Flynn R.R. (Ed.) Computer Sciences. Volume 2. Software and Hardware

New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. — 292 p. — (Macmillan Science Library). — ISBN10: 0-02-865568-0. — ISBN13: 978-0-0286-5568-0.Volume 2 describes software and hardware. Articles cover topics from system analysis and design, which is the cornerstone of building a system, to
operating systems, compilers, and parallel processing, which discuss some of the technical aspects of computing. Telecommunication subjects range from network design to wireless technology to ATM transmission, while application-oriented articles include pattern recognition, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and computer music. Essays concerning software products include object-oriented languages, client/server technology, invasive programs, and programming.Among the people featured in Volume 2 are John Bardeen (1908–1991), Walter H. Brattain (1902–1987), and William B. Shockley (1910–1989), inventors of the transistor; English mathematician George Boole (1815–1864), developer of Boolean logic; and Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), inventor of the telephone. Rounding out Volume 2 are the technical aspects of hardware-related topics, including coding techniques, digital logic design, and cellular technology.A
Algol-60 Report
Algorithms
Assembly Language and Architecture
Asynchronous and Synchronous
Transmission
ATM Transmission
B
Bardeen, John, Brattain, Walter H., and Shockley, William B
Bell, Alexander Graham
Boole, George
Boolean Algebra
Bridging Devices
C
Cache Memory
Cellular Technology
Central Processing Unit
Client/Server Technology
Codes
Coding Techniques
Communication Devices
Compatibility (Open Systems
Design)
Compilers
Computer System Interfaces
D
Design Tools
Digital Logic Design
Display Devices
Document Processing
E
Eckert, J. Presper, Jr., and Mauchly, John W
F
Fiber Optics
G
Game Controllers
Graphic Devices
H
Hypermedia and Multimedia
I
Information Systems
Input Devices
Invasive Programs
J
JPEG, MPEG
L
LISP
Logo
M
Markup Languages
Memory Devices
Morse, Samuel
Music, Computer
N
Network Design
Network Protocols
Network Topologies
O
Object-Oriented Languages
Operating Systems
Optical Character Recognition
P
Parallel Processing
Pattern Recognition
Personal Digital Assistants
Pointing Devices
Printing Devices
Procedural Languages
Programming
R
Reading Tools
Robots
S
Satellite Technology
Security Hardware
Security Software
Serial and Parallel Transmissio
Simulators
Sound Devices
SQL
Storage Devices
System Analysis
Systems Design
T
Touch Screens
Transmission Media
V
Video Devices
Virtual Memory
Virtual Private Network
Virtual Reality
von Neumann, John
W
Wireless Technology
Z
Zuse, Konrad
Photo and Illustration
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