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Concise encyclopedia of computer science

Author: Edwin D Reilly
Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, ©2004.
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"The Concise Encyclopedia of Computer Science is the perfect desk reference to guide you beyond the hype and jargon that entangle computer technology and its ubiquitous applications." "Carefully edited to be readily accessible to the non-specialist, this concise edition comprises shortened versions of over 60% of the entries that appear in the full fourth edition of the Encyclopedia of Computer Science." "Extensive  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Wörterbuch
Encyclopedias
Encyclopédies
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Edwin D Reilly
ISBN: 0470090952 9780470090954
OCLC Number: 55016498
Notes: Shorter version of: Encyclopedia of computer science / editors, Anthony Ralston, Edwin D. Reilly, and David Hemmendinger. 4th ed. 2000.
Description: xxvi, 875 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: List of Contributors. Preface. Classification of Articles. Trademarked Items. ENCYCLOPEDIA. Appendix I. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Appendix II. Notation and Units. Appendix III. Timeline of Significant Computing Milestones. Index.
Other Titles: Encyclopedia of computer science.
Responsibility: editor, Edwin D. Reilly.
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