title: Computer basics (Understanding computers)
author: Editors of Time-life Books
description: Four book set of Understanding Computers Series.  They are: Computer Languages, Computer Security, Computer Basics, and Software.
zlib_text: T E X T S  I N  C O M P U T E R  S C I E N C E
  
  Texts in Computer Science
  Series Editors
  David Gries, Department of Computer Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
  Orit Hazzan
  , Faculty of Education in Technology and Science, Technion—Israel Institute of
  Technology, Haifa, Israel
  
  Titles in this series now included in the Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index!
  ‘Texts in Computer Science’ (TCS) delivers high-quality instructional content for
  undergraduates and graduates in all areas of computing and information science, with a
  strong emphasis on core foundational and theoretical material but inclusive of some
  prominent applications-related content. TCS books should be reasonably self-contained
  and aim to provide students with modern and clear accounts of topics ranging across the
  computing curriculum. As a result, the books are ideal for semester courses or for
  individual self-study in cases where people need to expand their knowledge. All texts are
  authored by established experts i