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4.7 Summary and Conclusions,
This introduction to computer hardware and software provides a snapshot of
some systems available in late 2006. The brief survey of some online resources
should prove useful to students and researchers. Of all the fi elds one could
address in this short text, those of computer hardware, software, and online
resources will be the one most quickly outdated. Fortunately, updates are
readily available through a search of the World Wide Web.
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