This book is primarily an introduction to the design of algorithms for problem solving. Its prominent feature is to use a functional language as an implementation language. Because of the high level of abstraction provided, functional programs tend to be shorter, clearer and faster to develop than their imperative counterparts. This...

Every year ESWC brings together researchers and practitioners dealing with different aspects of semantic technologies. Following a successful re-launch in 2010 as a multi-track conference, the 8th Extended Semantic Web Conference built on the success of the ESWC conference series initiated in 2004. Through its extended concept this...

This textbook is designed for two principal photography student types. One group is the student in an academic setting. Students are expected to acquire a solid grasp of the theories and concepts of their various courses. This is the Knowledge point of the “KSAs” frequently required by employers. Students in an academic...

Desktop computing proficiency is increasingly important in today’s business world. As a result, when screening, hiring, and training employees, employers can feel reassured by relying on the objectivity and consistency of technology certification to ensure the competence of their workforce. As an employee or job seeker, you can use...

Grid Computing was a vision of using and sharing computers and data in the early 1990s. The integration, coordination, and sharing of computer resources which are geographically disperse among different physical domains and organizations became an every day reality. This emerging infrastructure aims to provide a mechanism for sharing...

Studying the history of consumer electronics is nothing short of fascinating. The landscape is filled with countless stories of product successes and failures— fickle consumer adoptions, clever marketing campaigns that outsmart the best technologies, better packaging winning over better technology, and products that are simply...

Visual Studio 2010 is an exciting version for the Visual Basic language, which reaches a double digit version in Visual Basic 10. This is a phenomenal achievement for a programming language, and it demonstrates the enormous utility that the language continues to provide, year after year. Visual Basic has always been a premier tool for...

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The third edition of this text contains key improvements and changes that continue to provide instructors and students with the best information technology auditing text available. This edition has been reorganized and expanded to address the internal control and audit issues mandated by Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. The third edition...

This 5 volume MRW (Major Reference Work) is entitled "Computer Aided and Integrated Manufacturing Systems". A brief summary description of each of the 5 volumes will be noted in their respective PREFACES. An MRW is normally on a broad subject of major importance on the international scene. Because of the breadth of a major...

The International Symposium on Smart Graphics serves as a scientific forum that attracts researchers and practitioners from the fields of computer graphics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human–computer interaction, interface design, and information visualization. Initiated by Andreas Butz, Antonio Kr¨uger, and...

Excel is an extremely powerful tool that is made to handle many varieties of data. Regardless of the job you do, chances are you have had to use Excel at some time in your career, or you will. Regardless of your reason for using Excel, many users never realize the full potential of the software, relegating Excel to not much more than a list...