<p>In this language-independent book, J. Glenn Brookshear provides accurate and balanced coverage of a variety of topics, providing an overview to the discipline of computer science. Brookshear is a master of making even the most complex topics accessible through his no-nonsense style and the use of real life analogies and concrete examples. This latest edition maintains its delicate balance of breadth of subject matter and depth of coverage that has made previous editions so successful. New Highlights Includes a larger emphasis on the object-oriented paradigm and networking, including coverage of the World Wide Web and the Java Programming Language. Offers end-of-chapter &quot;Questions of Ethics&quot; in addition to discussions of ethics throughout the book. Contains new sections on digital circuitry, the client/server model, data compression, and digital representation of graphics. Provides a complete teaching package, including a new C++ lab manual, C and Pascal lab manuals, and a World Wide Web site.</p>

J. Glenn Brookshear 世界知名的计算机科学教育家。他在1975年获得新墨西哥州立大学博士后，创办了Marquette大学的计算机科学学位项目，并在该校任教至今。他的主 要研究方向是计算理论。除了本书之外，他还著有Theory of Computationr: Formal Languages, Automata, and Complexity。