Computer Sains and Informatics

Algorithms as a technology

Algorithms as a technology Suppose computers were infinitely fast and computer memory was free. Would you have any reason to study algor...

What kinds of problems are solved by algorithms I ? While some of the details of these examples are beyond the scope of this book, we...

What kinds of problems are solved by algorithms? An algorithm can be specified in English, as a computer program, or even as a hardware ...

The Role of Algorithms in Computing What are algorithms? Why is the study of algorithms worthwhile ? What is the role of algorithms rel...

Kolmogorov Complexity One of the more theoretical ways to measure the “complexity” of a file is to compute the amount of space it takes...

Philosophical Hurdles II This instinct is both correct and incorrect. It is true that general, all-purpose compression is indeed im...

Philosophical Hurdles I Compression is not an easy subject for people to master. Although many of thealgorithms in this book are very s...