How Software Works: The Magic Behind Encryption, CGI, Search Engines, and Other Everyday Technologies (Paperback)

V. Anton Spraul

How Software Works: The Magic Behind Encryption, CGI, Search Engines, and Other Everyday Technologies (Paperback)

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We use software every day to perform all kinds of magical, powerful tasks. It's the force behind stunning CGI graphics, safe online shopping, and speedy Google searches. Software drives the modern world, but its inner workings remain a mystery to many.

How Software Works explains how computers perform common-yet-amazing tasks that we take for granted every day. Inside you'll learn:

  • How data is encrypted
  • How passwords are used and protected
  • How computer graphics are created
  • How video is compressed for streaming and storage
  • How data is searched (and found) in huge databases
  • How programs can work together on the same problem without conflict
  • How data travels over the Internet

How Software Works breaks down these processes with patient explanations and intuitive diagrams so that anyone can understand-no technical background is required, and you won't be reading through any code. In plain English, you'll examine the intricate logic behind the technologies you constantly use but never understood.

If you've ever wondered what really goes on behind your computer screen, How Software Works will give you fascinating look into the software all around you.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

我們每天使用軟體來執行各種神奇而強大的任務。它是令人驚嘆的CGI圖形、安全的網上購物和快速的Google搜索背後的力量。軟體推動著現代世界，但它的內部運作對許多人來說仍然是個謎。

《軟體如何運作》解釋了電腦執行我們每天視為理所當然的常見而驚人的任務的方式。在這本書中，你將學到：

- 數據如何加密
- 密碼的使用和保護方式
- 電腦圖形是如何創建的
- 視頻如何壓縮以供串流和存儲
- 如何在大型數據庫中搜索（和找到）數據
- 程式如何在同一個問題上協同工作而不產生衝突
- 數據如何在互聯網上傳輸

《軟體如何運作》通過耐心的解釋和直觀的圖表來解析這些過程，以便任何人都能理解-無需技術背景，也不需要閱讀任何程式碼。用通俗易懂的語言，你將探索你經常使用但從未理解的技術背後的複雜邏輯。

如果你曾經想知道你的電腦屏幕背後到底發生了什麼， 《軟體如何運作》將讓你深入了解你周圍的軟體世界。

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