COMPUTER SCIENCE ILLUMINATED PB

Revised and updated with the latest information in the field, the Fifth Edition of best-selling Computer Science Illuminated continues to provide students with an engaging breadth-first overview of computer science principles and provides a solid foundation for those continuing their study in this dynamic and exciting discipline. Authored by two of today s most respected computer science educators, Nell Dale and John Lewis, the text carefully unfolds the many layers of computing from a language-neutral perspective, beginning with the information layer, progressing through the hardware, programming, operating systems, application, and communication layers, and ending with a discussion on the limitations of computing. Separate program language chapters are available as bundle items for instructors who would like to explore a particular programming language with their students.Ideal for introductory computing and computer science courses, the fifth edition s thorough presentation of computing systems provides computer science majors with a solid foundation for further study, and offers non-majors a comprehensive and complete introduction to computing.New Features of the Fifth Edition:- Includes a NEW chapter on computer security (chapter 7) to provide readers with the latest information, including discussions on preventing unauthorized access and guidelines for creating effective passwords, types of malware anti-virus software, problems created by poor programming, protecting your online information including data collection issues with Facebook, Google, etc., and security issues with mobile and portable devices.- A NEW section on cloud computing (chapter 5) offers readers an overview of the latest way in which businesses and users interact with computers and mobile devices.- The section on social networks (moved to chapter ) has been rewritten to include up-to-date information, including new data on Google+ and Facebook.- The sections covering HTML have been updat