Wentworth
Institute of Technology
The computer : a very short introduction /
Computers have changed so much since the room-filling, bulky magnetic tape running monsters of the mid 20th century. They now form a vital part of most people's lives. And they are more ubiquitous than might be thought - you may have more than 30 computers in your home: not just the desktop and...
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Very short introductions ;
292. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a The naked computer -- The small computer -- The ubiquitous computer -- The global computer -- The insecure computer -- The disruptive computer -- The cloud computer -- The next computer. | |
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