computer software

Introduces the inside world of computers, discussing their origin and development, and the secrets of electronics and computation.

Explains what software designers do and how to prepare for a career in software design.

Interviews with fourteen people who work in careers of interest to young people who like computers.

Provides information about the software development industry, looks at the types of careers available in the field, offers advice on the education and training needed to work in software development, and includes profiles of top software developers.

Chronicles the history of software and profiles its creators, discussing how computers were programmed before the creation of the Fortran language in the 1950s, how software tools have been made more accessible, and how software will change in the future.

When Jordan creates a computer program that communicates with him via e-mail, he has no idea the havoc the program will create for him and his friend Helen.

Twenty-first century fourteen-year-old Kyle was hypnotized when humanity was upgraded to 1.0 and he, incompatible with the new technology, exposes its terrifying impact in a tape-recording found by the superhumans of the future.

This absorbing volume details the development of electronic gaming including arcade and early home video consoles through massive multiplayer online games, and examines some of the most popular games of all time.