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Fundamentals of Computer Science

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Information

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 1-11
  3. Information Inside Computers

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 12-23
  4. The Basic Structure of a Computer

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 24-36
  5. The Implementation of Binary Arithmetic

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 37-46
  6. Sequential Networks

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 47-56
  7. Immediate Access Stores

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 57-61
  8. Introduction to SNARK

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 62-68
  9. Jump Instructions on SNARK

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 69-77
  10. Array Handling of SNARK

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 78-86
  11. Computers — the Grand Design

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 87-119
  12. Backing Stores

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 120-128
  13. Peripheral Devices

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 129-138
  14. Software

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 139-146
  15. Translators

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 147-167
  16. The History of Computers

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 168-173
  17. Main-frame Computers

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 174-183
  18. Minicomputers

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 184-193
  19. Microprocessors

    • Andrew J. T. Colin
    Pages 194-199
  20. Back Matter

    Pages 200-260

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Strathclyde, UK

    Andrew J. T. Colin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fundamentals of Computer Science

  • Authors: Andrew J. T. Colin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16350-2

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Andrew J. T. Colin 1980

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 260

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Theory of Computation