Containing approximately 650 alphabetically arranged entries and 200 photographs, the World of Computer Science meets the information need for a wide variety of computer studies. I...
Computer Sciences reviews the history of the discipline, concepts and profiles contributors in the field. The impact of computers on society is explored, with examples in literatur...
Ferguson's Careers in Focus series offers an overview of a career category followed by a selection of jobs, profiled in detail. Each profile discusses the nature of the job, earnin...
Some computers are so fast and powerful that they are known as "supercomputers." The next generation of these computers will be able to complete more than one trillion operations p...
The Internet has transformed the way people across the globe work, interact, learn, and even shop. An individual can connect to the world with just a click of the mouse.
From room-sized machines that only the government could access to handheld devices the average consumer can purchase, the personal computer—the machine that enables people to commu...
Imagine visiting friends hundreds of miles away without having to leave your own home. Visualise touring structures or monuments that have yet to be built. What if surgeons could o...
