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Nine revolutionary algorithms that power our computers and smartphones

Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world’s biggest haystack. Uploading a photo to Facebook transmits millions of pieces of information over numerous error-prone network links, yet somehow a perfect copy of the photo arrives intact. Without even knowing it, we use public-key cryptography to transmit secret information like credit card numbers, and we use digital signatures to verify the identity of the websites we visit. How do our computers perform these tasks with such ease? John MacCormick answers this question in language anyone can understand, using vivid examples to explain the fundamental tricks behind nine computer algorithms that power our PCs, tablets, and smartphones.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691209065
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691209067
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.6 x 7.9 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Princeton Science Library
Best Sellers Rank: #1,118,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #61 in Online Internet Searching #1,325 in Databases & Big Data #1,410 in Artificial Intelligence & Semantics
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