Understanding Information and Computation From Einstein to Web Science.
The World Wide Web is the largest sociotechnical system humankind has ever seen; it has changed the way we interact, learn and innovate. Almost daily it appears to change, improve and increase its hold on us. We are, though, seeing underlying stability emerge. The way Web sites rank in popularity, f...
| Основен автор: | Tetlow, Philip. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham :
Ashgate Publishing Ltd,
2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=462871 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Understanding Information and Computation : From Einstein to Web Science. |
| Резюме: |
The World Wide Web is the largest sociotechnical system humankind has ever seen; it has changed the way we interact, learn and innovate. Almost daily it appears to change, improve and increase its hold on us. We are, though, seeing underlying stability emerge. The way Web sites rank in popularity, for example, appears to follow familiar laws. These are not laws solely constrained to computer science or information technology, however, but are also seen in fundamental disciplines like biology, physics and mathematics. The Web, synthetic at its surface, seems to be quite 'natural' deeper down, an. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (409 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-363) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781409440406 1409440400 1409440397 (hbk) 9781409440390 (hbk) 9781317004837 1317004833 |