Computer Science - An Overview

For over a decade, students and instructors alike have praised the broad coverage and clear exposition in the leading text Computer Science: An Overview. Glenn Brookshear draws on years of success in the classroom in this practical, language-independent approach to the introduction of core computing science topics.

This Ninth Edition provides a balanced, realistic picture of the dynamic nature of computer science by presenting the historical background and the most up-to-date research and trends. It engages students with timely topics like bioinformatics and artificial intelligence, and provides coverage of foundational hardware topics like data representation/storage, machine architecture, and machine language.

Features

• A language-independent introduction to computer science that uses C#, C++, and Java as example languages. C++ and Java-based lab manuals are available for those who want to focus on a particular language.
• More than 1,000 Questions and Exercises, Chapter Review Problems and Social Issues questions give students the opportunity to apply the concepts just learned.
• Discussion of ethical and legal aspects of areas such as Internet security, software engineering, and database technology.
• Flexible organization and presentationallows topics to be covered in any order.

A robust Companion Web site includes practical exploration of computer science topics from the text, software simulators and lab manuals that teach the fundamentals of either C++ or Java.