Schneider, G. Michael <br/><br/>
Invitation to computer science / 
G. Michael Schneider. 
 - 5th 
 - Boston, M.A :  Course Technology, Cengage Learning,  2010. 
 - xxvi ; 718 p. : ill:  26 cm 
<br/><br/>1. An Introduction to Computer Science -- Level 1: The Algorithmic Foundations of Computer Science -- 2. Algorithm Discovery and Design -- 3. The Efficiency of Algorithms -- Level 2: The Hardware World -- 4. The Building Blocks: Binary Numbers, Boolean Logic, and Gates -- 5. Computer Systems Organization -- Level 3: The Virtual Machine -- 6. An Introduction to System Software and Virtual Machines -- 7. Computer Networks, the Internet, and the World Wide Web -- 8. Information Security -- Level 4: The Software World -- 9. Introduction to High Level Languages -- 10. The Tower of Babel -- 11. Compilers and Language Translation -- 12. Models of Computation -- Level 5: Applications -- 13. Simulation and Modeling -- 14. Electronic Commerce -- 15. Artificial Intelligence -- 16. Computer Graphics and Entertainment -- Level 6: Social Issues in Computing -- 17. Making Decisions -- Answers to Practice Problems. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>13:978-1-4390-4199-4 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computer science
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>004 Sch572i