Understanding the Digital World: What You Need to Know about Computers, the Internet, Privacy, and Security

Kernighan, Brian

ISBN 10: 069117654X / ISBN 13: 9780691176543

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 2017

Beschreibung

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers S_445504633

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Understanding the Digital World: What You Need to Know about Computers, the Internet, Privacy, and Security
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 069117654X
• ISBN-13: 9780691176543
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

The basics of how computer hardware, software, and systems work, and the risks they create for our privacy and security Computers are everywhere. Some of them are highly visible, in laptops, tablets, cell phones, and smart watches. But most are invisible, like those in appliances, cars, medical equipment, transportation systems, power grids, and weapons. We never see the myriad computers that quietly collect, share, and sometimes leak vast amounts of personal data about us. Through computers, governments and companies increasingly monitor what we do. Social networks and advertisers know far more about us than we should be comfortable with, using information we freely give them. Criminals have all-too-easy access to our data. Do we truly understand the power of computers in our world? Understanding the Digital World explains how computer hardware, software, networks, and systems work. Topics include how computers are built and how they compute; what programming is and why it is difficult; how the Internet and the web operate; and how all of these affect our security, privacy, property, and other important social, political, and economic issues. This book also touches on fundamental ideas from computer science and some of the inherent limitations of computers. It includes numerous color illustrations, notes on sources for further exploration, and a glossary to explain technical terms and buzzwords. Understanding the Digital World is a must-read for all who want to know more about computers and communications. It explains, precisely and carefully, not only how they operate but also how they influence our daily lives, in terms anyone can understand, no matter what their experience and knowledge of technology.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Brian W. Kernighan is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University. He is the coauthor of ten other books, including the computing classic The C Programming Language (Prentice Hall). He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.