through software to the Internet and the web. It includes enough detail that you can understand how these systems work, no matter what your technical background. The social, political and legal issues that new technology creates are discussed as well, so you can understand the difficult issues we face and appreciate the tradeoffs that have to be made to resolve them. A compact but detailed and thorough explanation of how computers and communications systems work, for non-technical readers who want to better understand the world they live in. A great source for technical readers who want something that will help their friends and family learn about digital systems. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Brian W Kernighan | | Paperback:
| 238 pages | | Publisher:
| CreateSpace | | Publication Date:
| September 23, 2011 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1463733895 | | Product Length:
| 9.69 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.44 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.95 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.61 inches | | Package Width:
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| 0.63 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.97 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
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Found my new textbook!Feb 08, 2012
By UserBoy
I teach an introduction to computing course to non-CS students at a well-established Canadian university. I am pleased to say that I have found my new textbook. It doesn't come with a set of PowerPoint slides, nor a bunch of ill-considered problems and exercises at the end of each chapter, nor is it cluttered with brightly-coloured but otherwise useless figures, but it is precisely what its subtitle says it is, "What a well-informed person should know about computers and communications." And the price is unbeatable by a long shot. I look forward to building my course around this well-considered book by a computing pioneer.
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A great introduction to computingMar 31, 2012
By Rob St. Amant
In the preface to this book, Kernighan poses a question: What should a well-informed person know about computing? He answers this question first by breaking the field down into hardware, software, and communications (with data a possible fourth category), and then by walking through some of the most important concepts in these areas, describing them in a lively, accessible way. The book is targeted at readers without a computer background, but it's a short, fun read for the more knowledgeable as well.
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Everything You Need to KnowMar 24, 2012
By Kelly
I love this book -- I had the pleasure of taking a computer science class (for non-COS majors) at Princeton with the author, and this was the book we used. It's a fantastic introduction to computing and covers all the bases. It's a quick read and also reads more like a narrative than a textbook. I'd highly recommend it. Once I'd finished with the course I passed my copy onto my middle-aged mother; she is the resident techie at her office now! It doesn't matter whether you know nothing about computers or are a proficient user, this book is incredibly informative!
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