Space is a central topic in cultural and narrative theory today, although in most cases theory assumes Newtonian absolute space. However, the idea of a universal homogeneous space is now obsolete. Black holes, multiple dimensions, quantum entanglement, and spatio-temporal distortions of relativity have passed into culture at large. This book...

Familiarize yourself with practicum exams to successfully take either the Novell Certified Linux Professional (CLP) or the Novell Certified Linux Engineer (CLE) exam with the Novell Linux Certification Practicum Lab Manual. The first half of the book consists of exercises with scenarios and...

Zoho — the free suite of online productivity applications — offers a fantastic set of resources for anyone with Internet access. You can use a state-of-the-art word processor, spreadsheet, database system, or any of many other applications that Zoho offers. Those applications are as powerful as any you’ll find that you install...

This book began when I was assigned to help salvage an undergraduate computer organization course. The course had suffered years of neglect: it had been taught by a series of professors, mostly visitors, who had little or no interest or background in digital hardware, and the curriculum had deteriorated to a potpourri of topics that...

This book is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide for using the Oracle Data Provider (ODP) version 11g on the .NET Framework. It also outlines the core GoF (Gang of Four) design patterns and coding techniques employed to build and deploy high-impact mission-critical applications using advanced Oracle database features through the...

Computer Science, or Informatics as it is often called in Europe, is viewed by many as being both a science and a technology. Clearly, its technological aspects are very much upon us on a day to day basis. Yet all other exact  sciences such as physics, biology or chemistry are also very present in ourdaily lives through the technologies...