A history of modern computing [electronic resource] / 2nd ed

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자료유형	e-Book
서명/저자사항	A history of modern computing [electronic resource] / Paul E. Ceruzzi.
개인저자	Ceruzzi, Paul E.
단체저자명	NetLibrary, Inc.
판사항	2nd ed.
발행사항	Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2003.
형태사항	1 online resource(xi, 445 p.) : ill.
총서사항	History of computing
ISBN	058548113X (electronic bk.)
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-430) and index.
요약	This book covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the dot-com crash. The author concentrates on five key moments of transition: the transformation of the computer in the late 1940s from a specialized scientific instrument to a commercial product; the emergence of small systems in the late 1960s; the beginning of personal computing in the 1970s; the spread of networking after 1985; and, in a chapter written for this edition, the period 1995-2001. The new material focuses on the Microsoft antitrust suit, the rise and fall of the dot-coms, and the advent of open source software, particularly Linux. Within the chronological narrative, the book traces several overlapping threads: the evolution of the computer's internal design; the effect of economic trends and the Cold War; the long-term role of IBM as a player and as a target for upstart entrepreneurs; the growth of software from a hidden element to a major character in the story of computing; and the recurring issue of the place of information and computing in a democratic society. The focus is on the United States (though Europe and Japan enter the story at crucial points), on computing per se rather than on applications such as artificial intelligence, and on systems that were sold commercially and installed in quantities.
복제주기	Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2003. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.
일반주제명	Computers --History. Electronic data processing --History.
분류기호(DDC)	004.09049
언어	영어
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