LOGIC OF ANALOG AND DIGITAL MACHINES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- SYMBOLS AND ACRONYMS -- PART 1 -- Chapter 1: A ROCK AMID THE ROUTE -- 1. A CHAMELEON -- 2. PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE -- 3. SHARPNESS -- 4. INFORMATION RELATIVISM -- 5. ANARCHIC ISSUE -- 6. INSTRUMENTAL ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION -- 7. COMPLETE CATALOGUE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 2: TWO COURSES OF ACTION -- 1. NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL -- 2. ANALOG IS CLOSE TO NATURE -- 3. SHARPNESS FIRST -- 4. AFTER FHE FIRST STAGE -- 5. ENCODING -- 6. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 3: THE EXTRAVAGANT REALM -- 1. ECLECTIC PROFILE -- 2. VARIOUS MATHEMATICAL THEORIES -- 3. METICULOUS DESIGNERS -- 4. PARADIGMS AND TECHNOLOGIES -- 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PART 2 -- Chapter 4: SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE -- 1. FROM INFORMATION TO UNITS -- 2. TWO MODELS FOR A DIGITAL SYSTEM -- 3. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 5: NETS AND SPOTS -- 1. ANALOG COMPONENTS -- 2. CHANNELS -- 3. SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMISSION -- 4. CONTROL OF COMPUTER NETS -- 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 6: STORAGE -- 1. EFFICIENT LOGISTICS -- 2. DIGITAL MEMORIES -- 3. FILES -- 4. DATABASES -- 5. DESIGN OF DATA ORGANIZATIONS -- 6. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 7: EFFICIENT STRATEGY -- 1. COMPRESSION -- 2. ENCRYPTION -- 3. REDUNDANCY -- 4. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 8: ADAPT FOR SURVIVAL -- 1. SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING -- 2. ADAPTATION -- 3. WORK ORGANIZATIONS -- 4. PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEMS -- 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Chapter 9: THE GALAXY OF PROGRAMS -- 1. VARIABLE INFLUENCE OF THE CONTEXT -- 2. SPECTRUM OF POSSIBILITIES -- 3. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- PART 3 -- Chapter 10: PEOPLE LIKE TO COMMUNICATE -- 1. HUMAN WORK -- 2. POOR AND RICH LANGUAGES.

3. NO WORRY FOR INFORMATION TECHNIQUES -- 4. ONE SIGN ONE SOUND -- 5. HYBRID APPLIANCES -- 6. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.