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Histories of Computing in Asia IFIP WG 9.7 International Workshop on the History of Computing, HC 2024, Phuket, Thailand, September 8–9, 2024, Revised Selected Papers
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 9.7 International Workshop on the History of Computing, HC 2024, held in Phuket,...
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The Making and Meanings of a Computing Reference Work Exploring the Encyclopedia of Computer Science
This manuscript is about an artifact, the Encyclopedia of Computer Science(ECS). From the time that computer science was mature enough to have its...
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A Brief History of Computing
This lively and fascinating text traces the key developments in computation – from 3000 B.C. to the present day – in an easy-to-follow and concise...
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Hypertext and Precedent Individuation/Security Controls and Targeted Collective Regulation
The Cold War context outlined in this chapter is complicated by a brief account of civil rights and anti-war movements over the same period, with...
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Editions, Supplements, and Online Encyclopedias
This chapter discusses multiple editions, supplements, and online versions in writing an encyclopedia generally and in particular for the...
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History of Programming Languages
Hardware is physical and may be seen and touched, whereas software is intangible and is an intellectual undertaking by a team of programmers.
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Minicomputers and Later Mainframes
TheSoftware quality assurance" minicomputer was a new class of low-cost computers that arose during the 1960s.
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The IBM System/360
The IBM System/360 wasIBM System/360 a family of mainframe computers designed and developed by IBM.
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A Short History of Telecommunications
Telecommunications is a branch of technology concerned with the transmission of information over a distance, where the transmitter sends the...
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Integrated Circuit and Silicon Valley
TheCapability maturity model integration invention of the transistor was a revolution in computing, and it led to smaller, faster and more reliable...
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History of Databases
This chapter presents a short history of databases, including the hierarchical model, the network model, and the relational model.
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Denaturalizing the Hegemony of Internet English with the History of Telegraphy
Second-language speakers of English outnumbered native speakers after World War II, and today they are more than three times the number of native...
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CAD/CAM and the Reorganization of Labor Process in the Taiwan Mold Industry
This article attempts to answer the following questions based on the process of introducing CAD/CAM in Taiwan’s injection mold manufacturing...
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Teaching the History of Computing across Asia/America: Computerization, Globalization, and Racialization
This paper presents a lesson plan for teaching a global history of computing, with a focus on trans-Pacific exchanges between Asias and Americas....
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Qian Xuesen and the Development of New Computer Technology in China
Qian Xuesen was an important pioneer and creator of China’s missile and aerospace technology. He also made an important contribution to the...
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History of Software Engineering
The approach to software development in the 1950s and 1960s has been described as the “Mongolian Hordes ApproachMongolian Hordes Approach” by Fred...
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The IBM Personal Computer
The introduction of the IBM Personal ComputerIBM personal computer in 1981 was a major milestone in the computing field.
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History of Artificial Intelligence
This chapter presents a short history of Artificial Intelligence, and we discuss the Turing test, which is a test of machine intelligence.
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What Is a Computer?
ComputersCapability maturity model integration are an integral part of modern society and new technology has transformed the modern world into a...
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Cultural Artifact
Unlike most of the previous chapters, which have been about the making of an encyclopedia, this chapter is about the cultural meaning of an...