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This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation - from 3000 B.C. to the present day - in an easy-to-follow and concise manner. Topics and features: ideal for self-study, offering many pedagogical features such as chapter-opening key topics, chapter introductions and summaries, exercises, and a glossary; presents detailed information on major figures in computing, such as Boole, Babbage, Shannon, Turing, Zuse and Von Neumann; discusses the earliest computers developed in the United States, Germany and Britain; discusses the development of the IBM 360 family of computers and its importance; discusses the invention of the transistor and integrated circuit; discusses the birth of the software industry and the evolution of human-computer interaction; reviews the history of programming languages, operating systems and software engineering; discusses the progress of artificial intelligence; discusses the invention of the microprocessor and the development of home and personal computers; examines the impact on society of the introduction of the personal computer, the World Wide Web, and the development of mobile phone technology; discusses smart phones and social media and the challenge of fake news; reviews a miscellany of innovations in the computing field such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things, and Quantum Computing; discusses legal aspects of computing and the professional responsibilities of computer professionals.
Contents
1. What is a Computer ?.- 2. Early Civilisations.- 3. Foundations of Computing.- 4. The First Computers.- 5. Early Commercial Computers.- 6. Transistors and Semiconductors.- 7. Early Mainframes.- 8. The IBM 360 and later Mainframes.- 9. DEC and Minicomputers.- 10. The Microprocessor.- 11. Home Computers.- 12. The IBM Personal Computer.- 13. History of Operating Systems.- 14. The Birth of Software Industry and Human Computer Interaction.- 15. History of Programming Languages.- 16. History of Software Engineering.- 17. A Short History of Telecommunications.- 18. The Internet Revolution.- 19. The Smart Phone and the Facebook Revolution.- 20. A Miscellany of Innovations.- 21. History of Databases.- 22. History of Artificial Intelligence.- 23. Ethics and Professional Responsibility.- 24. Legal Aspects of Computing.
