A Dictionary of Computing (Oxford Reference) | 
 enlarge | Creators: John Daintith, Edmund Wright
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 497172
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.7
ISBN: 0199234019
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.03
EAN: 9780199234011
ASIN: 0199234019
Publication Date: August 4, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
This very complete dictionary features a list of approximately 6,000 words and defines everything from basic computer concepts to complex network and programming terminology. The reference also includes information on Internet terms, industry leaders, legal issues, security issues, and historical data and lists entries for products, companies, and trademarks. This dictionary is a great reference tool for new computer users, students, teachers, and computer professionals.
Product Description
In the quickly changing world of computing, staying current is essential. The Dictionary of Computing has been fully revised by a team of computer specialists, making it the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to computing on the market today. With expanded coverage of networking and databases, addition of biographical entries, and feature spreads on key topics, e.g. XML, it is a comprehensive reference work containing over 6,500 entries that is as useful for home and office users as it is indispensable for students of computing. New recommended web links for many entries, via the Dictionary of Computing companion website, provide valuable further information and updates. The Dictionary offers wide coverage of computer terms in industry, school, work, education, and the home, including the Internet, multimedia, networks and databases, and security. Terms are defined in a clear and concise manner with helpful examples where relevant. This dictionary is suitable for anyone who uses computers, and is an ideal not only for students of computing but for those studying the related fields of IT, mathematics, physics, media communications, electronic engineering, and natural sciences.
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Thorough and technical January 9, 1998
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
For advanced users with a mathematical bent or computer scientists, this is probably an excellent reference.It covers a very wide range of topics many of them purely mathematical (eg group theory,algebra), and defines terms precicely. For the average user however, who wants things explained a bit more and defined a bit less, its probably not a great book.
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