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Python Passive Network Mapping - P2NMAP (Paperback): Chet Hosmer Python Passive Network Mapping - P2NMAP (Paperback)
Chet Hosmer
R1,359 Discovery Miles 13 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Python Passive Network Mapping: P2NMAP is the first book to reveal a revolutionary and open source method for exposing nefarious network activity. The "Heartbleed" vulnerability has revealed significant weaknesses within enterprise environments related to the lack of a definitive mapping of network assets. In Python Passive Network Mapping, Chet Hosmer shows you how to effectively and definitively passively map networks. Active or probing methods to network mapping have traditionally been used, but they have many drawbacks - they can disrupt operations, crash systems, and - most importantly - miss critical nefarious activity. You require an accurate picture of the environments you protect and operate in order to rapidly investigate, mitigate, and then recover from these new attack vectors. This book gives you a deep understanding of new innovations to passive network mapping, while delivering open source Python-based tools that can be put into practice immediately. Python Passive Network Mapping is for practitioners, forensic investigators, IT teams, and individuals who work together when performing incident response and investigating potential damage, or are examining the impacts of new malware threats. Those defending critical infrastructures will have a special interest in this book, as active or probing methods of network mapping are rarely used within these environments as any resulting impacts can be disastrous. Python Passive Network Mapping is ideally suited for use as a text in a variety of academic programs to expose and engage students in the art of passively mapping enterprise networks, with the added benefit of providing exposure to open source Python solutions.

Video Games and Creativity (Hardcover): Garo Green, James C Kaufman Video Games and Creativity (Hardcover)
Garo Green, James C Kaufman
R1,484 Discovery Miles 14 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Video games have become an increasingly ubiquitous part of society due to the proliferation and use of mobile devices. Video Games and Creativity explores research on the relationship between video games and creativity with regard to play, learning, and game design. It answers such questions as: Can video games be used to develop or enhance creativity? Is there a place for video games in the classroom? What types of creativity are needed to develop video games? While video games can be sources of entertainment, the role of video games in the classroom has emerged as an important component of improving the education system. The research and development of game-based learning has revealed the power of using games to teach and promote learning. In parallel, the role and importance of creativity in everyday life has been identified as a requisite skill for success.

Emotion in Video Game Soundtracking (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Duncan Williams, Newton Lee Emotion in Video Game Soundtracking (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Duncan Williams, Newton Lee
R3,332 Discovery Miles 33 320 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book presents an overview of the emerging field of emotion in videogame soundtracking. The emotional impact of music has been well-documented, particularly when used to enhance the impact of a multimodal experience, such as combining images with audio as found in the videogames industry. Soundtracking videogames presents a unique challenge compared to traditional composition (for example film music) in that the narrative of gameplay is non-linear - Player dependent actions can change the narrative and thus the emotional characteristics required in the soundtrack. Historical approaches to emotion measurement, and the musical feature mapping and music selection that might be used in video game soundtracking are outlined, before a series of cutting edge examples are given. These examples include algorithmic composition techniques, automated emotion matching from biosensors, motion capture techniques, emotionally-targeted speech synthesis and signal processing, and automated repurposing of existing music (for example from a players own library). The book concludes with some possibilities for the future.

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools (Paperback): David Lightbown Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools (Paperback)
David Lightbown
R1,659 Discovery Miles 16 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Most tools developers want to improve the user experience but are not given the time, lack the techniques, or don't know where to begin.Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools addresses these issues to empower tools developers to make positive steps toward improving the user experience of their tools. The book explains how to improve the user experience of game development tools. The first part of the book details the logic behind why the user experience of game tools must be improved. The second part introduces the concept of user-centered design, a process that revolves around understanding people's goals, watching them work, learning the context in which they work, and understanding how they think. Ideal for anyone who makes, uses, or benefits from game development tools, the book presents complex concepts in a manner that is accessible to those new to user experience design. The book illustrates many proven concepts and techniques using before-and-after examples from tools development to supply you with the real-world understanding you need to become a better game developer. It also describes how to get buy-in from your team. Although concepts have been simplified to make the information more easily accessible, the text includes resources in the footnotes if you want more details. The book includes access to a companion website, www.UXofGameTools.com, that contains the latest revisions for the book as well as contact information. You can also follow the official Twitter account @UXofGameTools to see the latest updates and articles related to the improvement of the user experience.

