The Computer: A Very Short Introduction

by Darrel Ince

Book Overview

What is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly smaller machines? What will the next generations of computers look like? In this Very Short Introduction, Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers, the changes in hardware and software that allowed computers to become so small and commonplace, the challenges produced by the computer revolution--especially...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199586594
• ISBN13: 9780199586592
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.5" x 6.8"