A Glossary Of Computing Terms

Intended as a definitive reference to computer terminology, this fully revised edition contains 70 new terms and a number of essays on specific areas of computing and information technology. These essays are designed to be suitable as a first port of call for the beginner wanting to obtain an initial overall view of some of the most frequently met areas in computing and needing to put a new vocabulary to use in an appropriate way. computing. However, a number of topics require some technical knowledge, in particular the following; disks, specifying hardware, measuring in computers, and programming languages. This text is intended as a reference guide for schools and colleges of further education.

Eleventh edition The British Computer Society - LOGO Completely updated to cover new technology areas such as mobile and wireless technology and security issues, this new edition of the BCS Glossary remains THE source for ICT and Computing terminology. up-to-date with the terminology can be daunting. The eleventh edition of this well-established authoritative glossary assumes no previous computing knowledge and uses simple language and numerous illustrations to guide and educate the reader. related terms together in such a way that the definitions are always placed in context to help understanding. and wireless technology and wider coverage of security issues. * Structured around four themes - how computer systems are used; what they are made of; how they are developed; and how they work. * Includes over 40 detailed introductions to sections, illustrating how terms may be used in a written context and providing background information on each section. * Design allows quick and easy access to terms. * Comprehensively indexed. * Contains lists of common abbreviations and acronyms. activities bring them anywhere within spitting distance of computers. Physics BulletinA most useful work. University Computing courses in computing or IT. Physics Education

This authoritative glossary provides explanations for over 2,400 computing terms, covering all aspects of computing from programming languages to personnel, from architecture to applications, from storage to systems software.

The 3,000 computer science terms defined in this glossary are arranged into four sections: the most common types of applications, the major components of a computer, software design, and information processing. Originally published in 1977; the tenth edition adds a section on general computing terms. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

This is the fourth edition of a highly successful, well-established reference book, first published by the British Computer Society, which defines the most commonly used terms in computing in a concise and easily understandable manner. It is divided into sections reflecting major areas of computing (applications, machine architecture, programming languages, etc.), within which entries appear alphabetically. Cross-referencing is also included, where appropriate, giving coherence to the book as a whole, and a complete index is provided. This new edition has been considerably expanded and contains over 750 defined terms. The emphasis has also moved away from a hardware bias of 'how computers work' to 'what computers do and how to make them do it'.