Time and Relational Theory - Temporal Databases in the Relational Model and SQL (Paperback, 2nd edition): C.J. Date, Hugh... Time and Relational Theory - Temporal Databases in the Relational Model and SQL (Paperback, 2nd edition)
C.J. Date, Hugh Darwen, Nikos Lorentzos
R1,244 Discovery Miles 12 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Time and Relational Theory" provides an in-depth description of temporal database systems, which provide special facilities for storing, querying, and updating historical and future data. Traditionally, database management systems provide little or no special support for temporal data at all. This situation is changing because: Cheap storage enables retention of large volumes of historical data in data warehousesUsers are now faced with temporal data problems, and need solutions Temporal features have recently been incorporated into the SQL standard, and vendors have begun to add temporal support to their DBMS products

Based on the groundbreaking text "Temporal Data & the Relational Model" (Morgan Kaufmann, 2002) and new research led by the authors, "Time and Relational Theory" is the only book to offer a complete overview of the functionality of a temporal DBMS. Expert authors Nikos Lorentzos, Hugh Darwen, and Chris Date describe an approach to temporal database management that is firmly rooted in classical relational theory and will stand the test of time.

This book covers the SQL:2011 temporal extensions in depth and identifies and discusses the temporal functionality still missing from SQL.
Understand how the relational model provides an ideal basis for taming the complexities of temporal databases Learn how to analyze and evaluate commercial temporal products with this timely and important information Be able to use sound principles in designing and using temporal databases Understand the temporal support recently added to SQL with coverage of the new SQL features in this unique, accurate, and authoritative reference Appreciate the benefits of a truly relational approach to the problem with this clear, user friendly presentation

Social Data Analytics - Collaboration for the Enterprise (Paperback): Krish Krishnan, Shawn P Rogers Social Data Analytics - Collaboration for the Enterprise (Paperback)
Krish Krishnan, Shawn P Rogers
R793 Discovery Miles 7 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Social Data Analytics" is the first practical guide for professionals who want to employ social data for analytics and business intelligence (BI). This book provides a comprehensive overview of the technologies and platforms and shows you how to access and analyze the data. You'll explore the five major types of social data and learn from cases and platform examples to help you make the most of sentiment, behavioral, social graph, location, and rich media data. A four-step approach to the social BI process will help you access, evaluate, collaborate, and share social data with ease.

You'll learn everything you need to know to monitor social media and get an overview of the leading vendors in a crowded space of BI applications. By the end of this book, you will be well prepared for your organization s next social data analytics project.
Provides foundational understanding of new and emerging technologies-social data, collaboration, big data, advanced analyticsIncludes case studies and practical examples of success and failuresWill prepare you to lead projects and advance initiatives that will benefit you and your organization"

Advances in Computers, Volume 94 (Hardcover): Suyel Namasudra Advances in Computers, Volume 94 (Hardcover)
Suyel Namasudra
R3,434 Discovery Miles 34 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since its first volume in 1960, "Advances in Computers" has presented detailed coverage of innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design, and applications. It has also provided contributors with a medium in which they can explore their subjects in greater depth and breadth than journal articles usually allow. As a result, many articles have become standard references that continue to be of significant, lasting value in this rapidly expanding field.
In-depth surveys and tutorials on new computer technologyWell-known authors and researchers in the fieldExtensive bibliographies with most chaptersMany of the volumes are devoted to single themes or subfields of computer science

Real-Time Visual Effects for Game Programming (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Chang-Hun Kim, Sun-Jeong Kim, SooKyun Kim, Shin-Jin Kang Real-Time Visual Effects for Game Programming (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Chang-Hun Kim, Sun-Jeong Kim, SooKyun Kim, Shin-Jin Kang
R4,138 R3,337 Discovery Miles 33 370 Save R801 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book introduces the latest visual effects (VFX) techniques that can be applied to game programming. The usefulness of the physicality-based VFX techniques, such as water, fire, smoke, and wind, has been proven through active involvement and utilization in movies and images. However, they have yet to be extensively applied in the game industry, due to the high technical barriers. Readers of this book can learn not only the theories about the latest VFX techniques, but also the methodology of game programming, step by step. The practical VFX processing techniques introduced in this book will provide very helpful information to game programmers. Due to the lack of instructional books about VFX-related game programming, the demand for knowledge regarding these high-tech VFXs might be very high.

