Computer science / C. S. French

Includes Index

Introduction to computers and computer science -- Data representation and transmission -- Number bases -- An overview of hardware and software -- Document processing -- Main storage -- Backing storage -- Workstations and terminals -- Output devices -- Data capture and data entry -- Human computer interfaces -- GUIs and multimedia -- Computers system architecture -- Data communications and networks -- Operations on data -- Program structures -- Data structures -- Program design and specification -- Computer file concepts -- File organisation and access -- File processing -- Spreadsheets -- Boolean algebra -- Machine logic -- Formal notations -- Computer arithmetic -- Machine logic -- Low level languages -- The input output subsystem -- Operating systems -- Software types and programming languages -- Translators -- Database architecture -- Storage, retrieval and 4GLs -- Development framework -- Development methods -- Implementation and post implementation -- Projects management -- Application areas.