Cloud computing offers compelling benefits, but many companies remain concerned about security and compliance in environments they don't physically control. In response, Microsoft has introduced compr
Use your Raspberry Pi to get smart about computing fundamentalsIn the 1980s, the tech revolution was kickstarted by a flood of relatively inexpensive, highly programmable computers like the Commodore.
This text explores the many transformations that the mathematical proof has undergone from its inception to its versatile, present-day use, considering the advent of high-speed computing machines. Tho
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This monograph provides analytical solutions to a number of classical problems in transport processes, i.e. in fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer. Increasing computing power and efficient numeric
Looks at the latest Internet technological innovations, including the expansion of cloud computing, the use of big data for analysis, the spread of the semantic web, and the challenges of cybersecurit
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International contributors in computer science, information technology, data science, software engineering, and cloud and grid computing reveal the latest research, development, practice, and applicat
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Since the publication of the first edition, MathematicaR has matured considerably and the computing power of desktop computers has increased greatly. This enables the presentation of more complex curv
International contributors to this book include researchers and practitioners in online learning, computing education, distance education, higher education, ICT, and management information systems. In
The boundaries of the digital and physical are blurring. Augmented Reality (AR) is quickly advancing into a new phase of contextually rich experiences that combine sensors, wearable computing, the Int
Ubiquitous computing has a vision of information and interaction being embedded in the world around us; this forms the basis of this book. Built environments are subjects of design and architects have
F# 4.0 is a mature, open source, cross-platform, functional-first programming language which empowers users and organizations to tackle complex computing problems with simple, maintainable and robust
Cloud computing is a technical evolution and the blend of highly automated IT with various industry business models. It has created an explosion of cloud-driven business service solutions, creati
The Raspberry Pi is a small, low-cost computing platform that can be adapted for 1000s of electronic applications. It can use the free Linux operating system, which allows it to do very complex tasks,
Sophie Germain taught herself mathematics by candlelight, huddled in her bedclothes. Ada Byron Lovelace anticipated aspects of general-purpose digital computing by more than a century. Cora Ratto de S
Increasing complexity and new computing hardware and techniques have made the fortress approach to security espoused by NIST and implemented throughout the defense and banking industry unworkable. Thi
The iPad Pro 9.7 is more than just your ordinary everyday upgrade—it is the vision of personal computing which exceeds all expectations. The iPad Pro 9.7 gives the user incredible power as the device
This book is a contribution of translational and allied research to the proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing. It explains how various computatio
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This work covers field programmable gate array (FPGA)-specific optimizations of circuits computing the multiplication of a variable by several constants, commonly denoted as multiple constant multipli
Today magnetic recording is still the leading technology for mass data storage. Its dominant role is being reinforced by the success of cloud computing, which requires storing and managing huge amount
This book offers a timely report on key theories and applications of soft-computing. Written in honour of Professor Gaspar Mayor on his 70th birthday, it primarily focuses on areas related to his rese
Computing devices have become ever more present in our everyday environments, however embedding these technologies into our routines has remained a challenge. This book explores the novel theory of pe
This textbook discusses the most fundamental and puzzling questions about the foundations of computing. In 23 lecture-sized chapters it provides an exciting tour through the most important results in
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A technology book for kids! Do you want to learn how computers work? This book introduces you to the world of computing with the Raspberry Pi - the small, inexpensive, and super-cool microcomputer tha
C++ How to Program presents leading-edge computing technologies in a friendly manner appropriate for introductory college course sequences, based on the curriculum recommendations of two key professi
In this book, a new method for hybrid intelligent systems is proposed. The proposed method is based on a granular computing approach applied in two levels. The techniques used and combined in the prop
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Information Systems Synthesis: Bridging Computing Science and Information Technology presents several new graph-theoretical methods that relate system design to core computer science concepts, and ena
This book is to assist with the NABCEP PV Technical Sales certification and includes sales concepts such as computing discount rates and compounding interest.The content is divided into eight major to
What has planetary-scale computation done to our geopolitical realities? In The Stack, Benjamin Bratton proposes that smart grids, cloud computing, mobile software and smart cities, universal addressi
The relationship of humans to computers can no longer be represented as one person in a chair and one computer on a desk. Today computing finds its way into our pockets, our cars, our appliances; it i
In 1982, the British Broadcasting Corporation launched its Computer Literacy Project, intended "to introduce interested adults to the world of computers and computing." The BBC accompanied t
This undergraduate textbook provides an introduction to High Performance Computing (HPC) for Data Science and is divided into two parts. The first covers the fundamentals of HPC and the second part de
This concise textbook examines the fundamental aspects of intelligent computing for surveillance systems, from camera calibration and data capturing, to secure data transmission. The text covers digit
