computer: Bibliography

See S. G. Nash, A History of Scientific Computing (1990); D. I. A. Cohen, Introduction to Computer Theory (2d ed. 1996); P. Norton, Peter Norton's Introduction to Computers (2d ed. 1996); A. W. Biermann, Great Ideas in Computer Science: A Gentle Introduction (2d ed. 1997); R. L. Oakman, The Computer Triangle: Hardware, Software, People (2d ed. 1997); R. Maran, Computers Simplified (4th ed. 1998); A. S. Tanenbaum and J. R. Goodman. Structured Computer Organization (4th ed. 1998).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Development of Computers
• Computer Programs and Programming Languages
• Sharing the Computer's Resources
• Storage and Retrieval of Data
• Processing of Data
• Digital Computers
• Analog Computers
• Bibliography

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