Code : the hidden language of computer hardware and software

Code The hidden language of computer hardware and software

Charles Petzold, 1953-

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Subjects
Computer programming.
Coding theory.
Published
Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press c2000.
Language
English
Main Author
Charles Petzold, 1953- (-)
Physical Description
iii, 393 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780735611313
9780735605053
  • Preface to the Paperback Edition
  • Chapter 1. Best Friends
  • Chapter 2. Codes and Combinations
  • Chapter 3. Braille and Binary Codes
  • Chapter 4. Anatomy of a Flashlight
  • Chapter 5. Seeing Around Corners
  • Chapter 6. Telegraphs and Relays
  • Chapter 7. Our Ten Digits
  • Chapter 8. Alternatives to Ten
  • Chapter 9. Bit by Bit by Bit
  • Chapter 10. Logic and Switches
  • Chapter 11. Gates (Not Bill)
  • Chapter 12. A Binary Adding Machine
  • Chapter 13. But What About Subtraction?
  • Chapter 14. Feedback and Flip-Flops
  • Chapter 15. Bytes and Hex
  • Chapter 16. An Assemblage of Memory
  • Chapter 17. Automation
  • Chapter 18. From Abaci to Chips
  • Chapter 19. Two Classic Microprocessors
  • Chapter 20. ASCII and a Cast of Characters
  • Chapter 21. Get on the Bus
  • Chapter 22. The Operating System
  • Chapter 23. Fixed Point, Floating Point
  • Chapter 24. Languages High and Low
  • Chapter 25. The Graphical Revolution
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
  • Colophon

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