Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design: An Encyclopedia of Mechanisms compiles hundreds of game mechanisms, organized by category.

Part of any modern defensive IT strategy for a business is guaranteeing data recoverability. Will you, as a busy IT manager, sleep well at night knowing you have a comprehensive plan to enable data recovery? This book focuses on what you need to do to be ready for successful data recovery. And that should help you sleep better at night.

The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security. Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide.

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Expand your basic knowledge of Python and use PyGame to create fast-paced video games with great graphics and sounds. This second edition shows how you can integrate electronic components with your games using the build-in general purpose input/output (GPIO) pins and some Python code to create two new games. You'll learn about object-oriented programming (OOP) as well as design patterns, such as model-view-controller (MVC) and finite-state machines (FSMs). Whether using Windows, macOS, Linux,...

As part of the Syngress Basics series, The Basics of Information Security provides you with fundamental knowledge of information security in both theoretical and practical aspects. Author Jason Andress gives you the basic knowledge needed to understand the key concepts of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and then dives into practical applications of these ideas in the areas of operational, physical, network, application, and operating system security. The Basics of Information Se...

Covers parallelism in-depth, with examples and content highlighting parallel hardware and software topics Includes new sections in each chapter on Domain Specific Architectures (DSA) Discusses and highlights the "Eight Great Ideas" of computer architecture, including Performance via Parallelism, Performance via Pipelining, Performance via Prediction, Design for Moore's Law, Hierarchy of Memories, Abstraction to Simplify Design, Make the Common Case Fast and Dependability via Redundancy

Microsoft Hybrid Cloud Unleashed cuts through the hype to explain what exactly hybrid cloud is, present complete ITIL-based implementation strategies, guide you through deploying the brand-new Microsoft Azure Stack, and help you use System Center 2016 to maximize the value of your private cloud investment. Written by an expert team of Microsoft System Center Cloud and Datacenter MVPs and Microsoft Senior Premier Field Engineers, it covers all-new material included in no other System Center Un...

Appropriate for Computer Networking or Introduction to Networking courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, CIS, MIS, and Business Departments.Tanenbaum takes a structured approach to explaining how networks work from the inside out. He starts with an explanation of the physical layer of networking, computer hardware and transmission systems; then works his way up to network applications. Tanenbaum's in-depth application coverage include...

Through a recent series of breakthroughs, deep learning has boosted the entire field of machine learning. Now, even programmers who know close to nothing about this technology can use simple, efficient tools to implement programs capable of learning from data. This best-selling book uses concrete examples, minimal theory, and production-ready Python frameworks--scikit-learn, Keras, and TensorFlow--to help you gain an intuitive understanding of the concepts and tools for building intelligent s...