D is for Digital: What a well-informed person should know about computers and communications by Brian W. Kernighan

D is for Digital: What a well-informed person should know about computers and communications Reviews

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  박은정 Park

  I just plainly LOOOOVE this book!
  
  Kernighan mainly speaks about software, hardware, communication (and data), in a chronologically organized manner. The topics on communication were especially intriguing, and I think I was really fortunate to meet this book when my interests toward security peaked. Great for novices, but also very nice for digital experts.
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  Robert St.Amant

  My Amazon review: In the preface to this book, Kernighan poses a question: What should a well-informed person know about computing? He answers this question first by breaking the field down into hardware, software, and communications (with data a possible fourth category), and then by walking through some of the most important concepts in these areas, describing them in a lively, accessible way. The book is targeted at readers without a computer background, but it's a short, fun read for the more knowledgeable as well.
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  Jeff Kim

  One of the most informative books I've read. It's well written and easy to understand. It's a good introduction to computers and communication principles to non engineers, but also a good refresher book for the engineers.
  I highly recommend you read it.
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  Bharath Ballamudi

  This book serves as a delightful primer for novices in introducing the underpinnings of today's ubiquitous internet world.
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  Philip

  Great overview of modern digital technology, talks about everything from bits and bytes to security and privacy to the protocols of the Internet and big concepts like Cloud Computing.
  
  Would recommend for non-technical people working in technology, or just anyone who wants to know what software engineers work on/with.
  
  The author is admittedly more paranoid about privacy than most of us, but for good reason. He talks about the many ways companies track our data and just how detailed it can get.
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  Mbogo J

  With these kind of books you judge them on how they treated stuff that you had prior knowledge, I felt Kernighan did a good job so when he delved into areas I didn't know much about I trusted he was telling the truth. Like how the internet and world wide web are not the same thing, among other nuggets.
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  Young Ha

  K&R 생각하고 덜컥 사는 (불필요한 입문) 책 아닌가 싶었는데 읽으면 읽을수록 내가 몰랐던 컴퓨터에 대해서 많이 알게되고 틈틈이 혜안을 엿볼 수 있는 책. D is for Digital 추천합니다.
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  Jose Seco Sanz

  6 stars. Best book I read this year.