Fundamentals of software culture
As the first book about software culture, this book discusses software culture from three perspectives including historical perspective, the classification of software and software applications. This book takes credit from the view of science and technology development. It analyzed scientific innova...
| Other Authors: | Qin, Zheng, Dr., Zhang, Huidi,, Qin, Xin, 1967-, Xu, Kaiping,, Dimitrov, Kouemo Ngayo Anatoli,, Wang, Guolong,, Yu, Wenhui,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Springer,
2018.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 191 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Series: |
Fundamentals of software culture.
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| Summary: |
As the first book about software culture, this book discusses software culture from three perspectives including historical perspective, the classification of software and software applications. This book takes credit from the view of science and technology development. It analyzed scientific innovations and the social areas promoted following the growth of technology. And according to the fact that information helps to build human cultural form, we proposed the concept and researching method of software culture. The aim of writing this book is to strengthen the connection between software and culture, to replenish knowledge system in the subject of software engineering, and to establish a new area of study that is the culture of software. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references. Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 The History of Computing; Abstract; 1.1 From History to Culture; 1.2 From Fingers to Computers; 1.2.1 Early Calculation Tools; 1.2.1.1 The Abacus; 1.2.1.2 Slide Rule; 1.2.2 The Mechanical Age; 1.2.2.1 Manual Calculators; 1.2.2.2 Hand Computer; 1.2.2.3 Analytical Engine; 1.2.2.4 Herman Hollerith's Tabulating Machine; 1.2.2.5 Turing Machine; 1.2.3 The First Generation (1946-1957): Age of Vacuum Tubes Computers; 1.2.3.1 ENIAC; 1.2.3.2 ABC Machine; 1.2.3.3 EDVAC; 1.3 From Laboratory to Household. 1.3.1 The Second Generation (1958-1964): Application of Transistors1.3.1.1 Transistor; 1.3.1.2 TRADIC; 1.3.1.3 Chinese 441-B; 1.3.2 The Third Generation (1965-1970): An Era for Small and Medium-Scale Integrated Circuit Computers; 1.3.2.1 Integrated Circuits; 1.3.2.2 IBM360; 1.3.3 The Fourth Generation (1971 and On): Application of Large-Scale and Very Large-Scale Integrated Circuits; 1.3.3.1 Intel 4004 Microprocessor; 1.3.3.2 IBM PC; 1.3.3.3 China's First Million Integrated Circuit Computer; 1.3.3.4 Super Computer; 1.4 Peripheral Devices of Computer; 1.4.1 Input Devices; 1.4.1.1 Keyboard. 1.4.1.2 Mouse1.4.2 Output Device; 1.5 The Influence of Computer; 1.6 Summary; References; 2 The Development of Software; Abstract; 2.1 Culture and Software; 2.2 The Definition of Software; 2.3 The Development of Program Language; 2.3.1 The First Generation: Machine Language; 2.3.2 The Second Generation: Assembly Language; 2.3.3 The Third Generation: High-Level Programming Language; 2.3.3.1 Fortran [6]; 2.3.3.2 Algol [7]; 2.3.3.3 Lisp [8]; 2.3.3.4 Cobol [9]; 2.3.3.5 Basic [10]; 2.3.3.6 Pascal [11]; 2.3.3.7 C Language [12]; 2.3.4 The Fourth-Generation Language. 2.3.5 The Fifth-Generation Language2.4 The Development of Software; 2.4.1 The First Stage of Software Development (1949-1959): The Embryonic Stage of Software Products; 2.4.1.1 "The Universities for Programmers"; Sage [15]; Sabre [16]; 2.4.1.2 The Old Remington Rand Versus the Young Blue Giant IBM [17]; 2.4.1.3 The Emergence of Small-Medium-Sized Software Development Companies; 2.4.2 The Second Stage of Software Development (1959-1969): The Birth of Software Products; 2.4.2.1 The First Patent and License for Software [18]; 2.4.2.2 IBM 360 [19] 2.4.3 The Third Stage of Software Development (1969-1981): Independent Enterprise Solutions2.4.3.1 IBM's Spin-off Decisions Promoted the Development of Independent Software Company; 2.4.3.2 War in Database Market [20]; 2.4.4 The Fourth Stage of Software Development (1981-1994): Popsoft Era; 2.4.4.1 Operating System [21]; 2.4.4.2 Wars in the Field of Electronic Forms Processing Software; 2.4.4.3 Word Processing System [22]; 2.4.4.4 Novell-The "Microsoft" in the Field of LAN [23]; 2.4.4.5 Personal Finance Management Tool: Quicken [24] As the first book about software culture, this book discusses software culture from three perspectives including historical perspective, the classification of software and software applications. This book takes credit from the view of science and technology development. It analyzed scientific innovations and the social areas promoted following the growth of technology. And according to the fact that information helps to build human cultural form, we proposed the concept and researching method of software culture. The aim of writing this book is to strengthen the connection between software and culture, to replenish knowledge system in the subject of software engineering, and to establish a new area of study that is the culture of software. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 191 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9789811307010 9811307016 |