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100	1		_aKalicharan, Noel. _94073
245	1	3	_aAn introduction to computer studies / _c Noel Kalicharan.
260			_aCambridge : _b Cambridge University Press, _c 1988 _g (1996 [printing])
300			_a367p. : _b ill. ; _c 25cm.
490	0		_aCambridge low price editions
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aPreface -- Introduction -- Computer applications -- Data types and data representation -- A simple computer system -- Boolean operators and logic circuits -- Problem-solving and programming -- Further ideas in programming -- Random numbers and simulation -- Programming languages -- Peripheral devices -- Operating systems -- Systems analysis and design: an overview Computer systems development -- Computers and communications -- Computers and society.
520			_aComputer studies is a rapidly changing and increasingly popular subject area. This book is intended for people who are meeting the subject for the first time. It gives full coverage of the core and optional material from many examination syllabuses and is particularly relevant to students taking the CXC Information Technology, Cambridge O-level or International GCSE examinations. Major features include: full coverage of applications; a structured introduction to programming in a language-independent style; extensive coverage of techniques in systems analysis and design; summaries for each chapter; exercises in each chapter to provide practice for examinations.
650		0	_aComputers. _94074
650		0	_aComputer science. _94075
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