Birthing the Computer
Birthing the Computer examines the evolution of computer architecture, from magnetic drums to cores and the first transistors. These second-generation machines introduced key concepts in architecture and system software that are found in every computer system today.
With the growing complexity of digital systems, solving Boolean problems is a major challenge. This volume explores powerful techniques to solve them, from hardware acceleration to the synthesis of digital and reversible circuits, extending the basis for future quantum computers.
Wallace examines the social, technical and educational implications of a society where hyper-reality, artificial intelligence and robotics may be at the centre of the new online spaces that will surely further shape us into an unknown future.
First Generation Mainframes
This volume describes the IBM computer systems that influenced architecture in the 1950s and 1960s. These modular systems featured a common architecture for peripherals, the first operating systems, and groundbreaking software like the FORTRAN programming language.
In dynamic ad-hoc networks, link failures lead to unreliable and inefficient data transmission. This work proposes LR-EE-AOMDV, a novel extension of the AOMDV routing protocol, to find multiple link-reliable, energy-efficient paths for robust data transmission.
Scientific Programming
Calvo offers an introduction to computer programming, numerical analysis, and other mathematical ideas that extend the basic topics learned in calculus. He illustrates how mathematicians and scientists write computer programs.
This book highlights the current state of the art of cybersecurity, covering key areas from systems design and management to emerging technology trends. It will appeal to practitioners, faculty, and students in cybersecurity, information technology, and computer science.
This book is a precise and comprehensive history of the digital computer, tracing its roots and routes through the modern era. Though dealing with the history of technology in general, its central focus is the automatic digital program-controlled calculating devices of 1935-1945.
Innovative Software
This is a text for those engaged in creating new, high-value software solutions for which an existing exemplar does not exist. It covers how to understand and resolve problems associated with the process and details the design and implementation aspects for high-risk software.
A Global Approach to Data Value Maximization
A multitude of approaches and techniques can be applied to extract the maximum informative value from complex data sets, many of which are discussed here. Dell’Aversana begins with the domain of geosciences, before moving on to various other scientific and engineering sectors.
Second Generation Mainframes
The IBM 7000 series led the way in many innovative concepts that helped to establish IBM as the foremost manufacturer of computer systems. This study describes IBM’s second generation of mainframe computers, detailing their new technology, new peripherals and advanced software.
For students of statistics, mathematics, and engineering, this book provides the concepts and methods of linear and integer programming. It presents formulations of diverse problems and solutions to numerical examples, making the subject matter easier to comprehend.
A virtual honeypot detects threats from hackers and captures data about their attacks. This book details how to confuse attackers and direct them onto the wrong path.
This collection of essays tackles classic questions: What is life? What is consciousness? It explores whether evolution is predetermined, if science and spirituality can harmonize, and if AI is at odds with the human spirit. Each chapter includes science fiction stories on AI.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
This book explores the latest research in education design for virtual and augmented reality. Using numerous studies and examples, it will help the reader gain a better understanding of the nature of these realities and their applications in theory and practice.
Neuroinformatics and Semantic Representations
This book proposes a neural network for structural information analysis. Inspired by the human brain, this approach reconstructs a model of the world to interpret behaviour and enables automatic semantic analysis of text, constructing a semantic portrait from any stream.
This book provides a fresh look at the evolution of mobility management for next generation networks. It goes beyond traditional, centralized approaches, offering insights into practical ways of distributing mobility management for operators and end-users.
Mainframe Computer Systems
This volume describes General Electric’s venture into mainframe computers. GE pioneered commercial timesharing, and its hardware was used to develop the BASIC language and the influential Multics system. Unable to compete with IBM, GE sold its computer division to Honeywell.
The growth of cybersecurity issues affects us all. This book addresses current challenges in information security for a wide range of users, from governments to students, discussing topics like educational frameworks and applications of security principles in specific domains.
This volume presents research merging classical measurement theory with modern data science. Discover novel methods for superior measurement design, robust data evaluation, and efficient instrumentation implementations.