Introduction to Computer Science

Author: Behrouz A. Forouzan
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: In this introductory textbook, you will gain a preliminary understanding of various disciplines within computer science. The representation of text, audio, images, and digital data; computer hardware and software, including operating systems and programming languages; data organization models such as the SQL database model; all these applications are covered. From the bit and byte level to higher levels of abstraction, this bird's-eye overview provides a solid foundation to help you successfully continue learning programming and other computer science courses. This book is a fundamental textbook for computer-related majors in universities, covering all aspects of computer science. It emphasizes basic concepts rather than mathematical models and technical details, explaining the fundamentals of computer science through numerous diagrams and illustrative examples. Key terms, summaries, and exercises at the end of each chapter help readers master and review the key points. This book is suitable as a textbook for computer foundation courses in colleges and universities, as well as a general introductory read on computer basics.