eBook for Invitation to Computer Science 8th Edition by G.Michael Schneider, Judith Gersting

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eBook for Invitation to Computer Science 8th Edition by G.Michael Schneider, Judith Gersting Get all 17 Chapters eBook PDF. Table of Contents Preface to the Eighth Edition Chapter 1: An Int ... roduction to Computer Science 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Definition of Computer Science 1.3 Algorithms 1.4 A Brief History of Computing 1.5 Organization of the Text Exercises Challenge Work Level 1: The Algorithmic Foundations of Computer Science Chapter 2: Algorithm Discovery and Design 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Representing Algorithms 2.3 Examples of Algorithmic Problem Solving 2.4 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 3: The Efficiency of Algorithms 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Attributes of Algorithms 3.3 Measuring Efficiency 3.4 Analysis of Algorithms 3.5 When Things Get Out of Hand 3.6 Summary of Level 1 Exercises Challenge Work Level 2: The Hardware World Chapter 4: The Building Blocks: Binary Numbers, Boolean Logic, and Gates 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Binary Numbering System 4.3 Boolean Logic and Gates 4.4 Building Computer Circuits 4.5 Control Circuits 4.6 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 5: Computer Systems Organization 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The Components of a Computer System 5.3 Putting the Pieces Together-the Von Neumann Architecture 5.4 Non-Von Neumann Architectures 5.5 Summary of Level 2 Exercises Challenge Work Level 3: The Virtual Machine Chapter 6: An Introduction to System Software and Virtual Machines 6.1 Introduction 6.2 System Software 6.3 Assemblers and Assembly Language 6.4 Operating Systems Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 7: Computer Networks and Cloud Computing 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Basic Networking Concepts 7.3 Communication Protocols 7.4 Network Services and Benefits 7.5 Cloud Computing 7.6 A History of the Internet and the World Wide Web 7.7 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 8: Information Security 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Threats and Defenses 8.3 Encryption 8.4 Web Transmission Security 8.5 Embedded Computing 8.6 Conclusion 8.7 Summary of Level 3 Exercises Challenge Work Level 4: The Software World Chapter 9: Introduction to High-Level Language Programming 9.1 The Language Progression 9.2 A Family of Languages 9.3 Two Examples in Five-Part Harmony 9.4 Feature Analysis 9.5 Meeting Expectations 9.6 The Big Picture: Software Engineering 9.7 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 10: The Tower of Babel: Programming Languages 10.1 Why Babel? 10.2 Procedural Languages 10.3 Special-Purpose Languages 10.4 Alternative Programming Paradigms 10.5 New Languages Keep Coming 10.6 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 11: Compilers and Language Translation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The Compilation Process 11.3 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 12: Models of Computation 12.1 Introduction 12.2 What Is a Model? 12.3 A Model of a Computing Agent 12.4 A Model of an Algorithm 12.5 Turing Machine Examples 12.6 The Church-Turing Thesis 12.7 Unsolvable Problems 12.8 Conclusion 12.9 Summary of Level 4 Exercises Challenge Work Level 5: Applications Chapter 13: Simulation and Modeling 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Computational Modeling 13.3 Running the Model and Visualizing Results 13.4 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 14: Ecommerce, Databases, and Data Science 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Ecommerce 14.3 Databases 14.4 Data Science 14.5 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 15: Artificial Intelligence 15.1 Introduction 15.2 A Division of Labor 15.3 Knowledge Representation 15.4 Recognition Tasks 15.5 Reasoning Tasks 15.6 Robots and Drones 15.7 Conclusion Exercises Challenge Work Chapter 16: Computer Graphics and Entertainment: Movies, Games, and Virtual Communities 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) 16.3 Video Gaming 16.4 Multiplayer Games and Virtual Communities 16.5 Conclusion 16.6 Summary of Level 5 Exercises Challenge Work Level 6: Social Issues in Computing Chapter 17: Making Decisions about Computers, Information, and Society 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Case Studies 17.3 Personal Privacy and Social Media 17.4 Fake News, Politics, and Social Media 17.5 Conclusion 17.6 Summary of Level 6 Exercises Answers to Practice Problems Index [Show More]

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