How Software Works: The Magic Behind Encryption, Cgi, Search Engines, and Other Everyday Technologies

by V. Anton Spraul

Book Overview

We use software every day to perform all kinds of magical, powerful tasks. It's the force behind stunning CGI graphics, safe online shopping, and speedy Google searches. Software drives the modern world, but its inner workings remain a mystery to many.

How Software Works explains how computers perform common-yet-amazing tasks that we take for granted every day.

Inside you'll learn:
-How data is encrypted
-How passwords...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593276664
• ISBN13: 9781593276669
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.2"