electronic digital computers

"Bringing the history of modern computing fully up to date, from new applications to scientific computation to video games and the ubiquitous smartphone"--.

Explores computers, focusing on how they function, the history, the changes throughout the years, and more.

Chronicles the work and achievement of the "bright boys," who were responsible for building the world's first real-time computer and digital network by the 1950s, describing their two-decades of hard work and the impact their efforts have had on the world.

Text and illustrations explore how computers are built.

Discusses computers and computer engineers who design every part of a computer, the history of computing, and what may happen in the future of computers.

An overview of careers in the computer technician field.

Defines artificial intelligence, compares it with human intelligence, and explains how it is being used in computer technology and robotics.

Alphabetically arranged entries define and explain fundamental computing concepts, jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, and slang.