A Dictionary of Computing (Oxford Quick Reference) - Softcover

 
9780199234004: A Dictionary of Computing (Oxford Quick Reference)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0199234000 ISBN 13: 9780199234004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

In the quickly changing world of computing, staying current is essential. The Dictionary of Computing has been fully revised by a team of computer specialists, making it the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to computing on the market today. With expanded coverage of networking and databases, addition of biographical entries, and feature spreads on key topics such as XML, it is a comprehensive reference work containing over 6,500 entries that is as useful for home and office users as it is indispensable for students of computing. This edition now features recommended web links for many entries, found on the regularly updated Dictionary of Computing companion website, which provides further valuable and up-to-date information. The Dictionary offers wide coverage of computer terms in industry, school, work, education, and the home, including the Internet, multimedia, networks and databases, and security. Terms are defined in a clear and concise manner with helpful examples where relevant. This dictionary is ideal not only for students of computing but for those studying the related fields of IT, mathematics, physics, media communications, electronic engineering, and natural sciences.

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About the Author

John Daintith and Edmund Wright are both editors for Market House Books Ltd.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199234000
ISBN 13 
9780199234004
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
6
Number of pages
592
Editor
Daintith John, Wright Edmund