Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future - The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers (Paperback)

Nine revolutionary algorithms that power our computers and smartphones Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's biggest haystack. Uploading a photo to Facebook transmits millions of pieces of information over numerous error-prone network links, yet somehow a perfect copy of the photo arrives intact. Without even knowing it, we use public-key cryptography to transmit secret information like credit card numbers, and we use digital signatures to verify the identity of the websites we visit. How do our computers perform these tasks with such ease? John MacCormick answers this question in language anyone can understand, using vivid examples to explain the fundamental tricks behind nine computer algorithms that power our PCs, tablets, and smartphones.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2020
First published:	2012
Authors:	John MacCormick
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-20906-7
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Data structures Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Algorithms & procedures Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Production engineering > Computer aided manufacture (CAM) Books > Computing & IT > Internet > Web browsers > General Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Databases > Web / Internet databases
LSN:	0-691-20906-5
Barcode:	9780691209067

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