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An introduction to jobs focused on preventing incidents of cyberterrorism, including options within the government, military, and the law, and describing the skills, knowledge, outlook, and habits required to achieve success as a professional.

Explores online privacy and security, including encryption and hacking, and contains an interview with a cybersecurity expert.

Explains what big data is, consisting often of trillions of records, how collecting this data and processing it can be very profitable for businesses.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence of machines or software, as opposed to the intelligence of humans. AI might someday become valued assistants in hospitals, medical clinics, law offices, science labs, military bases, and anywhere else where rapid data analysis is key. While AI is still a developing technology, there are concerns as well as excitement surrounding it.

"Bugs are mistakes in code. A bug can make a program work incorrectly or even crash a computer. So, debugging code is one of the most important tasks that programmers have to tackle! This accessible, at-level book teaches readers about debugging and how it's crucial to their everyday digital activities--such as playing their favorite computer games. Readers will especially enjoy the photographs of young programmers like themselves at work as well as learning about two famous programmers--Grace Hopper and Alan Turing--and how what they accomplished through their knowledge of coding"--Provided by the publisher.

Readers find out how to use computer science skills to work in the hospitality industry.

"Describes artificial intelligence programs designed to play and win games against human champions including AlphaGo, DeepBlue, and Watson. Explores the history of these supercomputers and how they could evolve in the future. Includes 'Leading the Way' sections and critical thinking questions"--Provided by the publisher.

Discusses personal data management, covering how to protect personal data, what data is at risk, how to create a strong password, and more.

Text and photographs look at how to mine items in Minecraft.