What Is Computer Science? (Record no. 57833)
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| control field | 978-3-319-04042-4 |
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| control field | 20200421112228.0 |
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| ISBN | 9783319040424 |
| -- | 978-3-319-04042-4 |
| 082 04 - CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call Number | 004 |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author | Page, Daniel. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | What Is Computer Science? |
| Sub Title | An Information Security Perspective / |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | XVIII, 232 p. 84 illus. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science, |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Remark 2 | Part I: Foundations of Computer Science -- Compressing and Correcting Digital Media -- Writing and Comparing Algorithms -- Playing Hide-and-Seek with Virus Scanners -- How Long is a Piece of String? -- Demystifying Web-Search: The Mathematics of PageRank -- Part II: Examples from Information Security -- Using Short Programs to Make and Break Historical Ciphers -- Generation and Testing of Random Numbers -- Safety in Numbers: Modern Cryptography from Ancient Arithmetic -- Hiding a Needle in a Haystack: Concealed Messages -- Picking Digital Pockets. |
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| Summary, etc | The remarkable diversity of ideas within the subject of computer science makes it highly rewarding and exciting to study, yet also difficult to describe in essence. This engaging and accessible text addresses the fundamental question: What Is Computer Science? Rather than supplying a brief overview of every relevant topic, the book showcases a set of representative concepts broadly connected by the theme of information security. The presentation of each topic can be treated as a "mini" lecture course, demonstrating how it allows us to solve real problems, as well as how it relates to other subjects. The discussions are further supported by numerous examples and practical hands-on exercises, which together will be sure to whet your appetite for the many fascinating aspects of computer science. Topics and features: Presents a concise introduction to the study of algorithms, and describes how computers work using the example of computer viruses Introduces the concepts of data compression, and error detection and correction Highlights the role of data structures, and how their design can have a profound influence on algorithms that operate on them Explores the topic of web-search, with a specific focus on examples drawn from cryptography and information security Reviews both historic and modern cryptographic schemes, examines how a physical system can leak information, and discusses the idea of randomness Investigates the science of steganography, the hiding of secret data within non-secret data Provides additional supplementary material at an associated website This easy-to-read textbook is an ideal introduction to the study of computer science for students beginning on, or contemplating taking, an undergraduate degree. Teachers wishing to offer a primer on the field will also find the book an excellent educational resource. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| General subdivision | Data processing. |
| 700 1# - AUTHOR 2 | |
| Author 2 | Smart, Nigel. |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04042-4 |
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| Koha item type | eBooks |
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| -- | Springer International Publishing : |
| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| -- | 2014. |
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| -- | computer |
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| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Computer science. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Data encryption (Computer science). |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Algorithms. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Education |
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| -- | Computer Science. |
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| -- | Computer Science, general. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Data Encryption. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity. |
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| -- | Computers and Education. |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| -- | 1863-7310 |
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