Quan Nguyen - How Computers Make Books - New Hardback

Description: About this Item The item is a book Hardback The Author Name is Quan Nguyen The Title is How Computers Make Books Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 176. Category - Computers Product Description - Learn about computer science by exploring the fascinating journey of making this book! How Computers Make Books. by author and publishing software developer John Whitington, takes readers on a journey through the computer processes needed to create this very book. Each chapter explores the elegance of modern digital printing, from how a computer knows where to place ink to reproducing shades of grey and laying out paragraphs on the page. From graphics rendering, search algorithms, and functional programming to indexing and typesetting, you will discover: How human descriptions translate into computer programsHow can a computer understand document formattingHow a program decides where to print ink on a pageWhy computer science is so interesting to computer scientists, and why it might interest you...and much more! How Computers Make Books introduces what is wonderful about computer science by telling the story of how computers have transformed the ancient art of publishing books. About the technology Computers have transformed every industryeven ones as traditional as creating books. If you have ever been mystified about what goes into programming a computer to do practical, familiar tasks, then this book is for you. In it, you will answer interesting questions about human-computer interaction. How do computers represent all the different languages and letters used by humans How do we compress a book's worth of complex information to be transferred in seconds And what exactly is a computer program This book answers all those questions by telling the story of how it was created! We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167566879

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