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" Computer "
written by Mike Goldsmith and Tom Jackson.
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BL
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783015
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b603028
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| Main Entry
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written by Mike Goldsmith and Tom Jackson.
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Computer\ written by Mike Goldsmith and Tom Jackson.
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| Publication Statement
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New York: DK Pub., 2011
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| Series Statement
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Dorling Kindersley eyewitness books.
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(72 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
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| ISBN
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0756688337
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: 1405371366
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: 9780756688332
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: 9781405371360
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| Contents
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What is a computer? --; Before computers --; Electronic brains --; Mini and micro computers --; Inside a computer --; Memory and storage --; Input --; Output --; Computers at work --; Computers all around us --; Gadgets on the go --; Making computers --; Supercomputers --; Software --; Programming --; Computer-generated imagery --; Games and consoles --; Networks --; The internet --; Connecting the world --; The wild wild net --; Defense and security --; Life on the net --; Virtual worlds --; Robots --; Stronger and better --; Artificial intelligence --; Tomorrow's computers --; History of computing --; Computers in numbers.
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| Abstract
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Presents an illustrated look at computers, describing how they were invented, how they work, the different types, how they are used in everyday life, and how they affect the future.
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Computers -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Computers -- History.
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Computers.
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QA76.52W758 2011
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Dorling Kindersley, Inc.
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Mike Goldsmith
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Tom Jackson
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Eyewitness computer
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