Computer Science: Books

Behrouz Forouzan has developed a five-part approach to introduce students to different aspects of computer science without overwhelming them with technical detail. These topics include computer and data, computer hardware, computer software, data organization, and advanced topics.

Tap into the wisdom of experts to learn what every programmer should know, no matter what language you use. With the 97 short and extremely useful tips for programmers in this book, you'll expand your skills by adopting new approaches to old problems, learning appropriate best practices, and honing your craft through sound advice.

This comprehensive, practical text provides that critical understanding of a central processor by clearly detailing fundamentals, and cutting edge design features. The book features a "bottom up" computer design approach, based upon the author's thirty years experience in both academe and industry. Computer Architecture: Software Aspects, Coding, and Hardware presents a comprehensive review of the subject, from beginner to advanced levels.

Without Computer Networks, nothing in this world could proceed: from Facebook to bank transactions, everything is based on computers and network. This book will answer the questions; what is networking? How it is done? What are protocols supporting the networks?;How is Layering followed?

Taking a holistic view, it covers various levels of abstraction, ranging from fundamental to advanced concepts and brings together the contributions of various specialists in the field. Moreover, the book covers the key areas of computer science concerned with the emergence of ambient intelligence (e.g. interaction, middleware, networks, information systems, etc.).

This book presents papers from the NATO Advanced Study Institute Summer School Dependable Software Systems Engineering. Topics covered included: syntax-guided synthesis; system behaviors and problem frames; dependable human-intensive systems; automatic alias analysis and frame inference; fault-based testing; and mechanized unifying theories of programming.

This fully revised 6th edition of Dictionary of Computing provides coverage of the terms used in computing, including hardware, software, programme languages, networks and applications, e-commerce and the Internet.

Information Systems and Computing Technology contains 23 technical papers from the International Conference on Information Systems and Computing Technology. The book reviews recent advances in information systems and computing technology.

Standards expert Richard Schmidt explains the traditional software engineering practices recognized for developing projects for government or corporate systems. This book gives both software developers and system engineers key insights into how their skillsets support and complement each other. With a focus on these key knowledge areas, Software Engineering offers a set of best practices that can be applied to any industry or domain involved in developing software products.