Creating a good presentation is much more than just clicking a few dialog boxes and typing some text. It requires knowledge and planning-lots of it. With the PowerPoint 2007 Bible you will not only be able to build a presentation with PowerPoint, but you’ll also be able to explain why you made the choices you did, and you’ll...

This book introduces you to the Scala programming language, its object-oriented and functional programming characteristics, and...

This is the most comprehensive, practical, and useful guide to the brand-new version of Windows Home Server 2011. Paul McFedries doesn’t just cover all facets of running Windows Home Server: He shows how to use it...

The main goal of the new field of data mining is the analysis of large and complex datasets. Some very important datasets may be derived from business and industrial activities. This kind of data is known as enterprise data . The common characteristic of such datasets is that the analyst wishes to analyze them for the purpose of designing a...

The modern field of nonvolatile digital information storage is a bit more than a half-century old. During its history, the field has seen a small handful of technologies (magnetic tape, magnetic hard disk, magnetic flexible disk, consumer-derived optical disk) take root as ‘mainstream’. These technologies have persisted in the...

This book is written for SQL Server developers, DBAs, database managers, systems engineers, and business analysts. It does briefly cover the basics of SQL Server in Part IV, where SQL Server 2000 is compared with Oracle 9i, but throughout the book it is assumed that...

Over the course of the last twenty years, research in data mining has seen a substantial increase in interest, attracting original contributions from various disciplines including computer science, statistics, operations research, and information systems. Data mining supports a wide range of applications, from medical decision making,...

Even if your kids don't have an ounce of computer geek in them, they can learn to code with Raspberry Pi and this wonderful book. Written for 11- to 15-year-olds and assuming no prior computing knowledge, this book uses the wildly successful, low-cost,...

- Comprehensive study guide written by exam-certified authors - Deeper, more focused coverage of exam objectives and sub-objectives-plus instructive case studies and troubleshooting scenarios to enhance your performance on the job - 425 practice questions on CD - Test engine that enables customized testing, pre-assessment and...