本书对计算机科学这一学科进行了全面的介绍,内容包含广泛,并具有清晰的解释、是“计算机科学导论”课的**教材。本书的特点之处在于,它对每个主题的讨论都不只是针对具体的编程语言。而且,通过对计算机科学过去的发展、现状以及研究方向的讨论,来展示计算机科学的各种知识。本书还给出了有关编程语言、操作系统、算法、软件工程、网络互连、数据库设计、人工智能以及计算机体系结构的大量真实图片。

Chapter 0 Introduction
0.1 The Study of Algorithms
0.2 The Origins of Computing Machines
0.3 The Science of Algorithms
0.4 The Role of Abstraction
0.5 Social Repercussions
Social Issues
Additional Reading
PART ONE:MACHINE ARCHITECTURE
Chapter 1 Data Storage
1.1 Bits and Their Storage
1.2 Main Memory
1.3 Mass Storage
1.4 Representing Information as Bit Patterns
1.5 The Binary System
1.6 Storing Integers
1.7 Storing Fractions
1.8 Data Compression
1.9 Communication Errors
Chapter Review Problems
Social Issues
Additional Reading
Chapter 2 Data Manipulation
2.1 Computer Architecture
2.2 Machine Language
2.3 Program Execution
2.4 Arithmetic/Logic Instructions
2.5 Communicating with Other Devices
2.6 Other Architectures
Chapter Review Problems
Social Issues
Additional Reading
PART TWO:SOFTWARE
Chapter 3 Operating Systems and Networks
3.1 The Evolution of Operating Systems
3.2 Operating System Architecture
3.3 Coordinating the Machine's Activities
3.4 Handling Competition Among Processes
3.5 Networks
3.6 Network Protocols
3.7 Security
Chapter Review Problems
Social Issues
Additional Reading
Chapter 4 algorithms
4.1 The Concept of an Algorithm
4.2 Algorithms Representation
4.3 algorithm Discovery
4.4 Iterative Structures
4.5 Recursive Structures
4.6 Efficiency and Correctness
Chapter Review Problems
Social Issues
Additional Reading
Chapter 5 Programming Languages
5.1 Historical Perspective
5.2 Traditional Programming Concepts
5.3 Procedural Units
5.4 Language Implementation
5.5 Object-Oriented Programming
5.6 Programming Concurrent Activities
5.7 Declarative Programming
Chapter Review Problems
Social Issues
Additional Reading
Chapter 6 Software Engineering
6.1 The Software Engineering Discipline
6.2 The Software Life Cycle
6.3 Modularity
6.4 Design Methodologies
6.5 Tools of the Trade
6.6 Testing
6.7 Documentation
6.8 Software Ownership and Liability
Chapter Review Problems
Social Issues
Additional Reading
PART THREE:DATA ORGANIZATION
Chapter 7 Data Structures
Chapter 8 File Structures
Chapter 9 Database Structures
PART FOUR:THE POTENTIAL OF MACHINES
Chapter 10 Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 11 Theory of Computation
Appendixes
Index

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