For over a decade, students and instructors alike have praised the broad coverage and clear exposition in the leading text Computer Science: An Overview. Glenn Brookshear draws on years of success in the classroom in this practical, language-independent approach to the introduction of core computing science topics.
This Ninth Edition provides a balanced, realistic picture of the dynamic nature of computer science by presenting the historical background and the most up-to-date research and trends. It engages students with timely topics like bioinformatics and artificial intelligence, and provides coverage of foundational hardware topics like data representation/storage, machine architecture, and machine language.
- ISBN10 0321387015
- ISBN13 9780321387011
- Publish Date 7 April 2006 (first published 1 January 1991)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 May 2007
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Pearson
- Edition 9th edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 624
- Language English