1. Introduction to Computers and C++
Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all.
—John F. Kennedy
Good design is good business.
—Thomas J. Watson, Founder of IBM
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
—Anne Frank
Objectives
In this chapter you’ll learn:
• Exciting recent developments in the computer field.
• Computer hardware, software and networking basics.
• The data hierarchy.
• The different types of programming languages.
• Basic object-technology concepts.
• Some basics of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
• A typical C++ program-development environment.
• To test-drive a C++ application.
• Some key recent software technologies.
• How computers can help you make a difference. ...
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