Desmonde, William H.  <br/><br/>
Computers and their uses / 
Willaim H. Desmonde.  
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Englewood, New Jersey :  Prentice-Hall,  c1971 
 - xvi, 427 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Table of Contents<br/><br/>1. The social value of intelligent machines<br/>2. The evolution of data processing<br/>3. The organization and functions of a computer<br/>4. The representation of information<br/>5. Machine logic<br/>6. The algebra of automata<br/>7. The elements of programming<br/>8. Magnetic tape operations<br/>9. Programming techniques<br/>10. The symbols of human striving<br/>11. The conquest of the physical universe<br/>12. Real-time data processing<br/>13. Multiprogramming<br/>14. Time-sharing systems<br/>15. Man-machine communication<br/>16. Computerization in the universities<br/>17. The role of computers in society<br/>18. The theory of automata<br/>19. Intelligence in the COSMOS<br/>  Includes index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0131654985 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Electronic digital computers. <br/>Electronic data processing.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>001.64  / DES