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Principles of Programming: Java Level 1 is a minimalist computer science textbook, designed for a short, intensive, beginner-level coding course. Unlike other textbooks, this book does not attempt to cover all of Java. The book starts you off with "Hello World," gradually adding new concepts, in order of increasing complexity. Topics covered include screen output, information storage and processing, user input, Boolean logic and decision making, and looping. After learning all the concepts, you get to build a simple game. Finally, the book features a guide to getting help and the definitions of its few technical terms....

This text provides a crash course in the wireless Internet. WAP, SMS, i-mode, and Bluetooth are all compared and contrasted for their respective strengths and weaknesses, along with the existing and potential wireless markets. Other topics are mobile applications development languages and interoperability issues....

Need to move a relational database application to Hadoop? This comprehensive guide introduces you to Apache Hive, Hadoop';s data warehouse infrastructure. You';ll quickly learn how to use Hive';s SQL dialect-HiveQL-to summarize, query, and analyze large datasets stored in Hadoop';s distributed filesystem.This example-driven guide shows you how to set up and configure Hive in your environment, provides a detailed overview of Hadoop and MapReduce, and demonstrates how Hive works within the Hadoop ecosystem. You';ll also find real-world case studies that describe how companies have used Hive to solve unique problems involving petabytes of data.Use Hive to create, alter, and drop databases, tables, views, functions, and indexesCustomize data formats and ...

This authoritative Oracle Press resource on RMAN has been thoroughly revised to cover every new feature, offering the most up-to-date information This fully updated volume lays out the easiest, fastest, and most effective methods of deploying RMAN in Oracle Database environments of any size. Keeping with previous editions, this book teaches computing professionals at all skill levels how to fully leverage every powerful RMAN tool and protect mission-critical data.Oracle Database 12c RMAN Backup and Recovery explains how to generate reliable archives and carry out successful system restores. You will learn to work from the command line or GUI, automate the database backup process, perform Oracle Flashback recoveries, and deploy third-party administrat...

In 1982, the British Broadcasting Corporation launched its Computer Literacy Project, intended "to introduce interested adults to the world of computers and computing." The BBC accompanied this initiative with television programs, courses, books, and software -- an early experiment in multi-platform education. The BBC, along with Acorn Computers, also introduced the BBC Microcomputer, which would be at the forefront of the campaign. The BBC Micro was designed to meet the needs of users in homes and schools, to demystify computing, and to counter the general pessimism among the media in Britain about technology. In this book, Alison Gazzard looks at the BBC Micro, examining the early capabilities of multi-platform content generation and cons...