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Computer Science
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Computer Science - An Overview

Author: J. Glenn Brookshear
Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2008, 688pp, 10th ed.

Students and instructors alike continue to praise the broad coverage and clear exposition that Computer Science: An Overview uses to present a complete picture of the dynamic computer science field. Timely topics such as bioinformatics and artificial intelligence engage students, and the introductory textbook provides coverage of foundational hardware topics like data representation and storage, machine architecture, and machine language.