Mobile Agent-Based Anomaly Detection and Verification System for Smart Home Sensor Networks (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Muhammad... Mobile Agent-Based Anomaly Detection and Verification System for Smart Home Sensor Networks (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Muhammad Usman, Vallipuram Muthukkumarasamy, Xin-Wen Wu, Surraya Khanum
R1,410 Discovery Miles 14 100 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book presents the latest developments regarding a detailed mobile agent-enabled anomaly detection and verification system for resource constrained sensor networks; a number of algorithms on multi-aspect anomaly detection in sensor networks; several algorithms on mobile agent transmission optimization in resource constrained sensor networks; an algorithm on mobile agent-enabled in situ verification of anomalous sensor nodes; a detailed Petri Net-based formal modeling and analysis of the proposed system, and an algorithm on fuzzy logic-based cross-layer anomaly detection and mobile agent transmission optimization. As such, it offers a comprehensive text for interested readers from academia and industry alike.

An Introduction to XML and Web Technologies (Paperback): Anders Moller, Michael Schwartzbach An Introduction to XML and Web Technologies (Paperback)
Anders Moller, Michael Schwartzbach
R2,562 Discovery Miles 25 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This thoroughly class tested text and online tutorial gives a complete introduction to the essentials of the XML standard. It will teach students how to apply web technologies to develop XML based web applications. Through the book, the student will build applications that work together to construct interesting and workable web applications.

Bridging UX and Web Development - Better Results through Team Integration (Paperback): Jack Moffett Bridging UX and Web Development - Better Results through Team Integration (Paperback)
Jack Moffett
R853 Discovery Miles 8 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The divide between UX and Web development can be stifling. "Bridging UX and Web Development "prepares you to break down those walls by teaching you how to integrate with your team s developers. You examine the process from their perspective, discovering tools and coding principles that will help you bridge the gap between design and implementation. With these tried and true approaches, you ll be able to capitalize on a more productive work environment.

Whether you re a novice UX professional finding your place in the software industry and looking to nail down your technical skills, or a seasoned UI designer looking for practical information on how to integrate your team with development, this is the must-have resource for your UX library.
Establish a collaboration lifecycle, mapping design activities to counterparts in the software development processLearn about software tools that will improve productivity and collaborationWork through step-by-step exercises that teach font-end coding principles to improve your prototyping and implementation activitiesDiscover practical, usable HTML and CSS examplesUncover tips for working with various developer personas"

101 Ready To Use Microsoft Excel Macros (Hardcover): John Michaloudis, Bryan Hong 101 Ready To Use Microsoft Excel Macros (Hardcover)
John Michaloudis, Bryan Hong
R936 Discovery Miles 9 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Python for Data Analysis - Everything you Need to Know About Data Analysis to Easily Get the Python Intermediate Level.... Python for Data Analysis - Everything you Need to Know About Data Analysis to Easily Get the Python Intermediate Level. (Hardcover)
Robert Campbell
R774 R683 Discovery Miles 6 830 Save R91 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Canonizing Hypertext - Explorations and Constructions (Hardcover): Astrid Ensslin Canonizing Hypertext - Explorations and Constructions (Hardcover)
Astrid Ensslin
R4,941 Discovery Miles 49 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This innovative monograph focuses on a contemporary form of computer-based literature called 'literary hypertext', a digital, interactive, communicative form of new media writing. Canonizing Hypertext combines theoretical and hermeneutic investigations with empirical research into the motivational and pedagogic possibilities of this form of literature. It focuses on key questions for literary scholars and teachers: How can literature be taught in such a way as to make it relevant for an increasingly hypermedia-oriented readership? How can the rapidly evolving new media be integrated into curricula that still seek to transmit traditional literary competence? How can the notion of literary competence be broadened to take into account these current trends? This study, which argues for hypertexts integration in the literary canon, offers a critical overview of developments in hypertext theory, an exemplary hypertext canon and an evaluation of possible classroom applications.

