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COLLINS
REFERENCE DICTIONARY
COMPUTING
Far too many computer manuals assume that even beginners know the meaning of a vast array of specialized jargon, leaving them in a state of near despair. The COLLINS DICTIONARY OF COMPUTING, however, is aimed primarily at those using microcomputers as a tool — whether it be at university, school or college, or in the home or office — rather than the professional computer expert. The Dictionary is also invaluable to anyone whose work is related to computers, whether micro, mini or mainframe.
• Contains definitions and explanations of around 2000 terms, from access to zero compression
• Includes over 70 line drawings and tables
• Includes such fundamental terms as BASIC, bit and binary, as well as those strange terms that computer buffs have made peculiarly their own, such as blow, bomb and bubble
• Fields covered range through hardware, software, programming, computer logic, data and word processing, languages and systems, to those...
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COLLINS
REFERENCE DICTIONARY
COMPUTING
Far too many computer manuals assume that even beginners know the meaning of a vast array of specialized jargon, leaving them in a state of near despair. The COLLINS DICTIONARY OF COMPUTING, however, is aimed primarily at those using microcomputers as a tool — whether it be at university, school or college, or in the home or office — rather than the professional computer expert. The Dictionary is also invaluable to anyone whose work is related to computers, whether micro, mini or mainframe.
• Contains definitions and explanations of around 2000 terms, from access to zero compression
• Includes over 70 line drawings and tables
• Includes such fundamental terms as BASIC, bit and binary, as well as those strange terms that computer buffs have made peculiarly their own, such as blow, bomb and bubble
• Fields covered range through hardware, software, programming, computer logic, data and word processing, languages and systems, to those areas of information technology (such as graphics) in which computers play such a vital role
Ian R. Sinclair, a full-time technical author, has written numerous best-selling computer books for Collins, anS is also author of the Collins Dictionary of Electronics^
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