Addressing the basic practices and challenges of office management, this textbook describes American labor laws, leadership and communication skills, office design and safety, and computer network sys
DESCRIPTIONThe Mike Meyers’ Computer Skills series offers students of varying ability and experience a practical working knowledge of baseline IT skills and technologies. This full-color text is fille
For engineers, students, and technicians or hobbyists concerned with real-world implementation of complete digital systems whether they involve a desktop computer or a car's engine controller electric
"Network security: fast & fun? If you think a background in computer science is necessary for understanding information security, think again. Network Security Illustrated explores information securit
Simulations and the Future of Learning offers trainers and educators the information and perspective they need to understand, design, build, and deploy computer simulations for this generation. Lookin
Over 60,000 entries -- covering business, computer, and scientific terms; colloquial, idiomatic, and current slang expressions; and more. Updated and revised biographical and geographical database -
One goal of modern computer science is to engineer computer programs that can act as autonomous, rational agents; software that can independently make good decisions about what actions to perform on o
A groundbreaking approach to successful performance improvementAlmost every executive in business today is faced with the challenge of improving performance, from incremental improvements to wholesale
Discusses the engineering and design tasks involved in vehicle production with the theme of integrating technologies in vehicle and automotive engineering. Twenty-six papers address the sub- themes of
This is one of four books resulting from the 13th international (35 countries represented) conference on engineering design (ICED 01). ICED covers engineering design from product development and innov
This is one of four books resulting from the 13th international (35 countries represented) conference on engineering design (ICED 01). ICED covers engineering design from product development and innov
The Concise American HeritageR Spanish Dictionary, Second Edition has been newly revised to include the most current computer, telecommunications, and Internet vocabulary in both English and Spanish.
Develop and execute winning wireless strategies for your company Offering the prospect of instantaneous, cable-free Internet connectivity and an array of Web services to cell phones, handheld computer
Most online investors hit the computer screen mentally and emotionally unprepared -- and pay dearly for their education. The Disciplined Online Investor shows online investors how to understand and ov
Embodied conversational agents are computer-generated cartoonlike characters thatdemonstrate many of the same properties as humans in face-to-face conversation, including theability to produce and res
Thompson (mechanical engineering, UMIST, UK and researcher and author in the field) addresses maintainability and reliability issues in engineering systems and products from a design perspective. Cha
Written by one of the major world figures on the educational left, Schooling as a Ritual Performance is a pioneering study of the partnership between capitalism and religion and the educational offspr
Traces the making of the 1998 computer-animated motion picture, A Bug's Life, exhibiting the work of film's animators, art directors, and computer wizards, who also made Toy Story. 40,000 first printi
Computerworld columnist Moschella anticipates the next wave of computer innovation speculating on the information technology (IT) industry's next moves in the global market. The author begins with a
This unique book and computer disk package will help researchers, instructors, and students in pharmacy, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, or other biomedical sciences reach a deeper understanding of
Over 60,000 entries -- covering business, computer, and scientific terms; colloquial, idiomatic, and current slang expressions; and more. Updated and revised biographical and geographical database
Streamline the processes vital to optimum performanceWith over 100,000 copies sold worldwide, Improving Performance is recognized as the book that launched the Process Improvement revolution. It was t
PVM is a software package that enables the computer user to define a networked heterogeneous collection of serial, parallel, and vector computers to function as one large computer. Written by the tea
If you have access to a personal computer and want to explore the Internet, Everybody's Guide is the place to begin. Foreword by Mitchell Kapor. If you have access to a personal computer and want to
A journalist investigates the past, present, and future of computer crimes, as he attends a hacker convention, documents the extent of the computer crimes, and presents intriguing facts about hackers
The thirty original contributions in this book provide a working definition of "computational neuroscience" as the area in which problems lie simultaneously within computer science and neuroscience. T
A handy source for practicing engineers and researchers, this book offers collected examples of successful performance evaluation of high speed telecommunications switching fabrics such as ATM network
Semantics of Programming Languages exposes the basic motivations and philosophy underlying the applications of semantic techniques in computer science. It introduces the mathematical theory of program
The growth in digital devices, which require discrete formulation of problems, has revitalized the role of combinatorics, making it indispensable to computer science. Furthermore, the challenges of ne
Drawing on recent computer and cognitive science, Mitchell (architecture, Harvard) explores the languages of architectural form and graphic composition to illuminate the underlying concepts of design.
In describing the technical experiences of one company from the beginning of the computer era, this book unfolds the challenges that IBM's research and development laboratories faced, the technologica
Lucid, accessible exploration of propositional logic, propositional calculus, and predicate logic. Topics include computer science and systems analysis, linguistics, and problems in the foundations of
This book describes a theory of memory representation, organization, and processing for understanding complex narrative texts. The theory is implemented as a computer program called BORIS which reads
Newspapers (E. Taylor, et al.). Magazines (M. Vignelli, et al.). Books (J. Tschichold, et al.). Technical Appendix. Glossary of Computer Terminology. Acknowledgments. Bibliography. Index.
Deals constructively with recognized software problems. Focuses on the unreliability of computer programs and offers state-of-the-art solutions. Covers?software development, software testing, structur
Suitable for international computer networks students, this title presents an accessible approach to data communications and networking. It contains 830 figures and 150 tables to provide a visual and
