Introduction to the History of Computing: A Computing History Primer

By Gerard O'Regan

Tracing the story of computing from Babylonian counting boards to smartphones, this inspiring textbook provides a concise overview of the key events in the history of computing, together with discussion exercises to stimulate deeper investigation into this fascinating area. Features: provides chapter introductions, summaries, key topics, and review questions; includes an introduction to analogue and digital computers, and to the foundations of computing; examines the contributions of ancient civilisations to the field of computing; covers the first digital computers, and the earliest commercial computers, mainframes and minicomputers; describes the early development of the integrated circuit and the microprocessor; reviews the emergence of home computers; discusses the creation of the Internet, the invention of the smartphone, and the rise of social media; presents a short history of telecommunications, programming languages, operating systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and databases.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331933137X
• ISBN13: 9783319331379
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 7.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"