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Computer Science

A standard course book for students of computing, this text covers the fundamentals of the subject in a clear, step-by-step way. It is written for a range of qualifications, from pre-university and vocational courses to professional computing certificates, and its chapters are arranged so that each topic can be taken in manageable pieces. This edition brings in material on the internet, rapid application development and object-oriented approaches, while older or less central content has been removed to keep the book at a workable length.

Audience
adult
Length
epic · 647 pages

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