Whatisthebasicnatureofthemoderncomputer?Howdoesitwork?Howhasitbeenpossibletosqueezesomuchpowerintoincreasinglysmallermachines?Whatwillthenextgenerationsofcomputerslooklike?InthisVeryShortIntroduction,DarrelIncelooksatthebasicconceptsbehindallcomputers,thechangesinhardwareandsoftwarethatallowedcomputerstobecomesosmallandcommonplace,thechallengesproducedbythecomputerrevolution--especiallywholenewmodesofcybercrimeandsecurityissues,theInternetandtheadventof“cloudcomputing,“andthepromiseofwholenewhorizonsopeningupwithquantumcomputingandcomputingusingDNA.
