Code : The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software,9780735605053

Code : The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

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ISBN13: 9780735605053
ISBN10: 073560505X
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): Microsoft Pr
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Summary

From the dots and dashes of Morse code to the 0s and 1s of computer programming, "Code" describes the ingenious ways humans have adapted language systems -- code -- to invent the machinery of the modern age. By examining the dialogues we developed for and through the communication tools of the industrial revolution, readers discover they have a context for comprehending today's world of computers, bar code scanners, and fiber optics. The work of legendary computer book author Charles Petzold has influenced an entire generation of programmers -- and with "Code", Microsoft Press is proud to bring this extraordinary writer's compelling narrative style and wit to a general audience.

Table of Contents

Preface iv
Best Friends
3(6)
Codes and Combinations
9(6)
Braille and Binary Codes
15(7)
Anatomy of a Flashlight
22(10)
Seeing Around Corners
32(8)
Telegraphs and Relays
40(7)
Our Ten Digits
47(7)
Alternatives to Ten
54(15)
Bit by Bit by Bit
69(17)
Logic and Switches
86(16)
Gates (Not Bill)
102(29)
A Binary Adding Machine
131(12)
But What About Subtraction?
143(12)
Feedback and Flip-Flops
155(25)
Bytes and Hex
180(10)
An Assemblage of Memory
190(16)
Automation
206(32)
From Abaci to Chips
238(22)
Two Classic Microprocessors
260(26)
ASCII and a Cast of Characters
286(15)
Get on the Bus
301(19)
The Operating System
320(15)
Fixed Point, Floating Point
335(14)
Languages High and Low
349(15)
The Graphical Revolution
364(19)
Acknowledgments 383(2)
Index 385

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