Clarity, comprehensive coverage and precision are just a few of the reasons why anyone who needs to get up to speed with XML will appreciate The XML Companion. Neil Bradley's book will become every web developer's essential guide to one of the most exciting developments to hit the web.

The Xml Companion

Computers & Technology

neil-bradley

Programming Languages

Addison-Wesley (C)

Prepare for the Computer Science AP Exam with the Leading C++ Publisher! 
"I found the author's style very easy to read. I will enjoy using the book next year in my course." - Jeannie Turner, Providence Day School (North Carolina) 
For five years, Susan Horwitz was the chair of the Advanced Placement Computer Science Development Committee, which sets the AP Computer Science curriculum and writes the exams. She has written this review with a first-hand knowledge of what students need to prepare for the exam. She has been a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for over 10 years, where she has received numerous awards for teaching and research. 
An Ideal Tool to Help You Ace the Exam! Features four comprehensive sample exams to prepare you for exam day Covers a full range of C++ topics so you can master the A or AB exam Includes an extensive glossary that provides you quick reference to C++ and computer science terms Contains test-taking hints that pinpoint the important aspects of the questions so you can move quickly through the exam 
"The order in which the materials are presented is exactly the order that I will teach them. There are plenty of examples to follow, which is crucial." - Christian Day, Philips Exeter School (New Hampshire)

Addison-Wesley's Review for the Computer Science Ap Exam in C++

Susan Horwitz

Certification

Now fully up to date and even more comprehensive than before, this latest edition of The Indispensable PC Hardware Book will continue to amaze and delight with its detailed explanation of every aspect of PC hardware. Whether you're a newcomer to the field or a veteran systems programmer you'll relish the very latest scoop on hot topics including Pentium Pro, the PCI Chipset and SCSI III.
 Key Features include: detailed explanations of core hardware topics (including all CPUs, 8086/88 to Pentium and Pentium Pro; all co-processors, 8087 to i387; AMD processors, Am386 to AM5k86, Cyrix CPUs:386 to 6x86; real, protected and virtual 8086 mode with Pentium enhancements; addressing, segmentation and paging; extended and expanded memory; ports, registers and I/O address space; BIOS and register programming; ST412/506, AT-Bus, IDE, DI, SCSI I/II/III; interrupts, exceptions and NMI; RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memories; page mode, static, statics column mode, serial mode, memory interleaving), as well as unique coverage of upgrades and clones, overdrives and Sls; PC architectures from XT via ISA, EISA, MCA to VLB and PCI; Mass storage and interfaces; parallel, serial and PCMCIA; multimedia, concepts and programming of sound cards; and extensive appendices to provide you with a lasting programming reference.

The Indispensable PC Hardware Book: You Hardware Questions Answered

Messmer, Hans-Peter

Computer Science

A user-friendly introduction to SCSI Bus and IDE interfaces includes an explanation of the essential terminology, descriptions of physical and logical interfaces and their command sets, and the characteristics of connectable devices, plus a summary of essential terms. (Advanced).

The Scsi Bus and Ide Interface: Protocols, Applications and Programming

Friedhelm Schmidt

Programming

Unicode Standard: Worldwide Character Encoding, Version 1.0

Unicode Consortium

Presents an alternative, intuitive way of looking at written language that is based on the concept of ear; the ability to hear, without analysis, whether a given word order, sentence, or term is correct. Explores problems that writers face. Paper.

Bugs in Writing

Dupre, Lyn

Effective Web Site Architecture

Harry Max

Taylor McGown

Offers programmers and design engineers a detailed explanation of how all the different elements of a PC work individually and collectively, covering such items as motherboards, floppy and hard drives, mass storage, and more.

The Indispensable PC Hardware Book: Your Hardware Questions Answered

Hans-Peter Messmer

Hardware & DIY

A complete guide to using SQL in the workplace, The Practical SQL Handbook guides readers step-by-step through the basic vocabulary and functions of the language and describes how to use it to develop applications. It covers the fundamentals of database design, security, and data integrity.

The Practical SQL Handbook: Using Structured Query Language

Judith S. Bowman

Virtual device drivers are powerful programs that lie at the heart of key parts of Windows, and will become increasingly important as Windows develops into a 32-bit operating system. This book introduces the concepts of virtual device drivers and provides fully-commented samples of the main types of drivers currently being written. A bonus disk provides programmers with Microsoft's toolkit for building generic virtual device drivers.

Writing Windows Virtual Device Drivers

Bryan Woodruff

Operating Systems

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