Introduces computer programming to a beginner using the programming language C. The book introduces the basic aspects of C to enable the student to quickly start writing C programs. It is eminently suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of computer science / engineering.
Emphasizes the fundamental science of information technology rather than being a cook book of skills. This book defines IT as the technology that is used to acquire, store, organise, process and disseminate processed data. It examines processing all types of data: numbers, text, images, audio and video data, and discusses topics such as image, audio and video compression technologies.