Computers play a crucial role in our day-to-day lives. With more than 150 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, ""Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, Revised Edition"" provides a detailed examination of this fascinating field for students and general readers alike. This necessary update boasts more than 50 - per cent new material - a total of more than 550 updated entries, nearly 200 new to this edition, that reflect current information. Helpful appendixes include a chronology of significant events in computing, a listing of achievements in the field, and brief descriptions and contact information for some important organizations in the computer field. Major corporations and organizations in the computer field are now covered, as well as many new biographies. Further reading sections have been revised and expanded with the latest resources.

 

This book is part of a book series called Facts On File Science Library .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 544 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2009 by Facts On File Inc .

Harry Henderson is an educational and technical editor and writer in the areas of mathematics and computer science. He is the author of Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, Global Terrorism, Revised Edition, Modern Mathematicians, and Nuclear Physics.

This book has the following chapters: Ajax; Blogs and blogging; Bluetooth; Cooperative processing; Counterterrorism and computers; Customer relations management; Cyberlaw; Electronic voting systems; Internet access policy; Mashups; Neural interfaces; Philosophical and spiritual aspects of computing; Podcasting; RFID; Ruby; Senior citizens and computing; VOIP; Wikis and Wikipedia.