Complexity-Aware High Efficiency Video Coding (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Guilherme Correa, Pedro Assuncao, Luciano Agostini,... Complexity-Aware High Efficiency Video Coding (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Guilherme Correa, Pedro Assuncao, Luciano Agostini, Luis A. da Silva Cruz
R1,440 Discovery Miles 14 400 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book discusses computational complexity of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) encoders with coverage extending from the analysis of HEVC compression efficiency and computational complexity to the reduction and scaling of its encoding complexity. After an introduction to the topic and a review of the state-of-the-art research in the field, the authors provide a detailed analysis of the HEVC encoding tools compression efficiency and computational complexity. Readers will benefit from a set of algorithms for scaling the computational complexity of HEVC encoders, all of which take advantage from the flexibility of the frame partitioning structures allowed by the standard. The authors also provide a set of early termination methods based on data mining and machine learning techniques, which are able to reduce the computational complexity required to find the best frame partitioning structures. The applicability of the proposed methods is finally exemplified with an encoding time control system that employs the best complexity reduction and scaling methods presented throughout the book. The methods presented in this book are especially useful in power-constrained, portable multimedia devices to reduce energy consumption and to extend battery life. They can also be applied to portable and non-portable multimedia devices operating in real time with limited computational resources.

Programming Languages and Systems (Hardcover): Luis Caires Programming Languages and Systems (Hardcover)
Luis Caires
R2,161 Discovery Miles 21 610 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Principles of Programming - Java Level 1 (Hardcover): Jonathan Frank Principles of Programming - Java Level 1 (Hardcover)
Jonathan Frank
R778 Discovery Miles 7 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Machine Learning Applications in Non-Conventional Machining Processes (Hardcover): Goutam Kumar Bose, Pritam Pain Machine Learning Applications in Non-Conventional Machining Processes (Hardcover)
Goutam Kumar Bose, Pritam Pain
R5,327 Discovery Miles 53 270 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Traditional machining has many limitations in today's technology-driven world, which has caused industrial professionals to begin implementing various optimization techniques within their machining processes. The application of methods including machine learning and genetic algorithms has recently transformed the manufacturing industry and created countless opportunities in non-traditional machining methods. Significant research in this area, however, is still considerably lacking. Machine Learning Applications in Non-Conventional Machining Processes is a collection of innovative research on the advancement of intelligent technology in industrial environments and its applications within the manufacturing field. While highlighting topics including evolutionary algorithms, micro-machining, and artificial neural networks, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, engineers, managers, developers, practitioners, industrialists, and students seeking current research on intelligence-based machining processes in today's technology-driven market.

Call Admission Control in Mobile Cellular Networks (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Sanchita Ghosh, Amit Konar Call Admission Control in Mobile Cellular Networks (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Sanchita Ghosh, Amit Konar
R2,669 Discovery Miles 26 690 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Call Admission Control (CAC) and Dynamic Channel Assignments (DCA) are important decision-making problems in mobile cellular communication systems. Current research in mobile communication considers them as two independent problems, although the former greatly depends on the resulting free channels obtained as the outcome of the latter. This book provides a solution to the CAC problem, considering DCA as an integral part of decision-making for call admission. Further, current technical resources ignore movement issues of mobile stations and fluctuation in network load (incoming calls) in the control strategy used for call admission. In addition, the present techniques on call admission offers solution globally for the entire network, instead of considering the cells independently. CAC here has been formulated by two alternative approaches. The first approach aimed at handling the uncertainty in the CAC problem by employing fuzzy comparators. The second approach is concerned with formulation of CAC as an optimization problem to minimize call drop, satisfying a set of constraints on feasibility and availability of channels, hotness of cells, and velocity and angular displacement of mobile stations. Evolutionary techniques, including Genetic Algorithm and Biogeography Based Optimization, have been employed to solve the optimization problems. The proposed approaches outperform traditional methods with respect to grade and quality of services.

