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You're already a smart person, you don't need a 1000+ page book to get you started on the web's fastest growing programming platform. Instead, Learn Python in One Hour delivers on the promise of code literacy while saving your most precious commodity - time itself. Volkman's innovative programming-by-example...

BASIC DBA Query v.1 - 33 must know queries for DBAs For those who want to learn database administration or are new to database administration, this query guide will help you finding basic information about your database instance. It is designed for startup DBAs and people who are preparing...

The first edition of Advanced Topics in UNIX was originally published by John Wiley in 1993 when it was named an Alternate Main Selection of the Newbridge Book Club. That book stayed in print for thirteen years, an eternity in the computing literature. Due to changes in the publishing industry, this...

macOS Sierra in easy steps covers the essentials of the operating system that runs the stylish Mac desktop and laptop computers. This primer will get you up and running with your Mac in no time: • Obtain macOS Sierra and navigate using Multi-Touch gestures on a mouse or trackpad. •...

With the purse strings tightening, a continually evolving IT curriculum and an ageing network in constant demand a secondary school in Essex took on the bold decision to switch their student (IT) network from costly licensed software to Free and Open Source Software, and declared the school’s document...

1 + 1 = 1 An Introduction to Boolean Algebra and Switching Circuits was originally published by Williamsville Publishing Company as part of their popular Tape ‘n Text Computer Math Series. It has been expanded and republished as Volume 4 in this new series. The paperback and e-book editions are...

Ever wonder what goes on inside of your computer? You might be surprised to discover that it’s not as complicated as you think. I will explain in plain English how the computer works, from the software right on down through the actual hardware.  It’s not as magical as you think.  The only complex...

Humans have always had the need to tell. In the dark millennia of prehistory, people used fingers or made incisions on bones. There are about 4000 years early civilizations developed elaborate numbering system to record transactions from business to astronomical cycles. The hand tools calculation...

From Black Holes and Big Bangs to the Higgs boson and the infinitesimal building blocks of all matter, modern science has been spectacularly successful, with one glaring exception — intelligence. Intelligence still remains as one of the greatest mysteries in science. How do you chat so effortlessly?...

It is well known that every animal species obeys Darwin's law of evolution, which requires permanent adaptation of animals to their environment. To be precise, every species except man, who behaves exactly contrariwise, adapting the workplace to himself in order to survive. For that he generally enjoys...

This book attempts to connect artificial intelligence to primitive intelligence. It explores the idea that a genuinely intelligent computer will be able to interact naturally with humans. To form this bridge, computers need the ability to recognize, understand and even have instincts similar to humans. The...

Printed entirely in color, with helpful figures and syntax coloring to make code samples appear as they do in Visual Studio and Expression Blend!   Using Silverlight 4, you can build richer and more powerful applications than ever before, and deploy them seamlessly in browsers, on desktop computers,...

This is the eBook version of the print title. Access to the media files found on the DVD included with print editions included with Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 21 Edition, is available through product registration—see instructions in back pages of your eBook.   For 25 years, Upgrading and Repairing...

BUILD IT. FIX it. OWN IT. A Beginner’s Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC   Build It. Fix It. Own It. is the ultimate beginner’s guide to building and fixing your own PC. With a friendly, knowledgeable tone, this book shows the beginning PC builder everything he or she needs to know to build...