Publisher's Synopsis
This is a single-volume reference covering the entire field of computer science. The new edition provides data on current computing systems, distributed computing environments and more. All the changes which have occurred in computing since the publication of the second edition have been incorporated here. Over two-thirds of the information has been revised and among the 600-plus articles, there are nearly 175 completely new entries on the subjects that didn't exist when the last edition was published.;For ease of use, articles are classified under major headings and cross references at the end of each article further expedite research efforts. Extensive appendices feature a revised list of abbreviations and acronyms, numerical tables, updated list of computer science and engineering research journals, keys to high-level languages and a glossary of major terms in English, French, German, Spanish and Russian. A newly created historical timetable is also included.