Dependability and Computer Engineering - Concepts for Software-Intensive Systems (Hardcover): Luigia Petre, Kaisa Sere, Elena... Dependability and Computer Engineering - Concepts for Software-Intensive Systems (Hardcover)
Luigia Petre, Kaisa Sere, Elena Troubitsyna
R5,016 Discovery Miles 50 160 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Rapid development of digital technologies has led to the widespread use of software in all aspects of our life. The degree of reliance that can be justifiably placed on software-intensive systems is expressed by the notion of dependability. The complexity of modern software-intensive systems poses the greatest threat to dependability. Furthermore, software the most complex system component is recognized to be the most error-prone part of the system. Dependability and Computer Engineering: Concepts for Software-Intensive Systems offers a state-of-the-art overview of the dependability research, from engineering various software-intensive systems to validating existing IT-frameworks and solving generic and particular problems related to the dependable use of IT in our society. It is important to understand how dependability is manifested in software-intensive systems, how it is developed, and how it can be enhanced at various levels in systems and organizations. This book uncovers the existing research on the topic as well as the key challenges associated with the engineering of dependable IT systems in the future.

Formalizing Data-Centric Web Services (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Iman Saleh Formalizing Data-Centric Web Services (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Iman Saleh
R2,688 R1,787 Discovery Miles 17 870 Save R901 (34%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents a methodology to model and specify the data aspect of Web services, as it is overlooked by current standards for specifying Web services. The formal specification enables verification of service behavior, and the proposed methodology is based on formal methods and design-by-contract techniques. The Web has evolved from an information sharing medium to a wide-scale environment for sharing capabilities or services. Currently, URLs not only point to documents and images, but are also used to invoke services that potentially change the state of the Web. Major online organizations today, such as Amazon, PayPal and FedEx, provide services for users and consumers. They also allow third-party vendors to resell their services. In both cases, this requires precise and complete specification of service offerings. Several online discussions demonstrate the challenges faced by these organizations and others while describing their data-centric Web services. These challenges surrounding data specification can lead consumers to use a service erroneously. Case studies demonstrate how formal methods, and specifically design-by-contract techniques, can be leveraged to address the lack of formal specification of data when it comes to developing Web applications such as Amazon and PayPal.

Python Programming for Beginners - The Complete Guide for Total Beginner to Learn Python Programming in 1 week. (Hardcover):... Python Programming for Beginners - The Complete Guide for Total Beginner to Learn Python Programming in 1 week. (Hardcover)
Robert Campbell
R748 R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Save R86 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
What's Where in the APPLE - Enhanced Edition - Volume 2 - The Atlas & Gazetteer (Hardcover): Bill Martens, Brian Wiser,... What's Where in the APPLE - Enhanced Edition - Volume 2 - The Atlas & Gazetteer (Hardcover)
Bill Martens, Brian Wiser, William F Luebbert
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blue Pelican Java (Hardcover): Charles E. Cook Blue Pelican Java (Hardcover)
Charles E. Cook
R1,139 Discovery Miles 11 390 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Blue Pelican Java" is a somewhat unusual high school computer science textbook. Most computer science texts will begin with a section on the history of computers followed with a flurry of definitions that are just "so many words" to the average student. The approach here is to first give the student some experience upon which to hang the definitions that come later. The usual practice of introducing classes and objects is deferred until the student has a firm grasp of the fundamentals (loops, decision structures, etc). Thus, the beginning student is not overwhelmed by the simultaneous introduction of OOPs and the fundamentals. The book includes plenty of exercises (many in "contest" form), programming projects, and a huge appendix.

Web Services Security Development and Architecture - Theoretical and Practical Issues (Hardcover, New): Web Services Security Development and Architecture - Theoretical and Practical Issues (Hardcover, New)
R4,592 Discovery Miles 45 920 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Despite solid advances, numerous challenges have yet to be resolved by Web services-enabled service-oriented architecture systems. Web Services Security Development and Architecture: Theoretical and Practical Issues explores a global approach to methodical development in constructing safety architectures for online systems. Addressing security concerns during the full development lifecycle of Web services-based systems, this critical mass of the most sought after knowledge bridges the gap between practical and theoretical approaches in the field.

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