Computer Science - An overview, 11th edition : enough for CS GRE ?

[Zweig]

Hello,

I'm a math undergraduate student planning in some years to complete a PhD in CS. I would like to know if this book surveys everything necessary to success the CS GRE test ?

Here the table of contents :

Chapter 1 Data Storage 19

1.1 Bits and Their Storage 20

1.2 Main Memory 26

1.3 Mass Storage 29

1.4 Representing Information as Bit Patterns 35

*1.5 The Binary System 42

*1.6 Storing Integers 47

*1.7 Storing Fractions 53

*1.8 Data Compression 58

*1.9 Communication Errors 63

Chapter 2 Data Manipulation 73

2.1 Computer Architecture 74

2.2 Machine Language 77

2.3 Program Execution 83

*2.4 Arithmetic/Logic Instructions 90

*2.5 Communicating with Other Devices 94

*2.6 Other Architectures 100

Chapter 3 Operating Systems 109

3.1 The History of Operating Systems 110

3.2 Operating System Architecture 114

3.3 Coordinating the Machine’s Activities 122

*3.4 Handling Competition Among Processes 125

3.5 Security 130

Chapter 4 Networking and the Internet 139

4.1 Network Fundamentals 140

4.2 The Internet 149

4.3 The World Wide Web 158

*4.4 Internet Protocols 167

4.5 Security 173

Chapter 5 Algorithms 187

5.1 The Concept of an Algorithm 188

5.2 Algorithm Representation 191

5.3 Algorithm Discovery 198

5.4 Iterative Structures 204

5.5 Recursive Structures 214

5.6 Efficiency and Correctness 222

Chapter 6 Programming Languages 239

6.1 Historical Perspective 240

6.2 Traditional Programming Concepts 248

6.3 Procedural Units 260

6.4 Language Implementation 268

6.5 Object-Oriented Programming 276

*6.6 Programming Concurrent Activities 283

*6.7 Declarative Programming 286

Chapter 7 Software Engineering 299

7.1 The Software Engineering Discipline 300

7.2 The Software Life Cycle 302

7.3 Software Engineering Methodologies 306

7.4 Modularity 308

7.5 Tools of the Trade 316

7.6 Quality Assurance 324

7.7 Documentation 328

7.8 The Human-Machine Interface 329

7.9 Software Ownership and Liability 332

Chapter 8 Data Abstractions 341

8.1 Basic Data Structures 342

8.2 Related Concepts 345

8.3 Implementing Data Structures 348

8.4 A Short Case Study 362

8.5 Customized Data Types 367

*8.6 Classes and Objects 371

*8.7 Pointers in Machine Language 372

Chapter 9 Database Systems 383

9.1 Database Fundamentals 384

9.2 The Relational Model 389

*9.3 Object-Oriented Databases 400

*9.4 Maintaining Database Integrity 402

*9.5 Traditional File Structures 406

9.6 Data Mining 414

9.7 Social Impact of Database Technology 416

Chapter 10 Computer Graphics 425

10.1 The Scope of Computer Graphics 426

10.2 Overview of 3D Graphics 428

10.3 Modeling 430

10.4 Rendering 439

*10.5 Dealing with Global Lighting 449

10.6 Animation 452

Chapter 11 Artificial Intelligence 461

11.1 Intelligence and Machines 462

11.2 Perception 467

11.3 Reasoning 473

11.4 Additional Areas of Research 484

11.5 Artificial Neural Networks 489

11.6 Robotics 497

11.7 Considering the Consequences 500

Chapter 12 Theory of Computation 509

12.1 Functions and Their Computation 510

12.2 Turing Machines 512

12.3 Universal Programming Languages 516

12.4 A Noncomputable Function 522

12.5 Complexity of Problems 527

*12.6 Public-Key Cryptography 536

Thank you.

Edited July 27, 2012 by Zweig

[Snoq]

My opinion is that thise book will give you the whole concept about computer science, you will need to read more books about areas that will interest you the more as this books will not give yuo too much depth in any area. f.e. if you like algorithms and datastructures you will surely need to read at least two to three other good books that deal explicitly with algorithms cause you can't replace all those CS that you (may) didn't have takes by reading a general CS book.