Book description
The BCS Glossary is the most authoritative and comprehensive work of its kind on the market today. This unrivalled study aid and reference tool has newly updated entries and is divided into themed sections making it more than just a list of definitions. Written in a style that is easily accessible to anybody with an interest in computing, it is specifically designed to support those taking computer courses or courses where computers are used, including further education colleges and universities.
Table of contents
- FRONT COVER
- BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT
- TITLE PAGE
- COPYRIGHT PAGE
- DEDICATION
- CONTENTS
- FIGURES AND TABLES
- INTRODUCTION
- HOW TO USE THIS GLOSSARY
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PART A: HOW COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE USED
- A1 GENERAL COMPUTING TERMS
- A2 USING YOUR COMPUTER
- A3 WORD PROCESSING AND TEXT MANIPULATION
- A4 GRAPHICS, DESIGN AND DIGITAL IMAGING
- A5 SOUND
- A6 USER INTERFACE AND DOCUMENTATION
- A7 COMMERCIAL DATA PROCESSING (DP)
- A8 SPREADSHEETS
- A9 DATA HANDLING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
- A10 MODELLING AND SIMULATION
- A11 INTERNET
- A12 NETWORKING
- A13 CONTROL AND MONITORING
- A14 ARTIFICIAL OR MACHINE INTELLIGENCE
- A15 COMPUTER PERSONNEL
- A16 COMPUTER SECURITY, ABUSE AND RELATED LAW
- A17 SPECIALISED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- PART B: WHAT COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE MADE OF
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PART C: HOW COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE DEVELOPED
- C1 SYSTEMS DESIGN AND LIFE CYCLE
- C2 DESCRIBING SYSTEMS
- C3 PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS
- C4 PROGRAMMING (FLOW OF EXECUTION)
- C5 PROGRAMMING (SUBPROGRAMS)
- C6 PROGRAM SYNTAX
- C7 DESCRIBING PROGRAMS
- C8 TESTING AND RUNNING PROGRAMS
- C9 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
- C10 DATA REPRESENTATION
- C11 NUMERIC DATA REPRESENTATION
- C12 MANAGING DATA FILES
- PART D: HOW COMPUTERS WORK
- PART E: REFERENCE
- BACK COVER
Product information
- Title: BCS Glossary of Computing and ICT 13th edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2013
- Publisher(s): BCS Learning & Development Limited
- ISBN: 9781780171500
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