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“…In addition to substantial updates to each chapter, the 15th edition includes: First-ever chapters on Big Data and the Internet of Things Updated user data in every chapter Projections of what each technology will become by 2031 Suggestions on how to get a job working with the technologies discussed The companion website, www.tfi.com/ctu, offers updated information on the technologies covered in this text, as well as links to other resources…”

“…Covers all exam topics, including: • Computer basics • System hardware • I/O ports and peripherals • Data storage and sharing • PC setup and configuration • Understanding operating systems • Working with applications and files • Setting up and configuring a mobile device • Connecting to networks and the Internet • Handling local and online security threats • Computer maintenance and management • Troubleshooting and problem solving • Understanding databases • Software development and implementation Online content includes: • 130 practice exam questions in a customizable test engine • Link to over an hour of free video training from Mike Meyers…”

“…Each chapter is written by experts on the respective topics, including: Sets of desirable gambles; Coherent lower (conditional) previsions; Special cases and links to literature; Decision making; Graphical models; Classification; Reliability and risk assessment; Statistical inference; Structural judgments; Aspects of implementation (including elicitation and computation); Models in finance; Game-theoretic probability; Stochastic processes (including Markov chains); Engineering applications.Essential reading for researchers in academia, research institutes and other organizations, as well as practitioners engaged in areas such as risk analysis and engineering"-- "Provides a comprehensive introduction to imprecise probabilities, including theory and applications reflecting the current state of the art"--…”

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“…Though these island territories were colonized by the same two colonial powers-by the Spanish Empire and, after 1898, by the United States-research in the fields of history and the social sciences rarely draws links between these three contexts. Located at the intersection of Postcolonial Studies, Latin American Studies, Caribbean Studies, and History, this interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from the US, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines to examine the colonial legacies of the three island nations of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. …”

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