{"product_id":"the-computer-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"The Computer: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarrel Ince\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the basic nature of the modern computer? How does it work? How has it been possible to squeeze so much power into increasingly smaller machines? What will the next generations of computers look like? In this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Darrel Ince looks at the basic concepts behind all computers, the changes in hardware and software that allowed computers to become so small and commonplace, the challenges produced by the computer revolution--especially whole new modes of cybercrime and security issues, the Internet and the advent of \"cloud computing,\" and the promise of whole new horizons opening up with quantum computing and computing using DNA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarrel Ince\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Computing at the Open University and the author of 25 books, including \u003cem\u003eSoftware Engineering\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDictionary of the Internet\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 6.82 x 4.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754006446368,"sku":"9780199586592","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/330c77b107b892d802880903d0ccfe67.webp?v=1780031357","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-computer-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}