Based on the Association for Computing Imagery model curriculum guidelines, Foundations of Computer Science gives students a bird s eye view of Computer Science. This easy-to-read and highly navigable text will help students quickly learn all the fundamentals of computer science they need on their course and to improve their employability prospects. Updated to cover all the latest technologies and changes to course requirements, this fifth edition features new chapters on the efficiency of algorithms, computer graphics, a complete revision on computer networks and the internet, and data security. Material on ethical issues, including intellectual property, has also been expanded.

About the Author
Behrouz A. Forouzan has more than 38 years of electronics and computer science experience in industry and academia. His industry experience includes designing electronic systems. After leaving the industry, he joined De Anza College as a professor of computer science. In addition to this text, he has authored and co-authored nine other textbooks including: Computer Science: A Structured Approach Using C, Computer Science: A Structured Approach Using C++, and Data Structures: A Pseudocode Approach with C++, as well as titles on Data Communication and Networking, and TCP/IP Protocols.


Book Information
ISBN 9781473787322
Author Behrouz Forouzan
Format Paperback
Page Count 704
Imprint Cengage Learning EMEA
Publisher Cengage Learning EMEA
Weight(grams) 1145g
Dimensions(mm) 247mm * 189mm * 26mm